Iraqi Body Language:
* Eyebrows raised and head
tilted back = “No”
* Clicking the tongue with a tsk
sound = "No"
* Forefinger moving right-to-left
repeatedly = "No"
* Hand moving up and down
palm facing down = "be quite"
* Hand moving away from the
body the palm facing down = "Go
away!"
* hand reaching out while
opening and closing the hand
palm facing up = "come here"
* Right hand on heart after
shaking hands = show of sincerity
* shaking the head from side to
side = lack of understanding, not
necessarily disagreement.
Five Pillars of Islam:
1- Shahada: Allah is one true God 2- Salat: Prayer: Pray five times a day 3- Zakat: Charity- assistance to the needy 4- Sawn: Fasting- Ramadan month of fasting from sunrise to sunset. 5- Hajj- Pilgrimage to mecca in Saudi Arabia
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Iraq Culture
Islamic Religious Terms
- Mosque: Muslim House of Worship
- Koran: Islamic Holy Book
- Sunni & Shia: Two main branches of
Islam
- Sharia: Muslim Law
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