1. During the 7th century AD, Arabs from the Arabian peninsula swept across North Africa, bringing their new religion of Islam with them, today, most north and west Africans are Muslim. They speak a common Arabic language and share a culture based on the Islamic faith. Every town at least has one mosque, where the faithful are called a prayer.

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Prompt: why is SWANA so important to other regions.

2. Countries in the Middle East and North Africa are important destinations for millions of migrant workers.

3. According to an economic from the international energy agency, more than $19 trillion in investment in oil and gas is required from now until 2035. The economist says that the importance of the Middle East and North Africa lies in the fact that 90% of growth in petroleum supply of the discoveries of oil supplies in Brazils and other "new" oil countries.

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6. In the 1970s and 1980s, international migration from Asia grew dramatically. The main destinations were North America, Australia, and the oil economies of the Middle East. Since the 1990s, migration within Asia has grown, particularly from less-developed countries with massive labor surpluses to fast-growing newly industrializing countries.

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