Circle the area on this map
D. Qaddafi ruled Libya for 42 years before meeting violent and vengeful death on Oct. 20, 2011, at the hands of the Libyan forces that drove him from power. Mubarak is the ousted and imprisoned former president of Egypt. The founder of al Qaeda, bin Laden was killed by U.S. special forces May 2, 2011. Former Iraqi dictator Hussein was executed Dec. 30, 2006, after his capture by U.S. troops.
C. Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, with 86.1 percent of more than 238 million Indonesians being Muslim.
A. In 1899, Britain and Egypt reached an agreement under which Sudan was run by a governor-general appointed by Egypt with British consent. In reality, Sudan was effectively administered as a British colony. Sudan gained independence from British rule in 1956. European powers ruled many Muslim nations as colonies or protectorates during the during the 19th and 20th centuries.
B. There are about 18 million Coptic Orthodox Christians in the world. Between 10 and 14 million of them are found in Egypt. They constitute the largest Christian community in the Middle East, making up about 10 percent of the Egyptian population. Copts in Egypt have been subjected to violent attacks by militant Islamic extremist groups.