Question about Cross-cultural Cognition

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The ethnic groups selected are Iranians and Iraqis. The Iraq–Iran conflict subsists as a part of the Persian Gulf conflicts, and the Iranians and Iraqis have a long history of war. The Iraqi people are comprised of a variety of ethnic groups including Arabs (71%), Kurds (19%), and the rest a variety of different groups including Assyrians, and Armenians. The official language of the Iraqi is Arab, although many other languages are spoken by a variety of ethnic groups including the Kurdish, Delta, Arabic, Mesopotamian Gelet Ariaib, and North Syrian Arabic. Moadual (2005) completed a study examining the culture and politics of Iraqis. The majority of Iraqis are Muslims regardless of ethnicity. Major differences among Iraqis occur concerning how to pray, how to marry, inheritance, and other elements of faith. Islam prescribes a way of life and governs political, legal and social behavior. The practice of Islam is viewed as organizing one’s daily life and providing moral guidance for both society and the individual (http://www.Kwintessential.co.uk).
Iran’s ethnic makeup is comprised of Persians (51%), Azer (24%) i, 8% Gilaki and Mazandarani (8%), Kurds (7%), Arab (3%), Lur (2%), Baloochi (2%), Turkmen (2%), other (1%). The government of Iran is an Islamic republic. Iran has a heterogeneous population speaking a variety of Indo-Iranian, Semitic, and Turkic languages. The largest language group consists of the Indo-Iranian languages, and in 1986 was 70 % of the population. Persian is the official language of the country. Approximately 28 percent of the population speaks various dialects of Turkish. Speakers of Semitic languages include Arabs and Assyrians. Comparatively, Islam is practiced by the majority of Iranians and governs their ...