The reason there is less war and a generally more chill vibe in Shami countries (countries closer to the Mediterranean) is that they were out of reach of the Wahhabist regime of Saudi Arabia. I may be biased as a Palestinian, but in those countries most people don’t care who a person worships as long as they themselves don’t hurt others. You have mosques across the street from churches.

When the Sykes-picot agreement of Had illogical borders set by European nations -Had Ahl Saud being the family that controls the literal Mecca of Islam Wahhabist, leading to the current wealth divide there by them seeing that they’re superior to people from eastern countries.