. >> to some degree of the arab world it goes back to colonia colonialism. and it put minority groups in charge in order to provide an entree for their christians in lebanon, the aloian in syria, the sunni in iraq, etc. arab nationalism developed as a response in the main as a way of creating an identity that would transcend religion. the degree to which it worked it brought people together. as it brock down, it broke down precisely because the countries couldn't deliver. as it broke down these other tendencies from below rose to the surface to create some of the difficulties that we see now. >> when we come back from this break we want to talk about whether this is a force that needs to burn itself out in the world or is there a hope to bring those numbers down. this is inside story. farewell. >> welcome back to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. we're talking about religious violence and intolerance in the world. a new survey shows three-quarters of the world's population now live in countries where religious restrictions are high, violence or the threat of v