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What Descent Are Arabs?

Ethnic groups According to tradition, Arabs are descended from a southern Arabian ancestor, Qaḥṭān, forebear of the “pure” or “genuine” Arabs (known as al-ʿArab al-ʿĀribah), and a northern Arabian ancestor, ʿAdnān, forebear of the “Arabicized” Arabs (al-ʿArab al-Mustaʿribah). Who are the Arabs descended from? The Arabian Peninsula was the initial site of the out-of-Africa migrations …

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What Nationality Are Arabs?

An Arab can be defined as a member of a Semitic people, inhabiting much of the Middle East and North Africa. The ties that bind Arabs are ethnic, linguistic, cultural, historical, nationalist, geographical, political, often also relating to religion and to cultural identity. Is Arab an ethnicity or nationality? The Arabs (singular Arab /ˈær.əb/; singular …

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