Arab Americans - Research Article from Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 30 pages of information about Arab Americans.

Arab Americans - Research Article from Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 30 pages of information about Arab Americans.
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Overview

Arab Americans trace their ancestral roots to several Arab countries. Lebanon is the homeland of a majority of Arab Americans, followed by Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, and Jordan. The Arab world consists of 21 countries that span from North Africa to the Persian Gulf.

History

Ethnic Arabs inhabited the Arabian Peninsula and neighboring areas. With the rise of Islam in the seventh century A.D. and its phenomenal expansion over parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, Arabic culture and language spread to the newly conquered peoples. Over time the Arab identity lost its purely ethnic roots as millions in the Middle East and North Africa adopted the Arabic language and integrated Arab culture with that of their own.

Modern Era

Today, the term Arab is a cultural, linguistic, and to some extent, political designation. It embraces numerous national and regional groups as well as many...

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