Arab, Najat MakhoulNajat Makhoul Arab, 59, of Allentown, died August 29 at Sacred Heart Hospital. Born in Lebanon, she was a daughter of Nicholas Makhoul and the late Rafka (Rachour) Makhoul.
A map of the Arab world, formally the Arab homeland; also known as the Arab nation. The modern period in Arab history refers to the time period from the late 19th century to the present day.
An Arab is any member of the largest ethnic group of the Middle East and North Africa, defined primarily by the use of the Arabic language, or one descended from this population.
The term Arab (Arabic: عرب ʻarab) generally refers to those persons who speak Arabic as their native tongue. There are estimated to be over 300 million people living in the Arab world. There are 22 nations holding membership in the Arab League, though not all are independent.
Many Americans have a hard time distinguishing between the terms Arab, Middle Eastern, and Muslim. Here we break down the various terms to help you distinguish between these three categories.
Yet many observers are inclined to doubt whether there is any reality underlying the common use of the term Arab. And it is indeed not easy to define what is meant by an Arab. The Arabs are not a distinct ethnic group, since there are both white Arabs and black arabs.
Arabs are a culturally diverse group of people who primarily reside in the Arab world, a region comprising 22 countries across the Middle East and North Africa. United by a shared Arabic language and cultural heritage, Arabs represent a mosaic of ethnic backgrounds, religions, and traditions.
Today around 250,000 million people live in the 17 independent countries that make up the Arab world. These are: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.