subject: Article 302: Modern Arab Identity through Nationalism [print this page] Article 302: Modern Arab Identity through Nationalism
Geographically, Arab states are 22 states today. They are: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Juzur al-Qamor, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, the West Bank, and Yemen ; Arab communities are also found elsewhere in the world. The term does not usually include Arabic-speaking Jews , Kurds, Berbers, Copts, and Druze. but it does include Arabic-speaking Christians (chiefly found in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan). Socially, the Arabs are divided into two groups: the settled Arab [Fallaheen=villagers, or hadar=townspeople,] and the nomadic Bedouin. according to Ibn Khaldun's terminology.(1230 words) www.askdryahya.com
