Does the Bush Crime Family know that North Africa is considered "Arab"?

[sasquatch]

I think someone should explain to our moronic leader, commander Cuckoo Bananas, that North Africa is considered apart of the Arab World because the vast majority of it's population is Muslim. I think they didn't consider that fact when they moved their torture victims to North Africa from Europe.

[journalist3072]

1. If it has to do with any people of color...

He doesn't have a clue. Remember the infamous trip to Brazil, where he asked their President if there were many Black people there?

[sasquatch]

6. Oh, I remeber now why NA is considered apart of the Arab world

The had conquered that part of Africa and converted it to Islam.

[annabanana]

2. doesn't matter to them...

They just wanted to go where there's already enough chaos so as not to be interfered with...

[aquart]

3. Not every Muslim is an Arab. They know it if you don't.

Witness Darfur.

[sasquatch]

4. I know that not every Muslim is Arab, but NA is considered apart-

of the Arab world for some reason I can't explain. Now Iranians(Persians), Afghanis, and Pakistanis are not considered Arab.

[Gato Moteado]

5. well, iranians,afganis,and pakistanis are not considered arab....

....because they are not semitic people. arabs are semites.

iranians and pakistanis are indo-europeans.

i'm not sure which northern african countries are considered arab. i had never heard of this. which countries are they calling arab countries?

[sasquatch]

8. Read post #6

You're right about the Semetic part BTW. Not a lot of people now that Arabs and Jews are both Semitic.

You get a plate full of cookies for that.
Egyptians are considered apart of the Arab world after Nasser's involvement in the Six Day war and his call for Arab unity.

[Gato Moteado]

12. i thought the egyptians were hitites, not semites

but i could be wrong.

[sasquatch]

11. Oh and don't forget Nasser in Egypt

He called for Arab Unity and wanted to be the Arab worlds leader.

[Cocoa]

7. they speak Arabic in N. Africa

that's the main reason.

[deadmessengers]

9. Not everywhere in North Africa

In Morocco, the people generally speak French, although what language they spoke prior to colonization is not clear to me.

[Orangeone]

13. Actually

They speak mostly arabic, French and Berber.

[sasquatch]

10. See post #6

[Jed Dilligan]

14. Egyptians, Libyans, Algerians and Moroccans are Arab

Somewhat more mixed than the ME population, but decisively Arabized by conquests from the 8th-10th century.

Arab does not equal Muslim; it is an ethnic or racial classification. My girlfriend is a Christian Arab with that faith going back to the 12th century in her family. There are also Jewish Arabs--a lot of Bedouin were Jewish before Mohammed converted them.

[sasquatch]

15. I covered that in post #6