arabs & arab-americans
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Arabs & Arab-Americans. Thankful Memorial Episcopal Church, 2012. When you hear the term “Arab” what do you think?. Which of the following are NOT Arab countries?. A. Oman B. Afghanistan C. Iran D. Tunisia. B. Afghanistan & C. Iran. The Arab World: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THANKFUL MEMORIAL EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 2012
Arabs & Arab-Americans
When you hear the term “Arab” what do you think?
Which of the following are NOT Arab countries?
A. OmanB. AfghanistanC. IranD. Tunisia
B. Afghanistan & C. Iran
The Arab World: ~ 23 Countries (depending how you
count)
How many Americans have Arab ancestry?
A. Less than 500,000B. Between 500,000 and 1 millionC. Between 1 and 2 millionD. More than 2 milllion
C. Between 1 and 2 million (we think)
All Arabs are Muslims.
TRUEFALSE
B. FALSE!
Google: 60 minutes Palestinian Christians
All Muslims are Arabs.
A. TrueB. False
B. FALSE!
Most Arab-Americans are Muslims
A. TrueB. False
B. False
42% Catholic 11% Protestant23% Orthodox 23% Muslim
Which of the following are cultural markers of Arab-Americans?
A. Wearing the hijab, or head-coveringB. Emphasis on educationC. Arabic languageD. Hummus!
B. education, C. language, D. (the food!)
Obviously, it’s not all true of all Arab-Americans, but you get the point…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZAfd_7e6U&feature=g-user-u
Which of the following words originate in Arabic?
A. “admiral”B. “candy”C. “gazelle”D. “algebra”E. “zero”
Trick question: they all do!
Notice the shared “al” in “admiral” and “algebra”?
In fact, we call our numbers Arabic numerals for a reason!
Arabic is not that difficult of a language to learn, but some of the sounds are unique (like the ض)
� وسهًال � !اهًال
Which of the following are of Arab descent?
Paula AbdulSalma HayekShakiraTony Shalhoub
Another trick! They all are!
How many of the 9-11 perpetrators were Arab-Americans?
A. 0B. 1C. 2D. More than 2
A. NONE!
But Arab-Americans (and Muslim Americans)were among the victims. And in
some ways, still are…
Who does the word “semitic” describe?
A. JewsB. IsraelisC. Arabs & JewsD. None of the above
C. Arabs & Jews
“Semitic” refers to a family of languages and the ethnicities, people & cultures that use
them
So what’s all the fighting about in Jerusalem?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fwK4rqOa9s