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.

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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)

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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