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Arabs & Arab-Americans

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:

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Arabs & Arab-Americans

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  1. Arabs & Arab-Americans Thankful Memorial Episcopal Church, 2012

  2. When you hear the term “Arab” what do you think?

  3. Which of the following are NOT Arab countries? A. Oman B. Afghanistan C. Iran D. Tunisia

  4. B. Afghanistan & C. Iran The Arab World: ~ 23 Countries (depending how you count)

  5. How many Americans have Arab ancestry? A. Less than 500,000 B. Between 500,000 and 1 million C. Between 1 and 2 million D. More than 2 milllion

  6. C. Between 1 and 2 million (we think)

  7. All Arabs are Muslims. TRUE FALSE

  8. B. FALSE! Google: 60 minutes Palestinian Christians

  9. All Muslims are Arabs. A. True B. False

  10. B. FALSE!

  11. Most Arab-Americans are Muslims A. True B. False

  12. B. False 42% Catholic 11% Protestant 23% Orthodox 23% Muslim

  13. Which of the following are cultural markers of Arab-Americans? A. Wearing the hijab, or head-covering B. Emphasis on education C. Arabic language D. Hummus!

  14. 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

  15. Which of the following words originate in Arabic? A. “admiral” B. “candy” C. “gazelle” D. “algebra” E. “zero”

  16. 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) اهلاً وسهلاً!

  17. Which of the following are of Arab descent? Paula Abdul Salma Hayek Shakira Tony Shalhoub

  18. Another trick! They all are!

  19. How many of the 9-11 perpetrators were Arab-Americans? A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. More than 2

  20. A. NONE! But Arab-Americans (and Muslim Americans)were among the victims. And in some ways, still are…

  21. Who does the word “semitic” describe? A. Jews B. Israelis C. Arabs & Jews D. None of the above

  22. 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

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