Genealogy of Abraham~ Modern Day Arabs and Their Father Abraham ~ Why do brothers fight? Jews, Christians, and Muslims ~ Complicated question with a host of answers. All of the “reasons” or responses given could be countered and even eliminated with an honest sincere genuine effort to live in peace like a happy family. “... how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” (Psalms)
We are all brethren.
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"What does Arab mean? INFO SOURCE: QUESTION: Besides being in the entertainment business, what do Danny Thomas, Casey Kasem, They are all famous Arab-Americans. Paula Abdul, and a. A nationality b. A religion c. A race What Does Arab Mean? d. A geographical area The answer is none of the above, really.
QUESTION: Besides being in the entertainment business, what do Danny Thomas, Casey Kasem, Paula Abdul, and Paul Anka, all have in common?
ANSWER:
They are all famous Arab-Americans.
Michael Franks is a smooth jazz crooner and he sings a love song about his tumultuous relationship with his lover. He describes their interactions with these lyrics: “Every night we fuss and fight like Arabs and the Jews.” Whoa! There's a lot of history wrapped up in just one line from a song. The Jews I know but exactly who is an Arab? Karla Scott, M.B.A. wrote an excellent blog post that answers this question. An excerpt and the link are below.
"What does Arab mean?
a. A nationality
b. A religion
c. A race
d. A geographical area
The answer is none of the above, really.
Arab is a culture. The three unifying features of the Arab world are language (Arabic), religion/law (Islam, Koran in Arabic)* and geography(24 countries in Middle East and Africa). The term Arab refers to a culture that originated in Arabia and in the 7th century, expanded to include most of the Middle East and Northern Africa. ..."
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* NOTE: There are some who disagree with Ms. Scott's second identification mark. They maintain that an Arab can be an Arab and not be Muslim. In fact, they assert that Arabs were Arabs long before Islam was even a religion. They back up their claims either by pointing to secular historical records that pre-date Islam; referencing Jewish/Old Testament scriptures which refer to the descendants of Ishmael as Arabs (Ishmael was Abraham's son by his wife's handmaid, Hagar); or referring to both the records and the biblical accounts. It is said that Mohammed proposed that the entire Arab (which was very divided) could be united if they all embraced the religion of Islam as it would make them a brotherhood. Some Arabs, not ALL, embraced the religion.
America is clearly a diversified country. But since American history textbooks don't truly reflect this diversity, certain months are set aside in the USA to pay respect and honor to Americans of various heritages and backgrounds who made significant and positive contributions to the building of America. April is the month designated to celebrate Arab-American Heritage. I could have published this post in April. But why? ☺ Any day is a good day to share enlightening facts gleaned from American history or world history.
Several years back Tunisia was HOT! By that I mean this country was all over “our” (i.e. American) news. The citizens were being credited with starting the Arab Spring! (NOTE: Three North African countries of Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco are closely connected in sentiment and foreign policy with the Arab states, so might think they are in the Middle East. Geographically, they are located in Africa.)
The Arab Spring is the name given to a movement (probably by people who are not Arab) which described anti-government/pro-democracy protests taking place in Muslim nations. Tunisia was not the only country but evidently, they were the first … TO SUCCEED in regime change. At least, that’s what we hoped and hope. When I say “we”, I mean “US”, the United States of America. PRO-Democracy movements are always on our wish list. That’s why the protests in Tunisia received so much attention from the American news media. Of course, all the brew ha ha and jubilation doesn’t last forever.
I am revisiting Tunisia by way of Twitter to see what’s been going on. What do you know? Tunisia has a problem with the gender pay gap too! Must be a “peculiarity” in countries with governments that like to boast about the equality and equal treatment of its citizens, but don’t really practice what they preach! (#IMHO)
There were quite a few interesting tweets. I tried to narrow it down to a representative sampling. Some of the “new news” is promising. Some of it is troubling. They’re still struggling. But is there any country in this world that doesn’t have its share of problems?
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