[AM2000]

Arabs say its Arabic. Arab and Greek cultures were very integrated well in the past (pre-Islam) so it makes little practical difference anyway.

[Kolokotronis]

"Arabs say its Arabic. Arab and Greek cultures were very integrated well in the past (pre-Islam) so it makes little practical difference anyway."

Well, yes there is a practical difference. The Arabs make their "Buklawa" with pistachios and sugar. We use walnuts and honey. As for the pre-islamic past, they were civilized when they were a Hellenic people.