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To: patriotsblood
Ishmael is truly only the ancestor of the Nejd Arabs (or "true" Arabs) - those from the area around Mecca and Medina

Egyptians are not truly these Arabs, nor are people from the Maghreb or Syria or Iraq. The Syrians and Iraqis are Semitic yes, but descendents of earlier Semitic incursions. The Maghreb people are a mix of Berber, Greek and other European and Arab.

99 posted on 10/02/2012 5:47:17 PM PDT by Cronos (**Marriage is about commitment, cohabitation is about convenience.**)
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To: Cronos

Half the Arabic speaking people on the planet live in Egypt.


102 posted on 10/02/2012 5:59:04 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Cronos

Just to be clear, Jewish tradition regards Ishmael as the archetype of Islam (and Esau/Edom as the archetype of Christianity).


103 posted on 10/02/2012 5:59:09 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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