Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: ohioWfan
Ummmmm.....I believe that Egypt is in Africa. That would make this man an African, not an Arab, wouldn't it? :o)

define ARAB....

357 posted on 07/05/2002 8:51:54 AM PDT by Bill Davis FR
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 317 | View Replies ]


To: Bill Davis FR
ARAB n. 1. A member of a Semitic people inhabiting Arabia.....
(The American Heritage Dictionary)

Just being technical, and adding a touch of humor, which obviously was ineffective.

I knew what he meant, and how the term is now used.

358 posted on 07/05/2002 9:01:19 AM PDT by ohioWfan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 357 | View Replies ]

To: Bill Davis FR; ohioWfan
Ummmmm.....I believe that Egypt is in Africa. That would make this man an African, not an Arab, wouldn't it? :o)

define ARAB....

Two points...

1. Arabians are those who hail from the Arabian Penninsula. Arabs are all of the Arabic-speaking descendents of Arabians, regardless of whether or not they still live on the Arabian Penninsula.

2. Egypt was known as the United Arab Republic in 1961, when the terrorist Hadayat was born (at least according to his fake IDs).




391 posted on 07/05/2002 12:51:20 PM PDT by Sabertooth
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 357 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson