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Arab identity (Arabic: الهوية العربية) is the objective or subjective state of perceiving oneself as an Arab and as relating to being Arab. Like other cultural identities , it relies on a common culture, a traditional lineage, the common land in history, shared experiences including underlying conflicts and confrontations.
The Mu'allaqat ( Arabic: المعلقات, [al-muʕallaqaːt]) is the name given to a series of seven Arabic poems or qasida that originated before the time of Islam. Each poem in the set has a different author, and is considered to be their best work. Mu'allaqat means "The Suspended Odes" or "The Hanging Poems," and comes from the poems being ...
The United Arab Emirates[ b] ( UAE ), or simply the Emirates, [ c] is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East. Located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula, it shares land borders with Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the southwest; as well as maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran.
The Aqaba Flagpole in Aqaba, Jordan bearing the flag of the Arab Revolt. The Aqaba Flagpole is the sixth tallest free standing flagpole in the world. Arab nationalism ( Arabic: القومية العربية, romanized : al-qawmīya al-ʿarabīya) is a political ideology asserting that Arabs constitute a single nation. As a traditional ...
Arab diaspora is a term that refers to descendants of the Arab emigrants who, voluntarily or as forcibly, migrated from their native lands to non-Arab countries, primarily in the Americas, Europe, Southeast Asia, and West Africa. Immigrants from Arab countries, such as Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian territories, also form significant ...
e. Arab Muslims ( Arabic: ﺍﻟْمُسْلِمون ﺍﻟْﻌَﺮَﺏ al-Muslimiyyūn al-ʿArab) are the largest subdivision of the Arab people and the largest ethnic group among Muslims globally, [ 1] followed by Bengalis [ 2][ 3][ 4] and Punjabis. [ 5] Likewise, they comprise the majority of the population of the Arab world. [ 6][ 7]
This is a list of largest cities in the Arab world. The Arab world is here defined as the 22 member states of the Arab League. [1] Largest cities
Arab Christians ( Arabic: ﺍﻟْﻤَﺴِﻴﺤِﻴُّﻮﻥ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺮَﺏ, romanized : al-Masīḥiyyūn al-ʿArab) are ethnic Arabs, Arab nationals, or Arabic speakers, who follow Christianity. The number of Arab Christians who live in the Middle East was estimated in 2012 to be between 10 and 15 million. [ 1]