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Unread 12-03-2004, 01:44 PM   #604
Lothar5150
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Originally Posted by Guderian
Indonesia.
Call me crazy but I think that looks like the South Pacific. Turkey is also an Islamic Democracy, however they are not Arabs.


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Originally Posted by bobkoure
I know Iraqis don't typically regard themselves as Arabs, and the few Arabs I've known (early 70's Beruit) didn't regard Iraqis as Arabs - but many folks here in the States use "Arab" to mean "Islamic and near Arabia" (so Persian Gulf, too - but not Israel).
Bob I think you have Iraq and Iran confused. Iraqis are very very Arab. However, Iran's population is Persian (Indo-European)
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