Arabic orgins

Do You Know these 10 U.S. Cities with Arab Names?

June 21, 2017

By Colby Cyrus

By Colby Cyrus/Arab America Contributing Writer So much of America exists in the Arab world: from food chains to clothing stores, and car companies to banks, it is not difficult to find many traces of the United States in this part of the world. Yet, few people pay attention to the contributions that Arab civilization … Continued

14 Common Food and Drink Words With Arabic Origins

December 20, 2016

By Arab America

By Judith B. Herman Mental_Floss A surprising number of common English food and beverage words have Arabic backgrounds. Spanish absorbed many Arabic words during the centuries that the Moors occupied the Iberian Peninsula, 711 to 1492 AD. Some of these words spread to other European languages, including French. Following the Norman Conquest, some of them … Continued

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