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Background Information<br />
Welcome to the Arab World<br />
There are 350 million Arabs living in the Middle East<br />
and Africa in the following countries:<br />
Algeria<br />
Bahrain<br />
Comoros Islands<br />
Egypt<br />
Iraq<br />
Jordan<br />
Kuwait<br />
Lebanon<br />
Libya<br />
Mauritania<br />
Morocco<br />
Oman<br />
Palestine<br />
Qatar<br />
Saudi Arabia<br />
Sudan<br />
Syria<br />
Tunisia<br />
United Arab<br />
Emirates<br />
Yemen<br />
Arabs consider themselves to be members of the Arab<br />
Nation, which they call “Al-Umma Al-Araibiyya.” When<br />
asked where they are from, Arabs may reply “I am a<br />
citizen of the Arab world” rather than identifying their<br />
country of origin.<br />
Although Arabs are united by language and history,<br />
each country’s culture is unique. Arabic is the universal<br />
language, but dialects vary between regions.<br />
Did you know?<br />
It is estimated that there are about one million<br />
Arabs living in Canada, with about 20 per cent of<br />
that population in Alberta (2014).<br />
WIKIPEDIA<br />
PROMOTING SUCCESS WITH <strong>ARAB</strong> IMMIGRANT STUDENTS—TEACHER RESOURCES 3
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