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Thread #93166   Message #1793963
Posted By: dianavan
26-Jul-06 - 05:20 PM
Thread Name: BS: Why can't Arab nations unite ?
Subject: RE: BS: Why can't Arab nations unite ?
GUEST - It was the Arabs who brought Islam to Persia. Since I fully understand the Persians do not like Arabs and consider them a separate race, it is you, not I, who can be accused of racism.

"Iran today has wide variety of ethnic groups one of which is Persian. The contemporary 'Persian', as an ethnic group, in Iran mostly refers to those whose native language is the language of the capital city named Tehran. Such ethnic groups like Kurd, Turk, Turkman, Balouch, Gilak, Mazan, even Arab and others who are originally from Iran are also Iranian. However, not all of them are Persian." From:

http://www.easypersian.com/

Furthermore, when the Arabs invaded Persia, they not only brought their faith but also their language. I know that Persian is the official language but...

Whats the matter, GUEST, do you want distance yourself from Arabs because they might have a little too much African blood for your taste? I suppose you like to think of yourself as pure Aryan.