People who are from Arabia or Arab countries, or who speak Arabic as their primary language and identify with Arab culture.
From Latin 'Arabes' and Greek 'Araboi,' referring to people from Arabia. The term originally described the Bedouin tribes of the Arabian Peninsula. The word likely comes from a Semitic root and has been used since ancient times to describe these peoples.
The Arab world spans 22 countries across North Africa and the Middle East with over 400 million people speaking Arabic, yet the word 'Arab' originally just meant the people of the desert peninsula. Today it represents one of the world's largest cultural and linguistic groups, yet many Arabic-speaking people have ancestors who weren't originally from Arabia!
Arab women have been historically rendered invisible in Western discourse; the term is often used with masculine generics (e.g., 'Arab scientist' defaulting to male). Reclamation efforts center women's voices in Arab intellectual and cultural spheres.
Use 'Arab women and men' or specify demographic when relevant; default to plural awareness of gender diversity within Arab societies.
["Arab people","Arabs of all genders"]
Arab women scholars, scientists, and artists have shaped intellectual traditions across STEM, literature, and policy—often uncredited in Western records. Deliberately crediting them combats erasure.
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