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A '''North African American''' is a American citizen of North African descent or a North African that have the American citizenship. Although the most widespread view is that the North Africans are Arabs belong to a distinct ethnic group (along with the Iranians and Kurds), already that most of the North Africans are descended from the aborigines of North Africa (that are, as the Arabs, mostly white), descending mostly of Berber tribes and native Egyptians (indeed, after the Islamic conquest of North Africa in the seventeenth century, still there are some areas of North African where the Berber culture preserved). Although most of North African have now, the Muslim religion. Currently, the North African population in the United States exceeds 800,000 people. Its largest populations are found in the eastern United States.<ref name="everyculture">[http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Du-Ha/Egyptian-Americans.html Egyptian Americans by Mona Mikhail]</ref> Most North Africans Americans are of Morocco, Algerian, Tunisian, Libyan and Egyptian origin. They are also sometimes included in that group and the Sudanese and to [[Isleños]], that by the geography situation of the Canary Islands, and the partly North African ancestry of his population (the Canarian are a mixture of North African and European) are also North Africans. |
A '''North African American''' is a American citizen of North African descent or a North African that have the American citizenship. Although the most widespread view is that the North Africans are Arabs belong to a distinct ethnic group (along with the Iranians and Kurds), already that most of the North Africans are descended from the aborigines of North Africa (that are, as the Arabs, mostly white), descending mostly of Berber tribes and native Egyptians (indeed, after the Islamic conquest of North Africa in the seventeenth century, still there are some areas of North African where the Berber culture preserved). Although most of North African have now, the Muslim religion. Currently, the North African population in the United States exceeds 800,000 people. Its largest populations are found in the eastern United States.<ref name="everyculture">[http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Du-Ha/Egyptian-Americans.html Egyptian Americans by Mona Mikhail]</ref> Most North Africans Americans are of Morocco, Algerian, Tunisian, Libyan and Egyptian origin. They are also sometimes included in that group and the Sudanese and to [[Isleños]], that by the geography situation of the Canary Islands, and the partly North African ancestry of his population (the Canarian are a mixture of North African and European) are also North Africans. |
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== See also == |
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* [[North Africa]] |
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Revision as of 18:57, 2 December 2011
A North African American is a American citizen of North African descent or a North African that have the American citizenship. Although the most widespread view is that the North Africans are Arabs belong to a distinct ethnic group (along with the Iranians and Kurds), already that most of the North Africans are descended from the aborigines of North Africa (that are, as the Arabs, mostly white), descending mostly of Berber tribes and native Egyptians (indeed, after the Islamic conquest of North Africa in the seventeenth century, still there are some areas of North African where the Berber culture preserved). Although most of North African have now, the Muslim religion. Thus, the term "Arab" is reduced to the inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula. Currently, the North African population in the United States exceeds 800,000 people. Its largest populations are found in the eastern United States.[1] Most North Africans Americans are of Morocco, Algerian, Tunisian, Libyan and Egyptian origin. They are also sometimes included in that group and the Sudanese and to Isleños, that by the geography situation of the Canary Islands, and the partly North African ancestry of his population (the Canarian are a mixture of North African and European) are also North Africans.