When did Arab become a "race"?

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[La_Serpiente]

1. Mmmmmmm

I don't know. There are the bereberes in the Northern Africa, even though they are a part of the Arab League (Well, Libya just left). And the Iranians are persians (They get pissed if you call them Arab). I guess the Arabs are the Saudis, Iraquis, etc.

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3. Arab is a quasi-ethnic group, like Hispanic

"Racially" the vast majority of Arabs are "white." When did the public start to consider them a separate race?

[Kamika]

2. I think they always been a race

a semitic tribe, but ofcourse there are black arabs aswell , another tribe i guess

[Skinner]

4. I'm going to lock this thread.

I certainly think this is a worthy topic for discussion. But simply throwing out a question on a traditionally inflammatory topic with no comment whatsoever won't exactly facilitate any good discussion.