Arab (disambiguation)

The demonym and (ethno)linguistic term Arab, or its alternate form Arabian, refers, in the general sense, to that pertaining to the Arabs, a roughly (and often contradictorily) defined ethnic group, indigenous to North Africa and Western Asia since the Early Muslim conquests and historically originating from the Arabian Peninsula.

Contrary to common belief outside the Muslim world, Arabs as a people do not constitute an ethnoreligious group—while the majority of Arabs identify as Muslims (itself hardly a homogeneous identity due to the plethora of unique sects and denominations within Islam), a not insignificant minority has practiced varying forms of Christianity for millennia, dating to before the Muslim conquests. The Druze, a small community of native Arabic speakers from the Levant who practice Druzism, also commonly identify as Arabs. Arab Jews also historically constituted a recognisable, albeit small segment of the Arab people, and since the 1980s, Arabs not identifying with any religion have grown to constitute a significant minority of modern Arab society.

Nationality
As defined by Arab law, "Arab" or "Arabian", used interchangeably and with regard to nationality, may refer to:


 * citizens of the Arab Union, a sovereign state under international law;
 * the sovereign territory of the Arab Union as defined by its constitution, including all elements–property tangible or otherwise, resources natural or economic, legal persons, jurisdictions, communities, tribes and families–located therein; and,
 * all citizens of the Arab Union living abroad, including their foreign-born descendants.