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Lebanese Arabic

Dialect of North Levantine

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Nov 28, 2025
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Are Palestinians linguistically or ethnically classified as Semitic peoples?

Linguistically, Palestinians are generally classified with other Arab speakers as part of the Semitic language family because Palestinian Arabic belongs to the Semitic branch of Afro‑Asiatic languages...

Jan 20, 2026

What happened to the plane TWA Flight 847

TWA Flight 847, a Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 en route from Athens to Rome on June 14, 1985, was seized minutes after takeoff by armed Lebanese Shiite hijackers and forced on a 17-day odyssey that...

Jan 9, 2026

What role have migrations, conquests, and conversions played in shaping Palestinian genetic diversity?

Palestinian genetic diversity today reflects long-standing local continuity in the Southern Levant combined with layered inputs from migrations, conquests, and episodic gene flow rather than wholesale...

Dec 17, 2025

How did Ford Motor Company recruit Arab immigrants—agents, ads, or community networks?

Ford did not rely on a single, narrow recruitment channel to draw Arab immigrants; rather, a mix of strong economic pull from Ford's high wages and corporate programs, local community networks and mig...

Nov 23, 2025

How did U.S. immigration laws and visa categories shape Arab settlement patterns in Dearborn over time?

U.S. immigration laws and visa categories shaped Dearborn’s Arab settlement in three broad waves: early 20th‑century labor migration tied to auto jobs; a mid‑century lull after restrictive quota laws;...

Nov 12, 2025

What is the cultural impact of early Arab immigrants on Dearborn today?

Early Arab immigrants reshaped Dearborn into a national center of Arab American life: they established dense neighborhoods, businesses, religious and cultural institutions, and today form a majority o...