What does /his/ think of this man? Al Maarri.

>>1396200
>Arab who rejected Islam

Seems pretty based to me. From skimming his wikipedia page he looks like if r9k had the motivation to write something about their misery.

>>1396214

Syrian, not arab

>>1396242
Sooo Arab?

>>1397032

No.

>>1398349
yes?

>>1396214
>>1397032
>France conquered large parts of West Africa and imposed their language and culture on them
>therefore West Africans are french!

>>1398371
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_assimilation

>>1398367

No. Syrians did not widely identify as arabs until the 19th century

>>1398476

They still don't for the most part.

>>1398507
Only because they were an integral part of the Ottoman empire/elite and thus better off/educated vs most arabs

>>1398695
>Ottoman

You realize Syria had been ruled by Arabs for centuries before the Turksmells turned up? Neither Syrians nor Egyptians consider themselves to be Arabs, despite speaking Arabic and following Pisslam.