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To: Elroy who wrote (224685)3/19/2007 10:22:38 AM
From: Lou Weed  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
<<Arab. They generally speak Arabic. The Persian speak Farsi.>>

Thanks.....does that mean that they are 100% Arab or is there a minority that consider themselves Persian? I found this link

montereyherald.com

which talks about Shiite legislators switching to Farsi so as not to be overheard by Sunnis.