Affinity Bloc: Arab Peoples

Overview: Egyptian Arabs are the people of Egypt whose primary language is Arabic (specifically Egyptian Arabic) and who share in the broader Arab cultural and historical tradition, while retaining deep continuity with Egypt’s ancient and regional past. Christianity was the majority religion during the 4th to 6th centuries AD until the Muslim conquest of Egypt. Sunni Islam predominates in modern Egypt, though a sizeable Coptic Christian community remains as a distinct ethnoreligious sub-group. Egyptian Arabic is the dominant language, but Saidi Arabic is widely spoken in Upper Egypt.

Peoples within this cluster: Arab, Egyptian; Arab, Saidi; Egyptian Copt

Countries where they are found: Algeria; Australia; Belgium; Canada; Egypt; France; Germany; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Jordan; Kuwait; Libya; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Spain; Sudan; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Yemen