Afro-Arab
Two-region cultural blend
Afro-Arab describes people, cultures, or identities that blend African and Arab heritage.
The term applies particularly to populations in North Africa, the Sahel, and coastal East Africa where these influences have mixed over centuries: Afro-Arab communities along the Swahili coast.
It may also describe someone with both African and Arab ancestry: She identifies as Afro-Arab.
Of a northeast African nation
- NubianOf a Nile civilization
- MauritanianOf a Saharan nation
- ChadianOf a Saharan republic
- EritreanHorn of Africa native
Swahili · Tuareg · Fulani · Berber · Malagasy · Bantu · Creole · Somali
East African island territory
- AndalusiaSpain's southernmost autonomous community
- MaghrebNorthwest African region
- MamluksSlave soldiers turned sovereigns
- AbyssiniaFormer Ethiopian name
Ottoman · Islam · Christianity · Oman · Yemen · trans-Saharan · Timbuktu · Mogadishu
Scattered population sharing origins
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- creolizationPidgin maturing into mother tongue
- hybridityMixed-origin quality
bilingualism · code-switching · transnational · community · belonging · self-identification · roots · bicultural
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- cosmopolitanismBelief in shared humanity
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
integration · cross-cultural · interethnic · mosaic · intermarriage · transcultural · multiethnic · tolerance
Plant-derived body dye
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- oudAromatic heartwood or plucked instrument
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- dressSkirted one-piece garment
cuisine · dance · poetry · Sufi · festivals · rituals · textile · architecture
Sudanese
Of a northeast African nation
- NubianOf a Nile civilization
- MauritanianOf a Saharan nation
- ChadianOf a Saharan republic
Eritrean · Swahili · Tuareg · Fulani · Berber · Malagasy · Bantu · Creole · Somali
Zanzibar
East African island territory
- AndalusiaSpain's southernmost autonomous community
- MaghrebNorthwest African region
- MamluksSlave soldiers turned sovereigns
Abyssinia · Ottoman · Islam · Christianity · Oman · Yemen · trans-Saharan · Timbuktu · Mogadishu · Jeddah
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- creolizationPidgin maturing into mother tongue
hybridity · bilingualism · code-switching · transnational · community · belonging · self-identification · roots · bicultural
multiculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- cosmopolitanismBelief in shared humanity
inclusivity · integration · cross-cultural · interethnic · mosaic · intermarriage · transcultural · multiethnic · tolerance · interconnection
henna
Plant-derived body dye
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- oudAromatic heartwood or plucked instrument
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
dress · cuisine · dance · poetry · Sufi · festivals · rituals · textile · architecture · crafts
Afro-ArabIndo-European
Vast language family
Anglo-Saxon · Euro-American · Australasian · Sino-Tibetan · Scandinavian
Africa, African, Arabic, Arabian, Arab, Afrikaans, Arabia, Afrocentrism, Afrocentric