Arabs and Normans in Sicily and the South of Italy

Review of Arabs and Normans in Sicily and the South of Italy, by Adele Cilento and Alessandro Vanoli (New York: Riverside Book Company, 2007)

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[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 And plus,there isnt alot of arab-centric people out there.But there is for sure lots of black or afro-centric and even white supremesists out there.Now,arabs and other types of middle eastern people are not the ones who go around and call italians not white or not european.Those are your northern european neighbors who are out there calling people european or non europeans.Arabs having nothing to do with that at all!!!.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 Well...just to let you know i am NOT an arab-centric person.I study history,and i dont make up anything regarding anyone.Me saying arabs made an impact on italian culture,language,and other things is NOT being arab-centric.Its well known,that arabs did leave an impact on italian culture espically those of sicily.Maybe arabs didnt say long in italy,but they also added influences to italian culture.

[metalhealth1980]

@Arabchick21 uh, just to let you know, i am not soutern italian, I am Irish. The reason i care is because i want people to know the truth about history, and i am tired of arab-centrics and white supremesists calling Italians and other southern and eastern europeans not european, based off of stupid stereotypes.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 Well...what i mean,when i said who cares.Is why do you italians espically southern italy care so much??Ok,think whtever you want.....

[metalhealth1980]

@Arabchick21 who cares? aparently you do because you were the one that started wrighting the paragraphs. All i am saying is that arabs had little influence on the italian people.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 Infact it makes them more exotic then their northern european neighbors.I am not denying italians are influenced by spanish,germans,and others.Yes!,they also influenced italians,but so did arabs,other middle eastern people,and who knows maybe other types of different people.Why does it matter???who cares dude!....

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 I am not saying italians are not european.Of course there european.Even if a person is heavily influenced by other cultures they are still european.I am only saying that arabs and other types of middle eastern people left a great impact on italian and other types of european people,which is somewhat seen today in parts of europe.There is nothing to be ashamed about it,and there is nothing wrong with being influenced by arabs or other types of people.

[metalhealth1980]

@Arabchick21 yeah, and so does german, french, celtic, and spannish. If the arabs had any impact on european music it was greek and turkish music. As far as culture goes, Itailans are very european, havent met one that celebrates any arabic type traditions. You do know that sicily was only under arab control for a short time, right? After the arabs, it was the Normans, Germans, French, and Spannish. so if there was arabs in sicily it is a very small percent of then population now.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 And also other types of middle eastern people back then made it to sicily.So in other words,its all types of middle eastern people made a great impact on italian culture,foods,taditons,and probably music,as well as language.If i am not mistaken,italian language in sicily still carries a good amount of arabic words in the language.

[Arabchick21]

@metalhealth1980 Arab moors believe it or not did have a great impace on sicily and probably other parts of southern italy.I mean italian culture and traditons are arabic influence...also,not sure if you know this but back then in ancient times,italians,those in southern italy...probably sicily spoke i think arabic or some type of semitic language.they spoke a similar language like the maltese people in malta.not sure if you know but maltese people speak some form of arabic.