Argentina is a very large country on the southeast of South America, running from the polar south to the tropical north. The population is very European in ancestry, with roughly half being pure-European in background, and another large section being mostly European in background.
It has a large Arab population (9±%), but which is intermarried and assimilated into the country’s larger demographic This is because it is heavily Maronite (Catholic) Lebanese who assimilate well.
Interestingly, Argentina has around 180,000 Jews – the seventh largest Jewish population in the world – and they can be politically active.
Posted on YouTube: January 16, 2018
The Latin Americans called the Arabs: Turcos, even though they were Arabs. Why? Because when the Arabs started migrating to South America, they initially came under Turkish passports.
So the movie title: CORAZÓN DE TURCO (Turkish Heart) – 1940 – would be more properly called ARAB HEART.
It is about an Arab trying to pass himself off as a wealthy man to win the affections of a woman.
Posted on YouTube: July 11, 2020
This is from Argentina, by a cultural group opposed to the upcoming annexation of Palestinian territories.
Unlike Chile, Argentina has a formidable Jewish community. Also Argentina’s Arab community is heavily tilted towards Maronite Christians who, because of their history, are often not anti-Israel.
Maronite Christians were severely persecuted by Muslims in the Middle East – almost genocided in the 19th century. In the 20th century, Palestinians tried to overthrow the Lebanese state. So the Arabs in Argentina will be far less enthusiastic about the Palestinian cause.
So, while some in Argentina may be anti-Israel, the power of the Palestinian cause is far weaker than in Chile where Palestinian-Chileans are the dominant Arab ethnic group.
Published on YouTube: December 27, 2019
This is Part 1.
The way South Americans say pita bread is pan árabe (Arab bread).
Published on YouTube: August 7, 2013
I had to erase an old post (from 2013) about Arab cooking in Argentina – the video link was dead. So I found a similar post around the same time … also about Arab cooking … also from Argentina.
My Spanish is not so good that I could translate it.
