Lima – Latin Arabia

Two Peruvians Try An Arab Restaurant In Lima, Peru

Latin Arabia Cuisine June 25, 2022June 25, 2022Lima, Peru 0 Comment

Posted on YouTube: February 2, 2022

Wow! Some sturdy Latins try out an Arab Restaurant called Arabito (Little Arab).

The restaurant is in a neighborhood (barrio) called Miraflores.

Basically, the two of them are running a food channel.

You can auto translate on YouTube.

From sources I have read, the Arab immigrants to Peru were 90% Christian. Again, we notice the emphasis on Christianity. However, I am not sure if the 10% of Arab immigrants who were Islamic have not produced descendants who did not convert to Christianity. According to Wikipedia, there are approximately 15,000 Muslims in Peru, which is far less than 0.1%.

Wikipedia’s figures are more precise, but seem dated (around 1992 or earlier), so I am more cautious in my estimates. What is clear is that the number seems very low.

The Arab numbers in Peru would be weighted heavily in favor of Christianity, probably Catholicism. Indeed, the Arab presence (Christianity or Islamic) does not seem that large in Peru at all. But it is there.

The Palestinian Arab Union Club of Peru

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Posted on YouTube: November 3, 2019

A Palestinian Social Club in Peru.

Translation from the description of the YouTube Video – using Google Translate.

TAQALID, a Palestinian Festival that seeks to reunite Palestinian families from Latin America, sharing their millennial culture with the rest of the world, this year was held in Lima, Peru. The Great Taqalid Party was held at the Palestinian Arab Union Club and featured Haitham Khalaily, the Palestinian finalist for Arab Idol as a guest artist. The images are their own.

This is their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ClubArabePeru/

Arab Festival in Lima, Peru

Latin Arabia Cuisine, Festivals August 14, 2013August 15, 2013Lima, Peru 0 Comment

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Alright, that was from October of 2012; but I just found it, now.

NOTICE: on the lower right, it was sponsored by the Minstry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Relaciónes Exteriores)

What is most interesting is the font used. It is a faux-Hindu font, not a faux-Arab font. Apparently, no one noticed that.

The Arab in Lima. Closer Than You Think.

Latin Arabia Cuisine, History November 10, 2012November 10, 2012Lima, Peru 0 Comment

Used the Google Translation Engine because my Spanish is so so.

The Arab in Lima [Peru]. Closer than you think

Conocidos por nuestros abuelos llanamente como “los turcos”, la herencia cultural árabe y las olas de inmigrantes que llegaron al Perú trajeron consigo costumbres y usos que han calado profundamente en nuestra identidad cultural, como bien lo recuerda el sociólogo e historiador Nelson Manrique en entrevista con Perú21.

Desde la arquitectura colonial hasta los más queridos platos de nuestra “mistura gastronómica”, la III Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de América del Sur y los Países Árabes nos da una excusa para revisar una vez más el legado de la cultura del Medio Oriente en suelo peruano.

Known by our grandparents simply as “Turks”, the Arab cultural heritage, and the waves of immigrants who arrived in Peru brought with them customs and practices that have penetrated deeply into our cultural identity, as recalled by the sociologist and historian Nelson Manrique in interview with Perú21.

From colonial architecture to the most beloved dishes from our “Mistura gastronomic [fair]“, the Third Summit of Heads of State and Government of South American and Arab Countries gives us an excuse to once again review the legacy of the culture of the Middle East on Peruvian soil.

The webpage – with a video that would not embed, due to script problems – had a short discussion about Arab heritage in Peru in light of the 2012 Arab-Latin summit which was held in Peru in October, 2012.