Everything you always wanted to know

...about Arab culture, that is, can be found in a very straightforward (and only occasionally stereotypical) handbook for U.S. troops. The original source is the U.S. Army, reprinted by the Federation of American Scientists. A sample:

WHAT IS AN ARAB?

• Over 200 million Arabs worldwide.
• To be an Arab, is not to come from a particular race or lineage.
• To be an Arab, like an American, is a cultural trait rather than racial.
• The Arab world includes Muslims, Christians and Jews.
• Any person who adopts the Arabic language is typically called an Arab.
• Arabic is the official and the original language of the Qur’an, the Islamic holy book.

I can think of a lot of people who could find something of value in these factsheets.