you are right, there is not a straight line between portuguese and arab people, but we certainly share a lot, including language!
Imagine how would it be possible to have arab culture for 400 years, and not have genetic heritage in our days...
In a recent visit to doha, I grew my beard, and everebody would speak to me in arabic... people were hard to believe I wasn't arab.
besides that, just until 500 to 300 years ago we might have kept some genetic and cultural exchange as we had a continuous trading presence in Barhain and Oman, just before the british assumed a stronger presence.
you are right, there is not a straight line between portuguese and arab people, but we certainly share a lot, including language!
Imagine how would it be possible to have arab culture for 400 years, and not have genetic heritage in our days...
In a recent visit to doha, I grew my beard, and everebody would speak to me in arabic... people were hard to believe I wasn't arab.
besides that, just until 500 to 300 years ago we might have kept some genetic and cultural exchange as we had a continuous trading presence in Barhain and Oman, just before the british assumed a stronger presence.