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10-20-2005, 08:56 PM
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Persian.
Techically, they descend from a group called Aryans IIRC (not the Hitler blonde hair, blue eye folks). In fact, damn near every Iranian I've ever met has had blue eyes... Not what I can say for Arabs... but that is a gross generalization.
Do a Google search for Persian anthropology. They may share a common religion in the majority (there is a substantial Christian population in exodus from Iran post-Shah), but they ethnically share little with Arab Muslims.
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10-20-2005, 09:01 PM
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Why cant they be both. They are born on the continent of Africa-hence african. There ancestors, their beliefs, how they live-hence arab.
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10-20-2005, 09:07 PM
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Weird. I've never met anyone of Persian descent that had blue eyes. And considering many things I've met a lot of Persians. 
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10-20-2005, 09:14 PM
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Originally posted by Somnambulation@Oct 20 2005, 03:20 AM
Well, I guess everyone has thier topic that they feel passionate enough to fight thier best friend over. Yours just happens to be Egyptian racial classification.
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10-21-2005, 01:33 AM
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Originally posted by worldwidemike+Oct 20 2005, 03:18 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(worldwidemike @ Oct 20 2005, 03:18 AM)</div>
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European or African...?*
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ok, who's got string and some coconuts?
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And considering many things I've met a lot of Persians.
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Very friendly people huh 
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10-21-2005, 02:45 AM
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Its funny, I know three entire families (12 people or so) and they all are loaded with blue eyes.
But that doesn't necessarily mean they all do. Its just an odd coincidence that they do. An observation if you will. Sorta like my mom's family (all Italian) have dark hair, eyes, and relatively dark complexions.
As for ethnic breakdown, according to the CIA World factbook:
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Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%
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Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
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And I dont feel like cutting and pasting, but www.cultureofiran.com explains the Aryan link. Short and quick: refers to a religious conviction as opposed to the Nazi perversion of the term.
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10-21-2005, 02:58 AM
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Originally posted by Joker@Oct 21 2005, 07:45 PM
Its funny, I know three entire families (12 people or so) and they all are loaded with blue eyes.
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i missed the funny part........
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10-21-2005, 04:27 AM
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Weird. I've never met anyone of Persian descent that had blue eyes. And considering many things I've met a lot of Persians. blink.gif
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you yet have to meet me...my mum has brown eyes and my dad, my brother and me all have blue! Must be the persian in us 
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10-21-2005, 11:28 AM
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 Persian, dammit.
Different language, different culture (mostly)
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10-21-2005, 05:54 PM
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They do share a common love of effigy burning though
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10-21-2005, 06:26 PM
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They do share a common love of effigy burning though
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I knew that this would turn into an insult! 
You shouldnt generalise!
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10-22-2005, 01:54 AM
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They do share a common love of effigy burning though
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