CULTURE & ETHNICITY - Arab Man - Sepia:  The Arabs (singular Arab), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the Western Indian Ocean islands (including the Comoros).  An Arab diaspora is established around the world in significant numbers, in the Americas, Western Europe, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, India and Iran.  In modern usage, the term "Arabs" tends to refer to those whose native language is Arabic and identify as such. In a source that compares Arabs in Europe to other socio-ethnic groups, Arabs are referred to as a socio-ethnic group.  This contrasts with the narrower traditional definition, which referred to the descendants of the Tribes of the Arabian Peninsula.  Islam started in Arabia, Arabic is the language of Islamic scripture, and most Arabs are Muslims. However, only about 20% of Muslims are Arabs.  The first mention of Arabs appeared in the mid-9th century BCE, as a tribal people in Eastern and Southern Syria and the northern Arabian Peninsula.  This Linen Era (1930-45) postcard is in good condition.  L & L. No. 116.