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'''Arabs''' were a people that lived on [[Earth]] in the [[Middle East]] and north of [[Africa]].
 
'''Arabs''' were a people that lived on [[Earth]] in the [[Middle East]] and north of [[Africa]].
   
 
Their primary language was [[Arabic]], and they were known for breeding [[Arabian horse]]s. According to [[Jean-Luc Picard]], "ancient Arabs believed that [[Allah]] gathered the south wind and made the [[horse]]." ({{TNG|Pen Pals}})
 
Their primary language was [[Arabic]], and they were known for breeding [[Arabian horse]]s. According to [[Jean-Luc Picard]], "ancient Arabs believed that [[Allah]] gathered the south wind and made the [[horse]]." ({{TNG|Pen Pals}})
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{{alt|Spock}} stated that the saying "''The enemy of my enemy is my friend''" was an Arab proverb coined a prince who was later decapitated by a "friend". ({{film|12}})
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{{bginfo|In reality, the origins of the saying are disputed.[http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/05/16/star_trek_into_darkness_fact_checked_was_the_enemy_of_my_enemy_guy_really.html]}}
   
 
===See also===
 
===See also===
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Revision as of 10:00, 23 May 2013

AT: "xx" Arabs were a people that lived on Earth in the Middle East and north of Africa.

Their primary language was Arabic, and they were known for breeding Arabian horses. According to Jean-Luc Picard, "ancient Arabs believed that Allah gathered the south wind and made the horse." (TNG: "Pen Pals")

Spock stated that the saying "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" was an Arab proverb coined a prince who was later decapitated by a "friend". (Star Trek Into Darkness)

In reality, the origins of the saying are disputed.[1]

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