In Haiti, exists a small yet visible number of Haitians that are of Middle-Eastern stock or trace their origins to Arab descendants. Lebanese and Syrians make up most of the Arab Haitian community, however there also is a significant Palestinian contribution as well. Arab Haitians are commonly considered as part of the upper class within Haitian society, yet they maintain their own unique presence separate from the very influential and much larger mixed-race and white Haitian populace. For years, they have been shunned by the poor black Haitian because of their association with the "elite". Arab Haitians are prominent in Haiti's business sector and consequently, a large percentage of them reside and do business in the capital of Port-au-Prince. Middle-class Arab Haitians often are the owners of many of the city's supermarkets. Categories: Caribbean geography stubs | Capitals in North America | Haiti ... Haitian Creole (kreyòl ayisyen) is a creole language It is spoken in Haiti by about 8. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ... For other uses of Palestinian, see Definitions of Palestine and Palestinian. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ... For other uses of Palestinian, see Definitions of Palestine and Palestinian. ... Actress Halle Berry was born to a white mother of British extraction and a black father of American extraction. ... Categories: Caribbean geography stubs | Capitals in North America | Haiti ...

The first Arabs to arrive in Haiti reached the shores of the Caribbean country during the middle to late 1800s^[1]. During the time, Haiti's business sector was dominated by German and Italian immigrants.^[1] Many of them migrated to the countryside where they peddled and were economically very informal. During the 1914-1918 timespan, Turkey allied with Germany during World War I and prohibited Lebanon's right to self-government. This triggered a Lebanese migration to the Americas, with Haiti receiving a large number of Lebanese immigrants.^[1] Haiti received a score of Palestinian refugees during the Arab-Israeli War^[1] during the 1940s; Haiti at this time had a heavily marked Arab presence. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... ...

Notable Arab and Arab-descended Haitians

• Antoine Izméry murdered businessman and pro-democracy activist
• Roberto and Reynaldo Martino musicians (Arabic ancestry)
• André Apaid American-born Haitian businessman

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References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Arab Haitian History", heritagekonpa. Accessed October 22, 2007.

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See also

• Arab diaspora