What is the difference between Iranian and Arab cultures? Best answer on the web

Posted in: darrelrussell.com edit
07 Jan 2009
  • Iranian speaks Farsi and Arab speaks Arabic, but besides that, is there any culture practice difference?


  • The vast majority of people, including most answering this question seem to have a mis-conception of the similarities and differences between being and Iranian and an Arab.

    No, being Iranian does not mean they are "still Arabs". Iran as a people, a country, and a civilization has existed for over 5,000 years and Iranians don't tend to consider themselves as Arabs, because they are not. They are Arians by race.

    And as for language... in Iran many languages are spoken. Farsi is the main, with many different dialects. But then we have Kurdish, Azeri Turkish, Dari, and many more in various regions.

    There are many cultural differences, whilst there are some similarities too. People must remember that sharing a religion does not mean sharing the same culture. It is true that Iran is now predominantly Muslim by faith, but the Zoroastrian religion pre-dates Islam and was the main faith followed Iran pre-Islam.

    Culture, music, education, upbringing of off-springs, cuisine, arts, fashion and values are all areas which could show differences between Iranians and Arabs.


  • Iranian is an ethnic group which have their separate culture from other Arab nations but their culture is included in the Arab culture grounds.

    Arab is a language & cultural grounds meaning it has not got one culture but a vast collection which includes Iranian culture.

    Here are some differences in culture:

    Music
    Iran music has its origins in Sassanid Empire
    Arab music is predominately from Cairo, Egypt

    Religion
    Iran - Shia branch of Islam
    Arab - General Islam

    Cuisine
    Iran- Persian food plums, pomegranates, quince, prunes, apricots, and raisins
    Arab- Predominately North African berbers food dates, wheat, barley, rice and meat

    Language
    Iran - Persian & Arabic
    Arab - Arabic


  • That is very different culture in Arab and Persian .The Arab people are tatar but Iranian is oldest culture in world.


  • iranians are persian and arabic is a different race altogether. they both are muslim but different races altogether


  • They're still Arabs, as they speak Arabic too...

    And by the way, when you classify everyone in the middle east as an Arab, you kinda insult us... There are many kinds of Arabs, we're a nation, just like you'd classify Europeans as Europeans. There are Iraqi's, Afgans etc, just as there are Italians and Germans in Europe.... I'm Lebanese, and I would not want to be classified as just an Arab, for want of not being mistaken as an Iraqi!