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| | Yemeni Arabs |
 | | The social structure of the Yemeni Arab consists of four classes of people: the Sayyid, or wealthy (who trace their decent to the grandson of Muhammad), the Qatani, (tribesmen), the Shafi'ite townsmen (merchants, artisans, and craftsmen), and the Akhdam (slaves). |
 | | The Yemeni Arab have had a close association with Islam throughout their history; and today, nearly all of the Yemeni Arab (both in the Republic of Yemen, and in the other nations), are Muslims. |
 | | Yemeni Arab society is patrilineal, which means that inheritances are passed down through the males. |
| www.imb.org /cesa/peoplegroups/Yemeni_Arabs.htm (851 words) |
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