Over the years, several people on social media, including Vice President Kamala Harris, have claimed that the history of Arab Americans in the U.S. stretches back to the Revolutionary War. THE QUESTIONDid Arab Americans fight in the Revolutionary War? THE SOURCESTHE ANSWERYes, Arab Americans fought in the Revolutionary War. Badeen was one of the first documented Arab Americans to enlist in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Another Arab American who fought in the Revolutionary War was Joseph Benenhaley (also known as Yusuf Ben Ali).

Source: The North Africa Journal April 20, 2023 14:30 UTC