Can somebody explain Middle Eastern immigration?
As an Arab, how come I can trace some of my ancestry to Anadulsia, Spain? My DNA shows genetic links to Northern India, Pakistan, North Africa, Spain, Iran, and Syria. Can somebody attempt explain my ancestors' immigration?
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Arabs conquered all of North Africa and by the year 1100 they had conquered most of Spain. The crusades were launched in reaction to the Muslim conquests that had taken place into Spain, The Holy Land and eventually into the Balkans.
Most "immigration" to the Middle East was in the form of slaves that were carried off from Europe by Viking raiders and from Africa, carried off by Arab raiders.