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While Arabic became the primary language of most of North Africa and the Middle East, Iranic languages have remained dominant in Persia/Iran into the present day. Why was Persia seemingly not as "Arabized" compared to many other regions conquered by the early Muslims?

by /u/jogarz in /r/AskHistorians

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