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Are Sicilians Arabs?

No. Sicilians like the majority of Europeans originated from the Middle Eastern Farmers about 8000 years ago long before Arabs existed. The Moors did conquer Sicily so Sicilians likely carry a small amount of Berber, Arab DNA from recent times.
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There should also be evidence of Greek blood, if there are distinguishing markers.