Was Aladdin Originally Arab, Indian or Chinese?

Disney's Aladdin remake has cast actors of Egyptian and Indian descent as Aladdin and Jasmine, respectively, but where did the story originate?

July 31, 2017 · 1 min · 16 words · Megan Salazar

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At this point, Disney are hardly going to recast.

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