Yeah so basically for paper 1 you need to do research about an arab country of your choice and you should focus on ethnic minorities, tourism, culture and traditions, and festivals. In paper 1 you pick which topic you want to write your essay on from the 4 I listed and then you read the extract they give you on it and then you use that and your own knowledge from the research to write the essay. Not sure if that makes sense exactly but you could have a look on the a level spec to see the exact criteria.