Racism in muslim north Africa

While everyone in the world today is familiar with racism in Europe and the Americas, most people tend to overlook another region of the world with perhaps the oldest history of black-white racism: North Africa.

Good thread. This will open the eyes of many people that idealized the Moors and Africa. They don't realize the Moors (Berbers) introduced large scale internation slavery in Africa.

Incidentally, if you want racism, SE Asia is the place to beat. Check this sign in a Thai bar.

Originally posted by Reginmund Originally posted by pinguin Good thread. This will open the eyes of many people that idealized the Moors and Africa. They don't realize the Moors (Berbers) introduced large scale internation slavery in Africa. Really? I am aware that during the first half-century following the Arab conquest of the Maghreb, the taxes paid by the Berbers to their new Arab overlords was largely in the form of slaves. I don't know if this was because the Arabs wanted slaves, or if it was the only commodity the Berbers could offer them, or if was a Berber tradition to pay tribute in this way.

Well, around here people seem to believe racism is a purely Euopean affair, which I guess is what he meant.

Originally posted by Styrbiorn ...Well, around here people seem to believe racism is a purely Euopean affair, which I guess is what he meant.

There is racist behaviour and racist ideology.

Originally posted by Al Jassas Western style racism is or was institutionalized with certain psuedo-scientific justifications. however racism in NA is social attitudes inherited from the old days.

Well. Their racism all over the world, but the only thing to do about it is stop being racist ourselves. 

Hmmmm...interesting. When I was in Nigeria I didn't notice racism at all in the south, mainly because any Hausa that were around were awfully dark complected themselves. The muslims could be anyone, color wasn't an obvious marker of anything. For the most part it seemed muslim, christian and traditional beleivers make every effort to get along, helped by the highly complex social etiquette practiced. But everyone knows the yorubans can't stand the hausas and vice versa. The muslims run to yoruban traditional based religious priests when Allah is not providing just as the charismatic christian preachers do. They come under cover of dark to the house of the Babalawos to get their favors, works, whatever, taken care of.  I'm speaking from first hand here.  But racism I did not see or hear of in the south.

I don't have firsthand knowledge of that but was talking to someone on nigerian net the other day and they say they are still being killed. I would have to google for news but they are being expelled from their land. There is an eco-park that was making like a tourism business for the pygmies to show about the plants as medicine, the animals, but I hear now it is closed and a war zone. But that is hearsay, but I have heard it enough there must be truth to it. I will look online...