Moors were Black

 

 

Originally posted by pinguin I agree with the above post. However, Penolope Cruz could be Kabyle, part of the authentic Amazigh (or Moors)

The flip side of this reasoning, and what many always seem to forget( or neglect), is that North Africa, was controlled by Europeans(Romans) for a far longer and more significant time beforehand, and then some various Germanic tribes, and again Romans/Byzantines again.

If its all about the "looks" game like its the 19th century all over again, then why not old Sean Connery here:





*The reality is that there's been very little cross genetic admixtures, from either Europe or North Africa, in recent times. The only problem with North Africa today, is that there has been a lotve Sub Saharan migrations Northwards, bringing more Negroids into Caucasoid North African lands(they use this for a spring board into Europe now)...this isnt even considering the Islamic Slave trade either, btw.

Here's some Anthroplogy:

"Pure Berbers rarely mix with the low caste Negroes(often their used as slaves), the Rifians are the fairest of the Berbers. "

"Wherever or however they live, the Berbers refuse to mate with Negroid lower classes, but human nature being what it is, there evidently has been a certain amount of mixture. In Morocco, the most Caucasoid tribes are those of the Rif and Middle Atlas, in Algeria they are the Kabyles and the Shwia; and in Libya, the sedentary tribesmen of Jebel Nefusa. In certain regions the trickle of mixture with Africans has been balanced by the absorption of Arabs, not so much tribe by tribe but through the establishment of saintly families derived from the earlier of two main Arab invasions."

 

(Professor Coon, THE LIVING RACES OF MAN, 1965 )

MOORS

"In one sense the word 'Moor' means the Mohammedan Berbers and Arabs of north-western Africa, with some Syrians, who conquered most of Spain in the eighth century and dominated the country for hundreds of years, leaving behind some magnificent examples of their architecture as a lasting memorial of their presence. These so-called 'Moors' were far in advance of any of the peoples of northern Europe at that time, not only in architecture but also in literature, science, technology, industry, and agriculture; and their civilization had a permanent influence on Spain. They were Europids, unhybridized with members of any other race. The Berbers were (and are) Mediterranids, probably with some admixture from the Cromagnid subrace of ancient times. The Arabs were Orientalids, the Syrians probably of mixed Orientalid and Armenoid stock. The skin of Orientalids and of some Berbers darkens readily under the influence of sunlight, and many of them become quite dark in the exposed parts of the body. The association of dark skin with the name of 'Moors' resulted eventually in the same term being applied to Negrids."

(John Baker , RACE, 1974)