Thread by @AbzCaptures

Couple years ago I gathered so many videos of racism towards black people in Arab countries. Racism on live TV shows, movies, music, in public, etc. I approached Al Jazeera and other networks about it but I didn’t get a response.

Now that Twitter is as important or more, man’s gonna do a whole thread. I just need to find that folder and if I don’t, I’m gonna do a new one (Dont worry, I have time for this).

Ok here's the thread...

1. Seaedy Fel Gamaa El Amricia - In this scene Samara, (black prostitute) is heavily mocked by Khalaf, when he says, "Why are you turning off the light? You're already dark by nature." Followed by “You know what? Everybody saw the red night except for me, I got the black one."

2. Eyal Habbeeba - When Memmes sees the photos of uncle Nasr's family on the wall, he makes fun of them by saying, “Did someone burn this apartment before or what?" When Nasr returns, Bejama adds “You should have processed the photos before hanging them."

3- Ali Spicy - In this scene, the main character, Ali catches his uncle with a prostitute. The woman is black so the two men keep mocking her dark skin by saying things like, “Your night is black just like your face." and “These are not women, they're animals."

4. Hamati Bithibbeni - In this scene Sherif goes to look for his wife in a club with his mother-in-law. As he browsers around the floor and spots his wife, he says "What a black day..." and followed by "It's not so black" when he faces a black bodyguard standing behind him.

5. Nafsana (TV Show) - In this episode, Entessar asks a songwriter "Do you think 'niggers' are the most successful people in music?" Fellow presenter Shaima comments that the term is racist and shouldn't be used. Yet Entessar insists on using the term and repeats the question.

6. Rayah El Madam (TV Series) - The main characters are in blackfaces portraying a negative stereotype of African-Americans in a club. One of them approaches a black woman at a bar, the other asks what he's doing. He says "I don't know I thought she matches what we're doing."

7. Al Farenja - In this episode, the three characters approach four girls in a park, two of them pick two white girls and ask the last one of them to choose between the black girl and a white girl , he says "I'll pick the white one, because black is bad luck".

8. Block Ghashmara or The Block of Jokes ( Kuwaiti Comedy TV series), this series dedicated a whole episode to actors in blackface portraying Sudanese people as lazy and cynical.

9. Myriam Fares (Lebanese singer) appeared in of her single 'Goumi' (Dec 2018) in a blackface. The video sparked outrage as a racist video but it's still up til today with 13+mil views.

10. Africano (Egyptian Movie) - On their way to a night club in South Africa, Badr and Essam see a group of black people coming out of the club. This is when Essam comments, “Is there a power outage in there or what?"

11. Azmi We Ashgan - (characters in skin-darkening makeup and wigs). Saved by her new boss from a rich man who wanted to make sexual advances as a house-maid. Her father arrives in the house & her boss bursts “Did I get this house for fun or did I buy it to set free some slaves?”

12. Kuwaiti Sports Show - One of the guests brings a previous conversation and says about a guest seated across him who's black "another person said the black doesn't understand". The other guests telling him not to proceed with his racism but he laughs and insists on continuing.

13. The presenter tells him to stop and remember that Bilal (RA), the Prophet's (SAW) companion who was black. The guest mocks this and refuses to stop his racism.

14. Lawyer and Chairman of Zamalek SC (Mortada Mansour) calls on air and insults an Egyptian football player for writing against El Sisi. "Who is this maid? Who is this son of doorman?" referring to his skin colour as there are many dark skinned Egyptians who work in those jobs.

15. 7a7a W Tofa7a - In this scene, a woman goes to a cafe to call her sister in Somalia. The receptionist makes racist remarks"It's easier to get to Bin Laden than contact Somalia" & "I'd rather be single than marry a Somali" followed by the mocking of civil war & bombings there.

16. El Nazer - In this scene, the main character goes to propose to a girl along with his mother. They find that she is ill when they get to their house and the girl's father explains to them that everyone has to get vaccinated. The mother says, "Why do look like Somalis to you?"

17. Ahmar Bel Khat El Arid - African housemaids debate Lebanese homeowners regarding oppression, racism & discrimination they face. One of the homeowners says, "I eat in the dining-room & the maid's place is in the kitchen", "If we eat from the same table, she'll forget herself."

18. SNL Bil Arabi - A sketch of Antar & Abla (bedouin couple famous for their romance). In this ep, Antar's (Black Arab knight & poet) in skin darkening makeup & afro hair wigs. Abla's father mocks Antar's hair, calls him "slave" & "you should've chosen someone lighter than him."

19. Bushra - Kobra (a diss track to Egyptian actor and singer Mohamed Ramadan) In this music video Bushra uses a male model in a blackface referring to Mohamed Ramadan who is a dark skinned Egyptian.

20. Entesaar (Egyptian Actress) - Once again using the N word, in this interview she gives her opinion on Mohamed Ramadan a dark skinned Egyptian actor and singer. She says, "he tries to portray an image of African-American niggers in his music."

21. Tash Ma Tash - One of the many episodes where Nasser Al Qasabi (Saudi actor) is seen in a blackface pretending to be Sudanese.

22. Public video of a Saudi citizen angry at seeing black Saudis fighting. He says, "I don't know who brought you slaves, you could be bought for a bag of salt before and today you're arguing and fighting," and then insults a black Saudi cleric 'Al-Kalbani' calling him a 'slave'.

23. Elly bally balak (Egyptian Comedy Movie) - In this scene Mohamed Saad's character goes back to a girl's home. The girl leaves him to change, as he turns around, he faces a black male maid. He says "Why did it turn into a night all of sudden?"

24. Baba Fein - A song by the Lebanese singer Haifa Where. In the song a little boy sings, “Where’s my teddy bear and the Nubian monkey?” - referring to Nubians who are a darker skinned Egyptians that live in the south of Egypt and parts of Sudan.

25. Linda Linda - A song by Edward (Egyptian actor and singer), this is one of the many music videos in which he appears in a blackface, not to mention the prank shows in which he does so too.

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