A provocative attempt to discuss and take on the racism in the Libyan community that targets darker skinned people. Via @LibyaintheUK
African Shia cleric calls out persistent racism among Iranian and Pakistani religious communities, describing some of his personal experiences in powerful interview
Caribbean cricketer @darensammy88 was given a racist nickname when he played for a team in India. He recently learned from @hasanminhaj’s show what the word meant. Now he’s demanding an open discussion, and an apology espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/292…
Black Sudanese children in Egypt describe the daily racist taunts and insults they endure
How black people are depicted in Arab films and on Arab television
‘Some people still use the word “3abed,” which literally translates to “slave,” to refer to black people despite being aware of racist essence. OTV once aired an ad in which the word “zounouj” –in English, the ethnic slur “n——”– was so casually used.’ beirut-today.com/2020/06/12/rac…
A heartbreaking report about the descendants of African slaves in Yemen, how they continue to be treated as an “untouchable” underclass
Palestinian actress Maryam Abu Khaled describes the humiliating daily racism black people encounter in the Arab world. With English subtitles
Important for people to tell their stories
Essay from 2012 chronicles persistent anti-black bigotry and racism in Iran, where people still dress in blackface to commemorate Norouz. Meanwhile a vibrant but marginalized Afro-Iranian community struggles in the country’s south ajammc.com/2012/06/20/the…
Here’s the trailer for a documentary about the African-influenced music scene in Bandar Abbas, in the south of Iranian, showing the faces of black Iranians who are largely marginalized and invisible
The brilliant @shanbehzadehfr is probably the most famous musician to emerge from the Afro-Iranian music scene. He now lives in France. Here he tells his story
