Here I am hanging out with my friends in my regional capital. Ethnically, they are black Moors whose culture closely identifies with Arab culture. Most black Moors do not identify themselves as black, which directly juxtaposes their social position in Mauritania. In 1989, there was a brutal war here between blacks and Moors. To relate the fear and bloodshed of the time, imagine a routine market run and being killed on the road because of one's skin color. Incredulously committed to Arab culture, black Moors still refuse to identify with black Africans albeit similar, oppressive treatment from the government. The unifying facet of cooperation is their religion. Everyone, black, black Moor or Moor, is Muslim.
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Good words.
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