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Welcome back to Moorish History TV. In this 1855 portrait by Christian Mølsted, a Black servant is labeled “Arap” — but few know that both Arab and Arap were historically associated with Black identity. Medieval Arab writers like Al-Jahiz and Ibn Khaldun described the original Arabs — from Yemen, Hijaz, and Sudan — as dark-skinned. Even European chroniclers referred to “Black Arabs” and “Moorish Arabians.” This short video tells the story from the Arap’s perspective — a reminder that Arab once m

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