Arab muslims are incredibly racist

[rhodescholar]

http://www.africaspeaks.com/reasoning/index.php?topic=4518.0;wap2

"Harik claims that Arabs are not "anti-African on any basis." But this is a straw man. You’ll be hard pressed to find black Africans who would make such a sweeping characterization. The allegation, which Harik does not directly respond to, is that there is a disturbing pattern of anti-African racism in many Arab countries...It is true that the population of most North African countries is mixed, but it is not a secret that in these countries there is a gradation of human valuation that corresponds directly to skin color, with the most privileged status being accorded those perceived rightly or wrongly as being of "pure" Arab stock while those with the darkest skin and curliest hair are located on the lowest rung of the social hierarchy.

Arab racism is so deep it is inscribed in the fundamental semantic structure of the Arabic language. Till this day, the generic word or for a black person is the preface "abd," which translates as "slave," as in "Abd"-allah (slave or servant of God). This linguistic norm, among many other racially-charged ones, is an expressive constant which holds true for the entire Arab-speaking world regardless of dialect and orthography."

Confronting anti-black racism in the Arab world

Why are arab muslims so intolerant of others? Why are they ethnically cleansing non-muslims out of the mideast?

 

[Sunni Man]

 

[miketx]

Asians are pretty racist too.

 

[fncceo]

Having lived and worked in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia for over three decades, I can state pretty authoritatively that unabashed expression of racist sentiments is much more common in many countries other than America.

These sentiments are generally not chastised whether they are spoken in groups, at public gathering, or in the local press. The exception seems to be with the local English-language press. In what can only be a self-awareness of exactly wrong this kind of speech is, racist sentiments are moderated or suppressed in writings or shows that might be viewed in the West.

Racism exists in the US, of course it does. Xenophobia and racism are part of our evolutionary make-up, they will spring up when not restrained by our intellects. But, very few modern Americans will bear the epithet of 'racist' happily.