What on Earth Happened to the Moors?

We still don’t know, we need Moor information.

It doesn't get any moor complicated than that lol : )

Thank you for the well balanced and frank history! It's a big deal with the Amazigh people right now that their history is being appropriated. One topic you failed to include was the eventual rise of the Barbary Corsairs/Pirates, many of whom were Moorish descendants.

Fun Fact: When Spaniards came to Philippines during 1600s they also called the Muslims living there as "Moro". It's name remain till this day.

For Christs sake SOMEONE BUILD A TIME MACHINE ALREADY!

I report an error! 6:43 the island in the red circle is NOT Malta.

This issue is not disputed and is not sensitive at all. The Moors are the inhabitants of North Africa and they are Berbers and Arabized Berbers.

That is very interesting, I was taught that the original moors were a darks skinned people. In school I learned many Natives of Europe (and others) hold or held "Black Face Parades" to honor the moors (especially in spain). They all paint their faces in black paint, put curly wigs on, and wore clothes like the 3 musketeers. You would think it is offensive but it is not. They are giving Honor to the Old rulers of Europe. The Moors clothing styles, life style, etc evolved drastically by the time they were removed from Spain, and many did not have a nomadic resemblance and dressed more European and lived in European structures, because they were responsible for bringing those thing to Europe and advancing their culture. Idk that what I learned in school, but I am open to all theories of history.

In Spanish there is the surname “Matamoros” which literally means Moor killer

I learnt from my great grandmother that her ancestors were from what is now the middle east during the time of the Phoenicians and they settled in the eastern part of Spain. They practiced the Hebrew religion and lived in Spain for hundreds of years before the Islamic moors invaded the area. When the Spanish chased out the Islamic Moors most of her people were also chased out. Her immediate family ended up in Jamaica after working as navigators for the Spanish and on arrival in Jamaica they fled and settled in the hills. From there, they trained the run away slaves is gorilla warfare and this was the foundation set for the Jamaican Maroons. She lived to 96 and was a revered medicine woman. who it is said was never sick. A few thousand years of history passed down by oral tradition.

I’m Moroccan my both parents are and I did an ancestry dna test just for fun I got 98% north african ( native indigenous of the Maghreb ) 👑❤️❤️❤️

Hi Masaman, I'm southern Portugese and I got dark hair and brown eyes. My father has Northern-African traits like afro hair and fair skin so I'm here to see where all this could possibly come from. My question is, what's your educational background? Did you study anthropology?

Im a Sahrawi from Southern-Morocco. My people are closest related to Tuaregs (One of the Blackest Berber tribes you can find.)We also have almost the same culture as Tuaregs, such as religion, food , language, clothes(the famous blue veils),..ect. I'll tell you why people like Tuaregs would never agree with the theory of all Moors being black, just like any black North-African in Morocco or Algeria wouldnt. Because to say that all the Moors were black, is to downplay the harsh reality of the Arab/Berber slave trade, and to pretend like that never happened, while in fact it was the biggest slave trade in history, together with the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Its like saying Black Americans never experienced slavery because they are the original Americans, which is absurd. Black North-Africans are very consious about their history in slavery, and in cities like Essaouria they even have entire festivals every year that praises Black North-African culture, their history in slavery and their sub-Saharan roots. These people are very very proud about their culture and history. I know, because as a Sahrawi i have black admixture as well that comes from a past in Slavery. My grand-father even wrote a book about this topic. Just Google 'Gnawa culture' or 'Haratin culture' if you want to learn more about the topic.

The island in the circle isn't Malta, it's Pantelleria

Thank heavens! True origins and specific definitions of just who are the Moors have always confused me. How did you get to be so incredibly well versed in history?

I’m not a prescriptivist or anything, but is there any particular reason you pronounce “levant” that way? Also, just discovered this channel and i think it’s absolutely brilliant. You address subjects i actually have had difficulty researching myself.

You could say there is Moor than meets the eye about the Moors.

I am a berber, and i was shocked to learn that there is a large group of black people in the usa that claim that all moors were black, which is as the video put it weird because they just removed a large portion of history and just accredited to themselves. tell me about cultural appropriation lol.

Basically, the historical, cultural, geographic and demographic hub of the Moorish heritage = Morocco

Interesting video. Thank you for your time in putting the video together. Loved your commentary. Thank you from 🇦🇺 Keep up the work mate, people are still 'thinking', even 3 years later 👍