The Mahdi Times May 2014 Issue | Page 40

Was The Prophet Mohamed a Pale Skinned Arab? Part 2 Why are most Arabs today fair skinned and straight haired as opposed to the original black skinned and kinky haired? Ibrahim [email protected] Most people today do not believe that the original Arabs were a dark skinned people, and when I say dark skinned I mean dark as in what you would today call a ‘black person’….an ‘African’….a ‘negro’. Most people believe the ancient Arabs had a complexion no darker than that of a well tanned Mediterranean person. They also believe that the ancient Arabs had lank hair and prominent, hooked noses. This misconception becomes apparent when you see films that are supposed to depict Arabs in a historical light. Anyone shown as dark skinned is an ‘African’ or a slave. This misconception becomes apparent on a daily basis because we have millions of people today who now refer to themselves as Arabs who DO NOT fit the description of the Arabs of the ancient past who were described to detail within eye witness accounts as well as describing themselves.