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The Black Iraqi’s, The Black Iranians – Afro Arabian Mesopotamia
by Jide Uwechia

King Darius of Persia - Black King
with Woolly Hair

or immigrants or religious scholars over
the course of many centuries.

For thousands of years they have lived
and prospered in Basra as rulers,
administrators, musicians, and scholars.
They are the black Arabs of Basra.

Origins of the Black Basrawis

Their origins are varied though they
obviously share one common genetic
ancestor in some distance past on the
shores of Africa.
Many of them are from the district of
Zubair, descendants of the people who
came to Iraq either from Central Arabia,
or from East Africa. Some came as
sailors, whereas others came as traders

Early Origins:
Arab myths agree that the Cushitic King
Nimrod crossed from beyond the waters
of Ethiopia in the earliest times with a
fine crop of soldiers and established
what was to become the world’s oldest
civilization. Many existing sites in Iraq
are still named after Nimrod.
Hebrew myths recount the tale of King
Nimrod as well. It is stated in the book
of Genesis that Nimrod was a mighty
hunter of renown and the first to begin