Racism in Libya

Libya is a predominantly Arab-Berber and Arabized Berber country with many people of Berber descent identifying as Arabs despite being of Berber heritage, according to DNA tests. However, traditional Berber cultures in Libya have been eroded with time. Due to Gaddafis rise to power, and his justification and arguments that Libya is an Arab country, naturally, his regime suppressed Berber Tuareg minorities, few are black skin color, giving rise to racial tensions and Libya's population are Arab and light skinned, but some of the Libyan population are mix of both. The original Berbers According to the recent DNA study are Caucasoid-Mediterranean Arabs, even though they have a little bit of Sub-Saharan. Primarily, they are a mixture of Xanthochroi (White European) and Melanochroi (Mediterranean).


The New York Times argues that Libya has a "long history of racist violence."[1] which can be attributed to its recent 500 year turmoil of colonial powers coming and going.

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References
  1. "Libyans Turn Wrath on Dark-Skinned Migrants". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-03.


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