What exactly is a moor?

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othello is a moor

Asked by jodie b #227193 on 10/18/2012 2:38 PM

Last updated by henggao c #273649 on 12/12/2012 8:25 PM

Answered by Aslan on 10/18/2012 2:39 PM

A Moor is a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting NW Africa. Thet were of darker complexion. Indeed, Othello was a Moor.

Answered by henggao c #273649 on 12/12/2012 8:25 PM

Moors are medieval Muslims from North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, Malta, and Septimania