Most Egyptians say no racial discrimination ‘at all’ in their country despite evidence - BBC News

A BBC News survey on attitudes to race in Arabic countries has shown that the vast majority of Egyptians don’t believe their country has a problem with discrimination - but this is contradicted by the experiences of some citizens.
Tahany Lasheen openly speaks out about her experiences of racism in her country, where she has frequently been targeted because of her darker skin.
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[@mohammedshittu2471]

Thank God this is finally coming to light

[@ditocerto]

No thanks to God at all. Thanks to people fighting for justice.

[@shuwuq]

​@ditocerto lol lets see if you'll say the same thing after you die

[@mohammedshittu2471]

@@shuwuq why wish death upon me. This the attitude of a rat.

[@mohammedshittu2471]

@@shuwuq if you wish me well I will wish you well. Stop acting like a rat

[@ammarehab-mg4dh]

​@@ditocertoda fuq

[@solallate1141]

In India people deny caste discrimination by stating pathetic excuse like sanatan dharm, varna , Denying discrimination is cruelty amd crime against humanity.

[@trevorl5223]

Since when did caste became race? And stop that victim card bulshit everywhere because i am from general caste and trust me the only time i am reminded that i belong to 'so called' high caste is when our government system and education system asks to fill those caste category blocks lol. Me and my homies don't even care about what caste we belong to and we live like brothers. There is nothing like pure blood and less pure blood and i dunno where did you get your knowledge but sanatan dharma divided people on the basis of their work (karm) and it was the foolish people of future generations who turned it into a caste system. Plus if you truly believe in equality then what are your thoughts on economic status based reservation inspite of caste based reservation? I am curious coz my rich st/obc friends support economic status based reservation as they dont even need subsidies..

[@knossostellel-amarna8502]

Its against the law to discriminate anyone based on caste in India, the last time i checked. What is more disturbing is there is no law in eqypt against racial discrimination

[@afrodiasporicunity2966]

THE DALIT ARE DESCRIMINATED DAILY, LAW WON'T INPUT LOVE AND KINDNESS IN THE HEART@@knossostellel-amarna8502

[@sarasalone3060]

@@knossostellel-amarna8502How many people in india follow that law ? Let’s be real it’s none. A lot of ethnic groups and religions do get targeted, harassed and also violent riots of hate can be seen frequently

[@knossostellel-amarna8502]

@@sarasalone3060 That is why there is policing to ensure people adhere to law & order right, just like everywhere around the world. Look at the news everyday, its chaos with mobs freely burning churches in places like pakistan and cars, buildings burning in streets of paris

[@DeanerWatson]

I visited Egypt a few years ago and for certain racism is alive and well. Some of the most racist people I’ve ever met were there.

[@spiritualknight704]

visit Usa stop pushing false narrative

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

We have known about Egyptian Racism since the 1990s.

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

However I am not afraid to visit Egypt in order to have a great and a good time in the 2020s.

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

@علئ ياسر I love Egyptian Pyramids a lot.

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

@علئ ياسر Give me a good reason.

[@fruggoalmil3563]

Lighters always say there is no discrimination against Darkers , lies, lies. You beautiful lady hope that helps.

[@anacc3257]

"lighters, darkers" 😂

[@justinh2150]

Ah yes nothing says "I wholly comprehend social dilemmas" like a delineation of "Lighters and Darkers"

[@fruggoalmil3563]

@@justinh2150 not happening yet.

[@Dehema00]

What does her being beautiful got to do with her feeling better?

[@fruggoalmil3563]

@@Dehema00 She is beautiful and needs not worry about her skin tone because she is beautiful.

[@Lululululee]

A long way to go for Egypt if its population is still in denial stage.

[@IBTU]

What do you expect from a Islam country

[@ladynefertitibk]

She's such a pretty woman. Those people are idiots.

[@dennishogan3550]

Hello 👋👋 how're you doing?

[@Dehema00]

So what she is beautiful

[@Dehema00]

What does this got to do with racism?

[@Dehema00]

So if she was ugly it was right to be racist ?

[@its_rick_james_bich2575]

@@Dehema00good looking people should be exempt from racism..obviously!!

[@user-yc9db1sd2w]

As a someone who have Eritrean relatives in Egypt, there’s a lot of racism against Refugees either.

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

Where I live, too. Just. Me and my country having Racism doesnt surprise me as much as hearing about racism from within Egypt, does.

[@KaliKali-hv9bt]

Egyptians have a-lot of nerve being racist to others. Also Eritreans are beautiful .

[@aykuno25romer77]

go back to eritrea

[@capoislamort100]

*….against refugees too, not either.

[@mikasae9926]

Yeah, As an Egyptian, I assure you that we hate strangers, especially if they are refugees

[@Nordic67]

She looks beautiful to me, forget those haters they are just jealous!

[@bineramin841]

Brother your words are nice and beautiful, I'm middle Eastern myself most of people prefer light and white skin and the irony is that they're not white either

[@SIMO-eb1hw]

@@bineramin841 people of the middle east and north africa are not white we don't like to be called like that eventhough some of us might look white but I believe that every culture has its own beauty standards and the pale skin is more preferred here as I noticed in many places in the world like east and south east asia

[@lf1496]

@@SIMO-eb1hw You're COLONIZERS who only came to Egypt in 646 AD THOUSANDS of years after the fall of the civilization. The people in the South, in Aswan are the indigenous population who created the civilization. That's your real beef with them. You are imposters STEALING their legacy. A bunch of HATERS. She's beautiful and your people are jealous

[@AlejandroLV]

I agree man, keep it up bro 💪🏽👍🏽

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

To my mind she is a beautiful woman and no one should disturb this couple ever again.

[@badmawededu6078]

Ask black people in Egypt including Natives such as Nubian, Bejas and others and they will tell you everything and also you can see the way they are living and treated.

[@empronyxx1982]

Natives?

[@goo8295]

@@empronyxx1982 Yep.

[@SIMO-eb1hw]

natives are the Coptic

[@rosedudesert4389]

@@SIMO-eb1hw Nubians are natives from the south of Egypt (and the north of Sudan)‼️

[@SIMO-eb1hw]

@@rosedudesert4389 yes south of Egypt but not the north

[@BreGrateful]

If she came to America she would be treated like a goddess. These black men would drool over her. But it’s sad to know that racism is so bad over there. The whole world needs healing.

[@maipai101]

The black men would drool over her for the wrong reasons

[@tdjakes121]

@@maipai101What reasons 🤔

[@st3019]

@@tdjakes121bc she’s light skin !

[@kevindagame]

Nah, racism in Egypt is alive and well. Trust me when I say this, if a Hollywood movie portrayed Egyptians as black, they’ll throw a fit. If they had an all white cast, they would praise it. They also despise southern Asians

[@GORO911]

*"if a Hollywood movie portrayed Egyptians as black, they’ll throw a fit. If they had an all white cast, they would praise it"* The reason Egptians are objecting to portraying ancient Eyptians as black is because there are an Afrocentric movement aiming to hijack Egyptian history and attribute it to blacks. if there were no such movement the Egyptians wouldn't care much. *"They also despise southern Asians"* we barely come in contact with southern Asians, when did we despise them ??

[@juliebobi4156]

I wonder if this will be a thing years later in South Africa 😂

[@thatfirstone]

@@GORO911 You are talking nonsense. Yes, the Cleopatra Netflix film might be pushing an agenda, but the Egyptians are just racist. That's why they complain. They are also extremely ignorant of history, and are pretending not to know they are Arab invaders.

[@kevindagame]

@@juliebobi4156probably, white South Africans still support apartheid

[@Nesut-king]

Will you be okay if they made Martin Luther King white?

[@betrayal6231]

I am a Coptic Egyptian and I have not experienced discrimination. However, my father and my grandfather tell lengthily stories of oppression of the Copts. My grandfather lost an eye to a lynching, but he survived

[@badmawededu6078]

Can Christians build churches as they wish and do Christian things freely in Egypt? You are liar. You are not a christian but a liar. How many of them have been killed since 2011, let alone before that. How many churches are burnt down?

[@onlineonlineaccount2368]

@Balloony....Is that more of religous / cultural factor. Coptic Egyptians dont really stand out in the majority of society. But Southern Egyptian groups will in if they move up north in the country.

[@kristathompson2060]

Probably because your a white washed so called Egyptian

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

I thought that shit only happened in North American countries, like mine and the United states. Lynchings? In Egypt? Like. Anti Black, racial lynchings?

[@joeblack5116]

Coptic or not Coptic Egyptians are 1 family it doesn’t matter your religion or your skin colour like in many other countries. I’ve never heard the word go back to your country ever in Egypt , or the word ni gger. 1 family and proud

[@divineelectricspirit]

Everywhere we go we are hated ???

[@cameoh.1771]

Just like Caucasian people think that racism ended with the civil rights movement, that we perpetually victimize ourselves and that we should just “get over it” many of my friendships were destroyed this way. My grandmother was born in 1912

[@RareAirTwo4]

As someone that was raised amongst middle eastern people, I could attest first hand that they treat people of other races rather "unfavorable" in comparison to their own people.

[@RealUlrichLeland]

It's strange because I assume that even a lot of ethnically Egyptian people are dark skinned given the influence of Nubians etc

[@plus_2853]

Lol don't bring us into this only Egypt said there is no discrimination all the other arab countries said there is

[@kevinb6831]

this is normal human behaviour. In group/out group.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Same thing I have experienced as a Nigerian. However that's not so much race, if you so much as sound different, you will almost certainly be taken advantage of, not even because of hate, but because people want any reason to con someone, it's sad but it is what it is. I think really this is a conversation that needs to be had, racism is not just a west thing.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

@@kevinb6831 Well it's still not good, we're in a day and age where we can surely evolve to move past it.

[@manuelmakaroni2641]

It's important to have these honest conversations about racism and discrimination, especially in countries where it's not commonly talked about. It sounds like your country has a long way to go in terms of addressing these issues, but hopefully your courage in speaking out will help bring about change.

[@kevinb6831]

Wrong. It's not a conversation, it's a one way blame game despite racism existing from all races towards all other races.

[@basharatullah1425]

Uk usa eu is racist

[@manuelmakaroni2641]

@@basharatullah1425 There is no such thing as a "racist" country.

[@manuelmakaroni2641]

@@kevinb6831 You're right, it's not a conversation. It's a one way blame game.

[@kevinb6831]

@@basharatullah1425 then never come. Thanks.

[@KuttyJoe]

Wow. The rise of Hip Hop and R&B caused black Egyptians to begin to value their own beauty! That is amazing that our music and culture were able to do that in a place as far away as Egypt.

[@justintime8922]

When hip hop first started everyone wore Afrakan Medallions celebrating their ethnicity

[@KuttyJoe]

@@justintime8922 I remember that time. I was right up in there with my medallion. Actually, I have one hanging behind me right now. Hip hop did change the world. It became the protest music for the oppressed everywhere that people are oppressed. But for us, it sadly became a tool of self oppression, eventually.

[@deniseverheijen4123]

hiphop ruined black families. Its because of that shit that there are so many parentless blk children growing up to be a thug.

[@andrewstaples7544]

Hip hop ain't the same back when it was ll cool j , queen latifa , tupac shakur , shock g Nas , Big Daddy kane etc . . .

[@barefootnomad77]

I have been I Middleast and currently lived in western world. As african I can assure you Arab are the most group I have ever come across whilst in western racism exist but they have tried for decades to counter racism through education and law. In Arabs they seem to despice black people, no one sees it as wrong to pick on someone coz of their skin.

[@EgyptianHorus]

Egyptian not Arabs

[@sunflowers1009]

Yes Arabs! Right across their nations, tell the truth and shame the devil!

[@kenadypolk7179]

@@EgyptianHorus both

[@awacherif1689]

Lie

[@EgyptianHorus]

@@kenadypolk7179 go to sleep 🥱 funny

[@TheBlueboyRuhan]

What's twitter gonna do, cancel an entire country?

[@101yayo]

No, but that Ethiopian dam is.

[@ahmedabdelsatar1562]

@@101yayo in your dreams , we have no problem bombing the dam and drowning Sudan , you are lucky that there are floods and the water level is high

[@cry13]

@@ahmedabdelsatar1562😂😂😂 why havent you then? Still losing to Israel in 6 days?

[@user-STARe]

@@cry13 Read history and compare. It is the propaganda of the underdog that you have been programmed with since day one

[@Nesut-king]

​@@cry13egypt won that war

[@conradcoolerfiend]

there is no such thing as a country with no racial discrimination and there will likely never be

[@joshbonds0073]

All the black countries

[@Nova-club]

@@joshbonds0073 if you’re saying that in black countries there’s no racism imma object there’s racism to darker skin tones AND lighter skin tones too they’d call them broke white beggars in my country

[@blackgold1980]

@Cerulean Electric Throne not really. Discrimination along racial lines exist in all countries. Some do seem to be worse than others though and many have no legal ramifications for cases of racial discrimination. In my opinion, the Middle East and Asia are regions of the world that have huge issues with racism and colourism.

[@Daron7181]

This just in: “Water is wet.” Weather at 5

[@optimus2g]

@@Daron7181 lol

[@israeldiegoriveragenius2th164]

No to vaccine passports, mandates or lockdowns.

[@ZeeshanBirdsLover]

Every human has own dignity. We should not torture any human on the base of colour and creed.

[@Evey94Marti]

No rapists don't and people whining about Racism the whole day have no spine at all

[@samanth.]

​@@Evey94Marti U have never experienced racism in your life, what do u know, just opening your big mouth

[@bigrigexperience9294]

Attempting to discern the public awareness about racism in Egypt is futile because Egyptians are crushed by poverty, oppression, and state sponsored crimes by military coup.

[@Planet_Xplorer]

معاك حق فعلا

[@mikasae9926]

🐑🐑🐑

[@teeldd]

Should their hands be wiped clean?

[@iyah1484]

They were jealous of your beautiful skin complexion.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

It is that simple with a lot of them.

[@emiliobello2538]

Terrible thing to happen in Egypt. I hope the Egyptian TV channel CBC discusses this

[@marioray6278]

We are coloured people and no shame

[@johugra1]

In Cairo many years ago I met 3 US Navy Eye Surgeons who were in Egypt to train on more severe eye problems than can usually be found in the USA. The brightest of these surgeons had specialised in Laser Eye surgery and knew how to fix Cairo's only, broken laser eye facility. He was waiting to be asked but had not been. He was sure the reason was because of his Chinese origin. The management did not want to "lose face" by being seen to ask. The BBC could do well to discuss the whole business of "Losing Face " and how damaging it is to many countries from the Middle East to Japan.

[@ETS186]

Not to take anything away from this video (it's about Egypt), but speaking of Japan. I work in recruitment, one day I talked to an Indonesian working in Japan. He was the brightest young employee in his department, his boss told him point blank "we can't promote you to lead the other (japanese employees). what would people say when they see an Indonesian leading a team of Japanese people?". To be fair, he was working for a traditional Japanese corporation full of "dinosaurs". I thought that was interesting. My candidate understood but he didn't stay too long after that.

[@richardmadden8742]

@@ETS186 Who would blame your candidate for not wanting to stay at a company after he'd just been told he wasn't good enough? Did he get a job elsewhere in Japan?

[@laurag9200]

@Regulus Correct, and holds up for many important parts of society. Correct correct correct. Changes slightly in face of necessity but tribalism our in and out group thinking will be the downfall of many. It will change for the west but more in terms of immigration to fill gaps in important care job positions that are not being filled.

[@Player-re9mo]

Will you guys also report on the religious discrimination that is taking place in Egypt? Does anyone care about the Coptic Christian Egyptians? Why do the victims of Muslims must be silenced by our society ?

[@samsonsoturian6013]

BBC is British. According to the BBC it is impossible to marginalize whites, Christians, and men.

[@orangewater5232]

I do not deny anything (although i dont know whats happening) but may I just tell you whatever Muslims do of this it is not Islam that is the problem it is the people themselves- the Quran itself says 'there is no compulsion in religion'

[@sundfornuft9449]

@@orangewater5232 then why did the prophet call black people for raisin heads?

[@Player-re9mo]

@@orangewater5232 The how do you explain this? Surah 98.6 "Verily, those who disbelieve (in the religion of Islam, the Qur'an and Prophet Muhammad) from among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) and Al-Mushrikun (polytheists) will abide in the Fire of Hell. They are the worst of creatures." Islam calls Jews and Christians the worst of creatures.

[@orangewater5232]

@@sundfornuft9449 some hadiths such as that one are just plain untrue. Because it's not the Quran which is the word of God some people lie sometimes. You can find fake hadiths reported hundreds of years after the Prophet pbuh's time that say completely untrue and outrageous things. And we know which ones are reliable and unreliable based on the people who reported them and other factors- search up Bukhari for example. In fact the man who the Prophet peace be upon him chose to give the call for prayer (a substantial position) and one of his closest companions was black, his name was Bilal ibn Rabah.

[@King_Jerry]

Iv heard Egyptians say they are not African but from the middle East, Racism isn't just alive there,it's booming

[@EgyptianHorus]

Yes Egypt not black and not African

[@gablespark173]

@@EgyptianHorus Make it make sense. Egypt is in Africa. Egypt is an African country. Egypt was ruled and occupied by Africans before the Romans, Greeks and Macedonians conquered. There were several BLACK rulers, kings, queens and you cannot refute that. Youre trying to erase black people from YOU history to fit your racist agenda.

[@EgyptianHorus]

@@gablespark173 Egyptian not black and Egypt not African ... I'm from Sian where sina 🙂 are you okay I'm Egyptian

[@GORO911]

@@gablespark173 *"There were several BLACK rulers, kings, queens"* only 25th ancient Egyptian dynasty. they ruled briefly beofre getting expelled by the Egyptians.

[@guilhermea2346]

​@@EgyptianHorusI'm sorry to inform you, but Egypt IS AN AFRICAN COUNTRY. The Egyptians are a native people of Nile origin, they are Africans and that's it. It is even one of the main members of the African Union. But in your head, Egypt is an Asian country in an organization where one of the main requirements is to be from the AFRICAN continent

[@Umrao979]

Arabic countries such as Turkey Iran or Pakistan? Somebody at BBC needs a geography lesson

[@empronyxx1982]

Arent they arabic surely they arent nordic

[@SIMO-eb1hw]

@@empronyxx1982 look who needs some geography lessons haha

[@smarkbustersstink3471]

@@empronyxx1982 Iran Is persian, Turkey is not arab its different and Pakistan is south asian not arabic

[@MotoTvWoodsFarm]

from my own experience it is very challenging socially - if you get on plane in Europe and arrive Egypt you are in for huge culture shock of what is deemed as acceptable behavior - even worse if they see you are single woman. Its destination if you are going to go there then you need to extremely careful.

[@blsstre]

Egypt has plenty of single women of their own Egypt is the cradle Of civilizations. The main trait of Egyptians is their extreme politeness and good manners. That is perhaps the culture shock you are talking about it. Otherwise people are very safe and Egyptian police are everywhere. And speaking of single women, cleopatra was a single woman that ruled the country.

[@djehuti5571]

It is not that dangerous at all If you are walking in main streets in a group of tourists or with a local guide, it would be 100% safe Even if you are alone the most dangerous thing you may face would be cat calling, nothing more

[@NabiHamada]

@@blsstre You should check Harassment Map

[@galactic904]

@@blsstre Zzz Isn’t Mesopotamia and Sumer, around Irak, Türkiye the Cradle of Civility, and not hip-hopters 😅

[@kenadypolk7179]

@@blsstre why lie??

[@missreia]

Same issue in the Philippines.

[@GoldeneyeDoubleO7]

Racism also doesn't have to be overt. So there's also that.

[@MohammedR-fk2ju]

These 1st world problems are irrelevant to the majority of Egyptians, where close to the third of the population are under the poverty line.

[@wiliiifta5533]

As a refugee who live in cairo some people are good not racist, but some Egyptians extremist racist who hate refugee and disrespect wether you are black or brown.

[@kontonajutjub]

She is a beautiful woman.Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@robweaver9953]

Some years ago, an Egyptian friend of mine-a man whose ancestors came from the south-was punched by a paler-skinned Egyptian in Cairo because he had addressed the man as “Ali” and not “Ali Bey”. The same friend was described as “that black man” by a hotel receptionist in a first class hotel in Aswan. This is not hearsay: I was present on both occasions. One can believe that things have changed since then, as they have in other places.

[@ummilyaasal-barbaadiyyah1822]

What would be the significance of calling him bey? Ali bey? I am not familiar with Egyptian customs/dialect

[@robweaver9953]

@@ummilyaasal-barbaadiyyah1822 I believe ‘Bey’ is a title once used in the Ottoman Empire for a person of very high status. But it later became an honorific much like mister or sir. The Egyptian in question considered himself to be in a higher class of society than my friend, whom he regarded as a ‘black man’. I told him that if he ever hit my friend again, he would have to deal with me.

[@ummilyaasal-barbaadiyyah1822]

@@robweaver9953 oh wow! That is absolutely disgusting. How can a person be so arrogant of themselves? I will never understand

[@samsonsoturian6013]

@@ummilyaasal-barbaadiyyah1822 it means "Mister" or "lord" in that part of the world.

[@robweaver9953]

@@ummilyaasal-barbaadiyyah1822 I should say that apart from the two people concerned (the ‘Bey’ and the hotel clerk) I found Egyptians to be warm, friendly people and I enjoyed the time I spent there. Cairo was one of the most fascinating places I’ve been.

[@adithalee8660]

So Egyptians are just racist. The black lady playing Cleopatra on Netflix looks similar to this woman and they're suing Netflix when she looks just like this black Egyptian woman.

[@user-rl9tu3jo8u]

Cleopatra was Macedonian which is European.

[@Nesut-king]

This woman is racist to Egyptians becouse she insulted thier race and history and ancestors

[@jayfishandshoot7147]

If she was in the hood she’s be adored!

[@circleofshame]

Most (insert nationality) say no racial discrimination ‘at all’ in their country despite evidence - What an amazing scoop by BBC News

[@-VForValhalla-]

"Ofcourse there are no problems in islamic states" - muslims

[@SIMO-eb1hw]

at least they don't shoot people there in malls based on color

[@EgyptianHorus]

Funny 😄😄

[@IK_MK]

This is coming from a country that refuses to admit they lost a war against 🇮🇱

[@chinavirus841]

Well they didn’t

[@samsonsoturian6013]

@@chinavirus841 that's silly.

[@EgyptianHorus]

Really funny 😂

[@cry13]

In 6 days.

[@mistol2130]

Lol😂

[@BrklynBread]

Some Egyptians have bad taste. She cute

[@samrobot6]

Racism exist everywhere in world … it doesn’t make the whole country racist … And I am Egyptian I am not racist but I can tell you there are racist people in Egypt who are racist against other Egyptians who are about darker … its horrible but you can’t say a whole country try is racist

[@victorwekesa6001]

What are such people doing in Africa? They do realize Egypt is on the African continent right? I keep hearing of black people being discriminated here and there in Africa! The way I see it, if you don't like black people, then leave Africa.

[@EgyptianHorus]

Egyptian not black and not African

[@GORO911]

*"What are such people doing in Africa?"* They are in EGypt not in Africa. Africa are just man made borders created by ancient Greeks and ROmans. Egypt predates the creation of so called Africa.

[@Kingstevedaboss]

They would say anything to act like they're something great. Truth is they always want be part of White Mommy and Daddy's family all that history they've stolen as their own and today they're still poor.

[@hihello-yv2tt]

Most Egyptians don't discriminate against black people.

[@eddiss2199]

what black people?

[@eklim2034]

When a country says it has "racial harmony" ...

[@brams8453]

The irony dark skinned people being discriminated on the African continent in a country historically black

[@empronyxx1982]

ok pseudo science student

[@nineteen8026]

DNA analysis shows Ancient Egyptians arrived from the Middle Eastern part of the Mediterranean- hence original Egyptians were Arabs. Subsaharan Africans arrived later for work. Black Egyptians are immigrants.

[@onlineonlineaccount2368]

@@nineteen8026 LOL oke mr Western psuedo science. Its clearly evident that ancient egyptians in phenotype and look resemble modern day Ethiopians, Eritreans and North Sudanese...who are all clearly Africans. This whole notion of '' Subsaharan African'' is a European terminology and narrative. No such thing as Subharan African but sadly due to ignorance of majority western people and their lack of knowledge and expertise in complex ethnic dynamics of the African continent. You lot had to ''simplify'' things to understand African ethnic groups and migration pattrens. Ancient Egyptians where not a monolith group and and many mixed with various ethnic groups in the region. They where not ''Mediterreanen or Arabs'' lol

[@SIMO-eb1hw]

not all africans are black

[@brams8453]

@@nineteen8026 Yes you are right as well as the original Greeks Romans Celts and Native Americans they were all originally from the middle east as DNA has shown and not Mamluks from the Abasside Era that later founded the Arab egypt from 1250-1517 and PS the Monghols were also from the middle east as DNA has shown

[@rescyn1190]

They're obviously short of Diversity Officers. Send all ours over there to help out! And the rest of us can get back on with living with each other...

[@goealshafay425]

بجد بلدنا لازم تتلقي حل للمشكلة دي مش بس الحكومة بس المجتمع كله بشكل عام

[@ayoub.3939]

The problem that arabs faced horrific racism in Europe and usa and this report doesn't help

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

You know because the nation of Egypt is facing so many problems like revolution Poverty and isolation the race issue and colour of the skin is not really an issue. It seems to me that Egyptians are a people who appreciate diversity of colours and stripes. Dark or fair we are all Africans on some way or manner. My biggest hope is that Egypt gives opportunity to all her Citizens within the nation of Egypt.

[@samanth.]

​@@jamesbedukodjograham5508 💩 u r stupid naïve, we are mot all Africans, Egyptians are arabs

[@clickvideo922]

الي مش عاجبته البلد يغيرها

[@jonnyfranks5879]

Poor woman, she’s done so well to bounce back and get therapy

[@lovley3966]

Abeer sinder is a black influencer from saudi arabia she also opened about the racism she experienced as black saudi woman she is working too to fight for black arab representation in media.I think the middle has issue when it comes to beauty standards.There is no education about colorism and anti blackness.

[@gablespark173]

I know that most lighter skinned Egyptians are colorists or even racists. Ive been called afroshit and so many other things. This woman is so beautiful, I would marry her if I ever met her.

[@mnscd1657]

nope. we have 0.0000001 percent racism. and egyptian marry each other no matter colour

[@mistol2130]

@@mnscd1657shad up

[@malijaqueline7625]

@@mnscd1657 Are you calling the woman in the video a liar?

[@mnscd1657]

@@malijaqueline7625 yes she is

[@uncannytheos2454]

Deep down they know who the true indigenous natives are on the lands they occupy currently that there invader ancestors stole from the black africans that predominantly inhabit all of the continent of africa

[@rednovember266]

That false

[@rednovember266]

Stopped with your revisionist history bullshit

[@Nesut-king]

Dude ancient egypt had a slave trade

[@ConservativeArabNet]

Egyptian are very discriminating against black coloured women and men and disabilities

[@EgyptianHorus]

No

[@fancyturtle647]

and gay people as well but the difference is that we are proud of that one

[@gablespark173]

@@-1cosx176 Ok well go start a campaign about that. This is not the place for your whataboutism. And Egypt is a Black country. It was even called The Black Land or The Land of The Black(s)

[@GORO911]

@@gablespark173 *"And Egypt is a Black country"* Egypt was never a blck country. spare us your Afrocentric nonsense.

[@robertbooker6241]

For all those hating on the Netflix special on Cleopatra if this doesn’t wake u up

[@sallymoen6371]

Colorism is a sad reality around the world. The place where it isn't is within the white population, of mostly those who have roots in northern Europe. I'm stating this from my ien experience. This group discriminates others based on their skin color and looks though. And many of this group are totally unaware of how discrimination feels, so they deny its a thing, or minimize its effects. That was my reality for many years.

[@dalia_does]

Sudanese in Egypt suffer so much racism also

[@user-lb2pp6gf5t]

Go back to your country , You know that you are being persecuted because you are causing riots. Do you want us to treat you well when you walk with sharp weapons in the streets and bully the population of the country?

[@abdullahkurt7457]

When you mentining about the Arab world you showing a map which is including Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. And that is the real racism. "Mixing countries, races, identites to gether, and making your own dreamed world."

[@Rainman000]

Why is pakistan shown as a part of the Arab world???

[@TheCommunicationCoach]

People rarely acknowledge it in themselves, they actually think it's normal and OK. Just like we don't think we'll have an accident anytime soon, it's always someone else.

[@reemdaak3591]

pretty f-ed coming from the eldest diverse region in history

[@TheCommunicationCoach]

@@reemdaak3591 They DID enslave Jewish people for 400 years, and thought cats were godlike. Just like Caligula's Rome, power corrupts...you know the rest.

[@Dorothi1267]

Thats so sad. Im Egyptian muslim, and we should should stop comparing each other with our race. Everyone deserves love and equality...❤🙌🏻🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿❤

[@Jessknowsbestt]

The rudest man I’ve ever met in my life was Egyptian. He treated my Lightskin sister way better than me and simply praised her for that but treated me like dirt. He was a super old short balding man.

[@omoz189]

She is so beautiful and should be proud and flaunt that proudness of who she is as a black Egyptian woman 😊😍

[@Jathbiyya]

I mean look at how they treated Kevin Hart… however I do have a childhood friend from Masr and she is not racist. It just depends on the person.

[@davepangolin4996]

The BBC had a video of a white girl being harassed as she walked home yesterday,,, as he managed to film a bit. That video was dropped very quickly. A common occurrence in the UK now

[@richardmadden8742]

Apparently White people can't be victims of race hate crimes.

[@TravelAlwaysOfficial]

I cried when she talked about the influence of Beyoncé and Missy Elliott on identity in Egypt! Amazing that singers/rappers from my America would have a positive influence all the way in Africa!

[@ald1050]

Racial gaslighting in Egypt is normal. The native Egyptians who are black are badly mistreated and are an underclass.

[@empronyxx1982]

natives?

[@Alexq79-]

@@empronyxx1982 those born in Egypt

[@ald1050]

@@empronyxx1982 The original Egyptian black africans. Not the Egyptian arabs!!!

[@empronyxx1982]

@@ald1050 no arabs are the native ?

[@jccjjccj3305]

@@empronyxx1982 the paintings that the ancient Egyptians left of themselves look nothing like Arabs.

[@I.____.....__...__]

2:17 "African refugees"… in EGYPT… _which is in AFRICA._ 🤦 That's like saying "Asian refugees" to refer to Chinese refugees in Afghanistan. 😒

[@samsonsoturian6013]

They mean Sub-Saharan

[@EgyptianHorus]

Egyptian not Arabs and not black and not African

[@garrettcole2251]

Egyptians face psychological shock when facing the truth about genealogy

[@IAMDJRPM]

Its not racism, its colorism

[@gablespark173]

I understand what you mean , and on a level it is colorism, but they have taken their ancestry and altered history to fit their agenda, and oppressed. Racism is just prejudice + power. They are racist.

[@jumakeji2152]

Racism towards dark skinned people is alive in Egypt 🇪🇬

[@saraneuss4089]

its the same in india

[@mohany3411]

bro as a dark skin egyptian i feel her but its more of the beauty standards not the racism but about the sarcasm in egypt we all lagh at each other its our way of experiencing love and our way of trying to forget our problems

[@texasboys101]

Not surprised, you have people in the United States of America believe the same thing. Because the think it doesn't directly affect them.

[@victorien3704]

I am egyptian, i think why there is racial discrimination in egypt is because of the Europeans, yes it sounds crazy but Europe influenced the Beauty Standards of Egypt of the 1800s and 1900s because Egypt wanted to look as european as possible, if you go to Helioplis or Centre of cairo you would see hints of european architecture (Mostly Deteriorated due to lack of maintenance), we even got European Architects from Belgium to design our cities like baron empain or something, so we looked to Europeans as Beautiful, this influenced egypt throughout the 1900s.

[@truthbetold4178]

OF COURSE, there is racism in Egypt, a country whose original inhabitants were very dark skinned. Whenever light skinned newcomers conquer lands, they force their so-called superiority onto those darker than them. Many in Egypt are so self-hating that they claim to be White being as Black as the soil. I know this to be so by family members who have experienced this. Even in the USA, Black-skinned AFRICAN EGYPTIANS are considered White by this racist government. This theft of their identity is so profound that the prestigious University of Chicago refers to them as "Orientalists" (i.e., The Oriental Institute Museum) not Africans. Deranged and Racist.

[@onlineonlineaccount2368]

@Truth Be Told....Its because ''Arab Americans'' are classiified as White Americans for numerical reasons. So any person from a Arab speaking country in the US could be classified as ''white''. So many Levantines, Turks, Kurds, Arabs etc are seen as white americans. Like Steve Jobs he Syrian.

[@yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649]

Ancient egyptians were always light

[@SIMO-eb1hw]

@@yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649 more like coptic people of Egypt

[@daimyo672]

corn has never been dark skinned

[@betrayal6231]

I am a USA Copt and I approve of this message. But you aren’t all correct. Some ancient Egyptians were light skinned from the Sea Peoples, the Assyrians, the Achaemenid Persians, Romans, Greeks. Some were dark skinned like from Nubia and even western Africa. Some were nomadic and some Libyan. The original inhabitants (before the copper age) were probably as dark as night. All different races. We were the original melting pot. If you DNA test us, we are more European than African, as well as more Persian and Assyrian than we are African. But honestly, some identify as African like me but some identify as white. I wish we could just identify as human

[@Pike737]

Few months back an Indian couple was attacked in Marriott hotel in Egypt by Egyptians because they couldn't understand how dark skinned people can get inside expensive hotels native Egyptians can't afford. A Brazilian singer was cat called, verbally assaulted when she travelled through Cairo last month. I believe Islam is the reason for such behaviors.

[@HasnaaAlaa]

Yeah you know things are bad when people don't even realize or admit there's a problem

[@sativaranger4089]

This sadly happens every where. Malaysia too

[@samsonsoturian6013]

Yes, it is why Singapore is the only country to be forcibly ejected from its parents state.

[@sativaranger4089]

@@samsonsoturian6013 Indeed. A historic moment celebrated till today. However, racism in Singapore is no different. Believe Vice News recently covered that topic in Sg

[@dc9345]

She's beautiful

[@ibrahimshihadeh1643]

I have been to Egypt many times. I think the average colour of Egyptians is brown, nearer to black than white. So being brown in Egypt is normal with no suspected racial discrimination. On the other hand, you can not depend on a single testimony to question a study. In stead, you can run your own study about race in Egypt.

[@TheFabo48]

It's the same in India, Egypt is racist they don't see themselves as black they see themselves as Arab which in their eyes are a higher class of human. Which is racist

[@bogeyonanostrilhair9568]

Rubbish. Try looking at ancient Egypt. Since when did black African's speak Arabic? And since when did black Africans have a Arab complexion? Egyptians are Arab race and black Africans immigrated to Egypt, among with other races. Maybe you've been paying too much attention to the rewriting of history. They trying to do it here in the UK too.

[@Ross-nd6xi]

@@bogeyonanostrilhair9568 have you ever heard of Sudan? "Black" by any definition of a European but also Arab and Arabic speaking. Same in Chad. Your knowledge of North Africa is very poor.

[@jaishwnd8609]

@@bogeyonanostrilhair9568 Arabian empires invaded and colonised a lot of African countries before Europeans did, which obviously inspired African tribes/countries to adopt an Arabian lifestyle/culture. So yes, through marriage and integrating the people, a lot of Africans had Arabian features and lived like them.

[@yaafowaa4149]

Egyptians Arabs are racist in today's world....it's sad the darker ones are the original Egyptian before present arabs ancestors moved in thousands of years ago..

[@Brightly747]

انتي سكر وعسل واللي يقول غير كده مالهوش في حاجة

[@BritishHongkongAlex]

🇬🇧🇺🇸No matter whoever to be a PM in the end still won't🙅‍ change anything in the Uk , cuz none of them have the tough standpoint to contend China and Russia as well as the decisive determination to defend our own country benefit like Donald Trump

[@raoulduke344]

Your Google Translate isn't working properly and you would have to be a bot to think Russia has any respect, or frightens anyone anymore.

[@mocua2910]

"Most but not all" that means there is discrimination.

[@mnscd1657]

how many did u pay her. there is 0.00000000000001 percent racism. and this girl might hvae problems with her own family who was racist to her.

[@freedombro6502]

Muslims also think they are not colonizers somehow 🤷‍♂️🤣

[@eccen3ricbeats86]

I swear they are no different from the British, they did 2x damage and have brainwashed half the continent now you have black people killing other black people for disrespecting an Arab man or for "blasphemy" of??

[@OmarOsman98]

Islam is a religion you clown

[@GORO911]

Because they Aren't there aqre muslims in SUda and Iran and Pakistan. all of them are colonizers ? Islam is just a religion. we can claim that all Christians of the world are colonizers from the Middle east too, since this is where Christianity was founded.

[@Palms2020]

Racism? Egypt is occupied by western proxies and have been for long ages. The Egyptians are being discreminated against on their own land. Foreigners have always gotten better treatment and more rights than Egyptians do or ever will under the rule of proxies whether western or eastern. Many other countries have the same situation.

[@scott83gmail]

We have investigated ourselves and found no wrong

[@safarit678]

Irrelevant, but this woman is more attractive that almost any "white" Egyptian I've seen. I know because I've been there.

[@daniellecole1026]

Blame social media. The influence tv, movies, music, and internet has always glorified light to white skin. Racism sadly is a global issue. But I think, If you are different in any shape or form; financial status, religion, race, physique, then be ready for negativity. People have to learn to be mentally strong and confident within themselves. I'm in the US and this country was built on racism. But racism doesn't just come from white folks but from within my own race as well. That's that social media influence!! Learn to love and accept yourselves regardless.

[@blackgold1980]

I think that racism and colourism was around long before social media. Maybe Instagram, twitter etc has amplified it bur nothing more. Racism, colourism, tribalism etc has been around for hundreds of years and isn't going anywhere

[@moderatecanuck]

Explain their displacement by the government then

[@MOCHI-ek6rc]

The indigenous people of Egypt look like their neighboring countries Ethiopians, Sudanese, and East Africans. They do not look Arab.

[@empronyxx1982]

Lies

[@SIMO-eb1hw]

coptic people are also indigenous people of Egypt and they don't look black either more like the rest of the middle east and north africa 🤨

[@daimyo672]

corn has never been dark skinned

[@MOCHI-ek6rc]

@@SIMO-eb1hw Coptic people are Christians, it is a religious group, not an ethnic group.

[@EgyptianHorus]

Egyptian not Arabs and not black

[@theboulder4914]

Of course BBC shows image of the Arab world and includes Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, and Afghanistan 🙄

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

So Ancient Egyptian was not black?

[@djehuti5571]

No, they were not black

[@fromabove422]

They were black it's impossible for them not to be.

[@gablespark173]

@@djehuti5571 yes they were. Tiye was Black. Several kings, rulers and pharaohs were black. Or did you forget about the Nubians and the Kushites. Your people come from Greece and Macedonia. Cleopatra was Macedonian. Your people even mimicked Nubian hair by wearing wigs. Lol purposely trying to distort history to fit your own racist agenda.

[@justintime8922]

Those are Arab Muslims with no connection to Ancient Egypt. Can’t name one Caucasian Ancient Egyptian cause it doesn’t exist .

[@BritishHongkongAlex]

PM must be💁‍♀️ white British no brown 😠 or no black😤

[@richardmadden8742]

Yep, fully agree. Sunak isn't fit for the position. Who will he be loyal to, the United Kingdom or his real country of India🤔

[@emiliobello2429]

Egypt is facing a difficult time now

[@samsonsoturian6013]

They've been doing this since the bronze age

[@samsonsoturian6013]

@علئ ياسر Vhut?

[@matthewsharpe1333]

The British keep saying the same thing though our mainstream media and elite tell us otherwise. Me grandad used to say... Learn more than you're taught or you can only ever be a slave , black or white . Stay free ✌

[@laurentiumanolescu]

Are you pushing hard for them to see?

[@fadkabari8554]

I am Somali who worked in Egypt for 3 years I have never seen any racism. I saw love and respect in spades 🙏 ❤️

[@Mdk75019]

Dont ever come here We dont want african

[@regularbahamian]

@@Mdk75019 this is why I support Israel

[@bjjkickboxing7876]

Funybhow you say thar, then an egyptian us immediatly racist towards you

[@ditocerto]

for sure racism is much more violent in somalia against black people called BANTU Somalis. Somalis are very racist!

[@erikthomsen4768]

I knew there was still hope for Egypt.

[@bogeyonanostrilhair9568]

The BBC have a nerve talking about racism.

[@totskietodna4196]

also the corruption of the people working in the government is above other country.