now, large amounts of the philosophical waste of Eurocentric historiography and it's effects have been exposed, identified and discarded by mainstream intellectual influences around the world. Gone is the era wherein talk of Ancient Egypt being a southern extension of Europe is holding serious ground. Blatant biblical distortions such as the so-called "Curse of Ham" can no longer be openly used to justify the dehumanization and enslavement of African people. And during this 21st century "Information Age," your average sober-minded intellectual is at least open to the possibility of the need for systemic change in the political, economic, cultural and religious spheres of human activity. This hasn't always been the case. Obviously, people have begun to realize the negative consequences of the institutionalized lies which seem to have characterized the human experience for the past several hundred years. However, as profound as some of these revelations and the subsequent advances they produced have been, there yet remain enormous shrouds of falsehood and ignorance surrounding key elements of our existence. And much to our dismay, as has been the case throughout history, the desire to remove these veils and uncover the truth has apparently eluded certain powers that be. At least, that's the nice way of saying it. Quite possibly, there is no subject in history or current events which is guaranteed to generate more controversy due to its political and religious ramifications than that of the African presence in the Middle East. When properly conceptualized and understood in it's fullness, the regenerative truth concerning this subject can become a catalyst for the emergence of a totally new and unique dynamic in the regional peace process, with untold implications for individuals and nations around the world. This could be the reason behind the lack of serious investigative research and international awareness of this topic. But rather than continuing in the proverbial trend of "going into the thornbush in search of grapes," we here at MEADUC will work to provide the necessary clarity and light needed to bring this issue to the fore. The truth concerning the original Black/African inhabitants of the geographical area presently referred to as "The Middle East" must not be overlooked any further. In fact, as conflict and debate rages on surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian land issue and the "ethnic cleansing" horror in Sudan (which is being nurtured and supported by a racist, pseudo-Islamic ideology) continues, there is no denying the global impact that the prevailing opinions concerning the origins and ethnicity of Biblical and Quranic characters is having on world affairs. Rather than launching into a lengthy explorations of this crucial topic myself, I've opted to provide relevant quotes from documentation by noted scholars throughout history. Their words will collectively convey to the fundamental to which I refer and disprove the notion that I am "making this up". The following series of excerpts, when used in cooperation with my previous post on the "Out of Africa" model of human history, will give the reader a firm scholarly and historical foundation for all future comments that will be made relative to Black people in the Middle East. I do not expect or desire you to believe everything that you are about to read, in fact, I will encourage you not to. Rather, I admonish you to evaluate the information with a critical mind and draw conclusions based on your own personal research and discernment Enjoy "Most records from the past, including the Bible, paint a picture of the presence of millions of Black people. This tremendous black population stretched from the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean to the Nile Valley, across Arabia, Persia and the way to India" -Daud Malik Watts, "The Black Presence in the Lands of the Bible", p. 2 "According to Homer and Herodotus, the inhabitants of the following territories were Ethiopians: Sudan, Egypt, Arabia, Palestine, Western Asia and India" -Cain Hope Felder, "Troubing Biblical Waters", p. 24 "In the context of Genesis 10, Cush takes on a much broader meaning as it identifies the geographical region occupied by his offspring. Interestingly, apart from Ethiopia itself, all the nations associated with Cush fall on the eastern side of the Red Sea, in the territory we know today as the Middle East. These nations are identified as Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca and Nimrod. With the exception of Nimrod, all of these nations occupied most of the territory of modern Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman and possibly the United Arab Emirates. Nimrod is featured as the most politically ambitious of the sons of Ethiopia. He is credited with establishing a presence in Babylon, Erech, Akkad, Alneh, and Assyria (Genesis 10:8-11). Nimrod's region of influence covered areas of modern Iraq, Jordan and parts of Syria..." -Keith Augustus Burton, "The Blessing of Africa", page 25

• published: 07 Feb 2016
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