Moors

A Moor, according to Dictionary.com, is ' a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab descent, now inhabiting North West Africa.'

In the 16th century, they has lost their land and weren't in rule of any country. They migrated to Europe, and were forced to hide their religious identities. In Spain, they forced Moores to either turn to catholicism or leave the country.

Moors were Muslim, thus, practicing Islam



This image portrays Othello as a black man
and not as a Turkish man.














This actor is a part of the most recent film interpretation of Othello and appears to be African American, opposed to Turkish.

In this image, Othello doesn't appear to have been played by a black man.

This painting of Othello portrays him as a noble warrior.

This painting portrays Othello as a lover and not as a soldier.