And one story that always kind of captures my imagination.

The street's lost culture.

And you're listening to Kearning Cultures.

Hey guys, it's Hibba, and this is Kerning Cultures, stories from the Middle Eastern North Africa and the spaces in between.

Today's episode comes from contributor Ahmed Twage, and we'll be doing things a little differently today.

Ahmed will be looking at an often overlooked issue in the Arab world, racism towards black Arabs. Through a series of short

stories, Ahmed explores the racism in his own community, taking us from his roots in Iraq through

two modern-day slurs still commonly used in many Arab communities around the world today.

Here's Ahmed. In today's episode, I decided to undertake some sort of self-reflection and research a topic

many of us assume Arabs are not culpable of. But unfortunately, we are. It's a topic that

has come to the forefront given the Black Lives Matter movement and its global impact on

addressing racism. It's been an issue in the background for decades, but on May 25th, 2020,

George Floyd, who was not armed, died on Monday.

George Floyd's murder once again brought the issue of race and racism to the forefront of

our discussions.

As outrage spreads over the killing of George Floyd and the US, protesters have taken to

the streets around the world.

There have been violence scenes across the United States in response to the death.

As Arabs, we often see this as being white America's problem.

But this is not just a Western issue but affects communities worldwide.

Rarely have protests over deaths in custody drawn so many Australians. Thousands of people have gathered in Berlin's city centre.

This is Ahmed Monica, a black Iraqi actor and musician now living in Canada. In 2012 he became the first black television presenter in Iraq.

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