Haratin
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| > 1.5 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
(40%)  Mauritania;(60%) An ethnic group in (  Tunisia,  Algeria,  Morocco,  Libya,  Western Sahara) | |
| Languages | |
| Maghrebi Arabic Berber languages | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam |
Haratin (Arabic: حراطين), are a North African ethnic group native to western Sahel and southwestern Maghreb.[1][2][3] The Haratin are mostly found in modern Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara, and Algeria. In Tunisia and Libya.
Haratin Media
Black Guard of Yusef of Morocco
Tassfift, a headband worn by Haratin women
In Mauritania, the use of Haratin girls as servants has attracted the attention of activists.
Haratin boy from the Draa valley
Haratin man with white scarf from Tamanrasset
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References
- ↑ Chouki El Hamel. Black Morocco: A History of Slavery, Race, and Islam (2014)Cambridge University Press. p. 110–113. ISBN 978-1-139-62004-8.
- ↑ Sabine, Partouche. L'Encyclopédie berbère. Institut de recherches et d'études sur les mondes arabes et musulmans Iremam - UMR 7310. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ↑ Jacques-Meunie, Denise. L'Notes sur l'histoire des populations du sud marocain. Revue de l'Occident Musulman et de la Méditerranée 11 (1972). p. 137–150. doi:10.3406/remmm.1972.1148. Retrieved 2018-02-25.