Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Afro-Moors

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The result was delete and redirect to Moors. Based on all the comments here, there is no indication of substantial reliable sources or anything by which to justify a separate article. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 08:18, 16 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Unsourced, almost no Google search results, and those give no clear definition. Possibly a POV-pushing hoax, possibly just a new name for an ethnic group with a different article. power~enwiki (π, ν) 17:42, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:00, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Definetly Not a Hoax, The Name “Afro-Moors” is the problem, Afro-Moors meaning Black Moors who are of Sub-Saharan African and Moorish (Arab-Berber) descent. A miss wording is all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moroccansoldier (talk • contribs) 19:31, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Moroccansoldier: does Haratin refer to the same group? power~enwiki (π, ν) 19:36, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes Haratins are almost the same thing, but they are not Oasis dwellers. According to Mauritanias ethnic groups, it’s 40% Mixed Black/Moorish, That’s where “Afro-Moors” came into play. Titles used instead could be, Black Moors, Moors of Partial Sub-Saharan Descent, or Moors of Sub-Saharan Descent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moroccansoldier (talk • contribs) 19:48, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/mauritania-population/

Preferably Black Moors rather then “Afro-Moor” — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moroccansoldier (talk • contribs) 20:01, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• I am not completely sure, but there could be topic overlap with Moors. — Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 17:27, 7 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Moors. Completely unsourced with google searches returning nothing much. Seems to be distinct from Afro-Arab, which refers primarily to people from East Africa. Absent any sources demonstrating usage of the term "Afro-Moor" in academic contexts (or at all, for that matter), I'm of the opinion that this article is likely a racialization of Muslims from Northwest Africa, historically referred to by Europeans as "Moors", which is itself an archaic term which according to Encyclopedia Brittanica "has no ethnological value"^[1], making it troubling that this article for "Afro-Moors" purports to provide population counts for this group in several countries. _signed, Rosguill^talk 21:28, 13 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete I was unable to find any WP:RS. The only things I found that looked reasonable (i.e. weren't pintrest, or some blog, or a wikipedia mirror) were Julio Benitez's thesis and one book that cites that thesis. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:46, 15 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.