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Oh, absolutely! It is ironic, but Arabs despise blacks. Actually, there is a pervasive belief amongst Arabs that they are Allah's chosen, but they especially despise blacks. You are correct about the Arabic word for Negro being the same as the word for slave. I have also read about Iraqi insurgents making a point of attacking groups of US soldiers which include Blacks. People are ignorant.
What is especially ironic is the spectacle of American Christian blacks with Arab names. For one thing, Arabs are caucasian -- they are semites, though there has been heavy interbreeding with non-Arabs over the centuries. Some Arabs are clearly part-Black, while some are fair. People are ignorant.