The Unreached Peoples Prayer Profiles Prayer Profile The Moors of Senegal A cluster of 2 Moor groups located in Senegal. Therefore, there are both black and white Moors who speak the same language. This language, in its purest form, draws heavily from the original Yemeni Arabic spoken by the Bani Hassan tribe, which invaded northwest Africa during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Moorish society is primarily nomadic and is organized into successive ranks of tribes, clans, sub-clans, and tent units.
Several tribes form a tribal alliance.
Their social structure resembles that of other Saharan and Arab tribal societies, with variations due to the West African environment and history. Over the years many wars, bandit raids, and organized attacks took place in this region, causing the nomads to live in a constant state of insecurity. As a result, a complex social structure emerged. Today, the Moors have four basic class divisions based on heritage, race, and occupation. The White Moors form the two upper classes, while the Black Moors make up the two lower classes.