Original sentence: For example, in Haiti, Cuba and Brazil, light-skinned people of mixed (African and European) descent are considered "white"; in the United States or Canada, those same people would be considered "black".It is argued that much of North Africa's and Arabia's population is black or "mulatto" due moorish invasion.Many view Turks, Jews and Arabs as non-white, even though these groups are believed to be close genetically to Southern Europeans.Southern Europeans are also often viewed as non-white.This occurs even within Italy, where northern Italians are known to possess racist and separatist feelings due to the proposed inferiority of Southern Italians
Edited sentence: For example, in the USA and Canada, Ashkenazi Jews and Slavs were often considered separate from the white race for many years, but have generally been considered "white" since World War II.However, it could also be argued that much of North Africa's and Arabia's population is black or "mulatto" due both to the trans-Saharan African slave trade during the Middle Ages and afterwards, as well as to more recent immigration from sub-Saharan Africa; the population of Libya is estimated to be nearly one-fifth black.In this case, being considered "non-white" is tied more to social and cultural factors, such as membership in Islam, than genotype or phenotype.Similarly, in Haiti, Cuba and Brazil, light-skinned people of mixed (African and European) descent are considered "white"; in the United States or Canada, those same people would be considered "black".Some Americans view all Turks, Arabs and Iranians as non-white, even though these groups are believed to be close genetically to Southern Europeans