Who is Levantine/North African ?

[MsSPF]

Little game : who is Levantine ? who is North African ?
+ classify them and try to guess countries
if you know them, please don't reveal their backgrounds :)

7 North African, 7 Levantines :)

1) same country for them
https://scontent-fra3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/1187063_392440320877927_909589604_n.jpg?oh=5606e75 36353538ffc84bd2c866b6f1b&oe=562DBCCB

2) same country for them
https://scontent-fra3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10473989_762779110470949_3097912170524207240_n.jpg ?oh=b06b33fae724f42f52f3cbbb0b386008&oe=55EFAF15

3)
https://scontent-fra3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/11042963_10155317353965385_8201220177847757348_n.j pg?oh=d41f88967f5d7dab0f1f1f1b33865787&oe=562EC3E0

4)
http://www.google.fr/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000659428590/459551e67feb9f55b5c3b4a21f9ca6b0_400x400.png&sa=X&ei=StSBVdfKC4mGzAPT94OIDg&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNH2sMc-5wLWwC-cTaWAADvPyBo8gg

5)
http://www.google.fr/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NImuVc4GnsY/hqdefault.jpg&sa=X&ei=f9SBVbmWJ8jMyAPj1JaoCQ&ved=0CAkQ8wc4FA&usg=AFQjCNGnb1g3YzX3YJFLd2pef8Iy-RYvJw

6)
http://www.google.fr/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2Wg6IOIAAAGRsi.jpg:large&sa=X&ei=t9SBVbriF-W5ygOTgIK4Cw&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNEUlXFEFN6VaxCvfaWws5WlwuU6KQ

7)
http://www.google.fr/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://static1.get-the-look.fr/articles/7/33/47/@/11938-lors-diner-des-revelations-des-592x0-1.jpg&sa=X&ei=1tSBVdjFFKa4ygPN7Zco&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNEnLlMiQYgCti_6eexiDiQcSHwcoQ

8)

http://www.google.fr/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://41.media.tumblr.com/706fa9b214704727d7a5051b4e7014d3/tumblr_na601g8Os81s8tku9o1_1280.jpg&sa=X&ei=BtWBVa6JFOb4ygPj1oHgDQ&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNEkHezdbtfWc8wh4qEwiiHNWQ4d4w

9)
http://www.google.fr/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kkxz2NSDt0A/maxresdefault.jpg&sa=X&ei=M9WBVav2NovmywOd56jQCA&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNGV3OaSKobTi-IESCc5aAMfkfZ25w

10)
https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/1465106_717385824940629_483354530_n.png?oh=d139f88 8318f26995ea44a50421b2bd4&oe=55EE1709

11)
http://www.google.fr/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20141030/BLOGS/141039979/EP/1/1/&MaxW=640&MaxH=427&EP-141039979.jpg=&sa=X&ei=ydWBVZyyJ-SvygOc4oPoAw&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNEXgIE6451S0Pdo15-_rv9j_tpXBg

12)
http://www.google.fr/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://www.coujinti.com/photos/dhafer-labidine1-coujinti.jpg&sa=X&ei=-NWBVe7WD4bSygOG6rPoAQ&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNE6jtEmT4AGm5rt2r85tI5VSDhQIQ


13) http://www.google.fr/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://www.mondanite.net/GalleryImages/ART-P-1147-635594255273437500.jpg&sa=X&ei=IteBVZTWC4SWygOh8YHYDg&ved=0CAkQ8wc4Uw&usg=AFQjCNGFTXcuAYNKN-Uwk9tOymhCPmuLJQ

14)
http://www.google.fr/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://www.tuniscope.com/uploads/images/content/leila-090714-7.jpg&sa=X&ei=WNeBVbv3NcT_ygOhkbLgDw&ved=0CAkQ8wc4JA&usg=AFQjCNE7OaBKGMbmVTX_kTcvvVI1CpmAcA

[randomguy1235]

Levantine: 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14

North African: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12

[Hadouken]

1, 3 , 5 , 6 , 9 , 12 , 14 = north africans ?

[spanish catalan]

levantine: 2,3,4,8,9,13,14

north african: 1,5,6,7,10,11,12

[MsSPF]

Levantine: 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14

North African: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12

8/14


1, 3 , 5 , 6 , 9 , 12 , 14 = north africans ?

8/14


levantine: 2,3,4,8,9,13,14

north african: 1,5,6,7,10,11,12

10/14

[Hadouken]

well the people you posted look mostly very similar to each other ethnicity wise ....most could be from the same stock ...and you know it :D you gathered them accordingly to make it difficult :D

[MsSPF]

well the people you posted look mostly very similar to each other ethnicity wise ....most could be from the same stock ...and you know it :D you gathered them accordingly to make it difficult :D

Two or three are tricky but most of them are obvious I think :p come on, you're not fair play ahaha Levantine and North African have their own look but they're overlap sometimes or often it's normal

Most ambiguous people in North Africa are Tunisian/Algerian/Egyptian and in Levant, Palestinian/Lebanese ! Sometimes hard to distinct them but in general it's ok

[Hadouken]

Two or three are tricky but most of them are obvious I think :p come on, you're not fair play ahaha Levantine and North African have their own look but they're overlap sometimes or often it's normal

Most ambiguous people in North Africa are Tunisian/Algerian/Egyptian and in Levant, Palestinian/Lebanese ! Sometimes hard to distinct them but in general it's ok

yes I know but thats exactly what I mean . most of the people you posted could be either

[MsSPF]

yes I know but thats exactly what I mean . most of the people you posted could be either

Only a minority, not most imo :p but it's my perception, maybe when I will reveal their backgrounds, it will be more obvious ;)

[randomguy1235]

Revised list

Levantine: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 13

[Hadouken]

Only a minority, not most imo :p but it's my perception,

well you are the OP and know their origins already :lol:

[Damião de Góis]

difficult, i will only guess 1 is North African.

[MsSPF]

Revised list

Levantine: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 13

still 8/14


well you are the OP and know their origins already :lol:

:tongue:angel



difficult, i will only guess 1 is North African.

One try, one point ;)

[Seth MacFarlane]

2 , 3 , 6 , 7 ,10, 12 , 14 North African ?

[MsSPF]

2 , 3 , 6 , 7 ,10, 12 , 14 North African ?

8/14 :)

[Peter Nirsch]

most of them are mixed with europeans, MENA are browner than these people.

[MsSPF]

most of them are mixed with europeans, MENA are browner than these people.

No they are all without any exception 100% MENA people and they look average for MENA people. It certainly doesn't fit with your idea how MENA looks like unfortunately

[Peter Nirsch]

No they are all without any exception 100% MENA people and they look average for MENA people. It certainly doesn't fit with your idea how MENA looks like unfortunately

I'm not an American, so please don't cheat on me. I've visited many MENA countries, if you call them avarage you should be mad.

[MsSPF]

I'm not an American, so please don't cheat on me. I've visited many MENA countries, if you call them avarage you should be mad.

I visited also many MENA countries, don't be so arrogant please. I am myself of Algerian background and I know how MENA looks. They are diversified, what did you expect ? Only black people ? sorry to disappoint you. but MENA is much more diversify than you can think. Of course, they are dark but many in this list are dark, I don't understand the point ? Light hair/skin/eyes are not rare in MENA countries, features however are different. It's not a question of color but of features mainly.
Your idea of how a MENA person can look is highly limited and I'm curious to know which part of MENA countries you visited because phenotypes change a lot with region.

Edit : if you don't believe me, I would be happy to send you the list of these persons and you can check by yourself their backgrounds

[Hadouken]

I'm not an American, so please don't cheat on me. I've visited many MENA countries, if you call them avarage you should be mad.

there are mixed "MENA" people but there are also a lot of people like shown in the OP and the thread opener MsSPF herself fits in all the mediterranean area (including europe) easily and is fully caucasian

[ÁGUIA]

North Africans: 1, 3, 5, 6 ,9 , 12, 14.
Levantines: 2, 4 , 7, 8, 10, 11, 13

[MsSPF]

North Africans: 1, 3, 5, 6 ,9 , 12, 14.
Levantines: 2, 4 , 7, 8, 10, 11, 13

12/14 nice mate ;) you're very good at this game lol

[Peter Nirsch]

I visited also many MENA countries, don't be so arrogant please. I am myself of Algerian background and I know how MENA looks. They are diversified, what did you expect ? Only black people ? sorry to disappoint you. but MENA is much more diversify than you can think. Of course, they are dark but many in this list are dark, I don't understand the point ? Light hair/skin/eyes are not rare in MENA countries, features however are different. It's not a question of color but of features mainly.
Your idea of how a MENA person can look is highly limited and I'm curious to know which part of MENA countries you visited because phenotypes change a lot with region.

Edit : if you don't believe me, I would be happy to send you the list of these persons and you can check by yourself their backgrounds

I admit few Algerians can be confused as Southern Europeans, but only because your people use to kidnap Europeans who lived along the coasts.
Anyway most of them and the totality of Moroccans and Tunisians look extremely brown, they are uncomparable to any South Euro people.

[Longbowman]

1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13 North African

[ÁGUIA]

12/14 nice mate ;) you're very good at this game lol

I knew a few! i'll have to admit it :p
North Africans:2
Levantine:3

[MsSPF]

I admit few Algerians can be confused as Southern Europeans, but only because your people use to kidnap Europeans who lived along the coasts.
Anyway most of them and the totality of Moroccans and Tunisians look extremely brown, they are uncomparable to any South Euro people.

:lol00002::rotfl2:rotfl2 LOL at your first sentence

Mr Peter Nirsch, Moroccan and Tunisian are not all extremely browns. You probably visited Agadir/Marrakech in Morocco or Djerba in Tunisia , if you have ever been there in your life. These cities are the most touristic places in Maghreb but also one of the darkest places in Maghreb (after Sahara).The rest of Morocco and Tunisia are lighter than these places. You obviously have a very limited knowledge of MENA people and are a bit obsessed with them. Would you please be able to vomit your bullshits and your hate out of this thread ?

[MsSPF]

1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13 North African

6/14


I knew a few! i'll have to admit it :p
North Africans:2
Levantine:3

almost, 3 is good but not 2

[ÁGUIA]

North Africans: 1, 5, 6 ,9 , 11, 12, 14.
Levantines: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13

[MsSPF]

North Africans: 1, 5, 6 ,9 , 11, 12, 14.
Levantines: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13

still 12/14 ! come on, you can do it ;) you just switched two people who were actually good

[randomguy1235]

I'm not an American, so please don't cheat on me. I've visited many MENA countries, if you call them avarage you should be mad.

The MENA is not genetically/phenotypically homogenous at all. That would be like me saying I visited Sicily and I now know how Scandinavians look. Afterall, Scandos and Sicilians are both European...

[MsSPF]

The MENA is not genetically/phenotypically homogenous at all. That would be like me saying I visited Sicily and I now know how Scandinavians look. Afterall, Scandos and Sicilians are both European...

Thanks for clarying this. Although they can overlap few times (especially Levantines and North Africans), Levantines, North Africans and Gulf Arabs have distinct looks easy to recognize for people who knows about looks/phenotypes existing in this region. Many landscapes/weathers + mixing with other population permits a large diversity of looks/phenotypes in MENA.
We can do the same for Southern Euros. They can overlap sometimes between them but they are not the same. I can say Iberians are exacty the same that Greeks but it's false. Saying that is like saying North Africans are the same that Levantines/Gulf Arabs are the same that Levantines/North Africans are the same that Gulf Arabs. It's also false.
They can overlap few times, depending of the region concerned but they don't look the same. Otherwise, Gulf Arabs are the easiest ones to recognize of all MENA people.

[ÁGUIA]

North Africans: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 14
Levantines: 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13

[MsSPF]

North Africans: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 14
Levantines: 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13

Cadeau ! Wrong answers are bolded :rolleyes:

[ÁGUIA]

Thanks for the cadeau!;)
NorthAfricans:1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14
Levantines: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13

[MsSPF]

Thanks for the cadeau!;)
NorthAfricans:1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14
Levantines: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13

yay, you won again :rolleyes: parabéns amigo !!!
Most pan MENA-looks (and tricky ones) are for me : 3, 7 and 11
now give me their countries loool :angel:laugh:

[ÁGUIA]

yay, you won again :rolleyes: parabéns amigo !!!
Most pan MENA-looks (and tricky ones) are for me : 3, 7 and 11
now give me their countries loool :angel:laugh:

Merci! I have no idea!:)

[Annie999]

Whats levantine?

[MsSPF]

Whats levantine?

people from Levant in Middle East : Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan :)

[randomguy1235]

people from Levant in Middle East : Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan :)

While you are correct in that those countries are what is traditionally considered Levantine, I'm hesitant to include Jordan since it has a very substantial non-Levantine population.

[MsSPF]

While you are correct in that those countries are what is traditionally considered Levantine, I'm hesitant to include Jordan since it has a very substantial non-Levantine population.

Jordan is always included traditionnally in Levant also. What make you hesitant ?
I know one Jordanian from Amman, their culture is completely similar to Levant, especially their neighbor, Palestinians. Except if you talk about Jordanian Beduins ? They represent only 5% of the population. There are also Beduins minorities in Palestine & Syria although these countries are still considered as part of Levant.

[Hadouken]

Whats levantine?

some food

[randomguy1235]

Jordan is always included traditionnally in Levant also. What make you hesitant ?
I know one Jordanian from Amman, their culture is completely similar to Levant, especially their neighbor, Palestinians. Except if you talk about Jordanian Beduins ? They represent only 5% of the population. There are also Beduins minorities in Palestine & Syria although these countries are still considered as part of Levant.

Amman, the capital, is predominantly Palestinian demographically, but not the rest of the country.

[StonyArabia]

Amman, the capital, is predominantly Palestinian demographically, but not the rest of the country.

Amman was Circassian village btw originally before it became the capital.

[randomguy1235]

Amman was Circassian village btw originally before it became the capital.

Yep, this is true.

[StonyArabia]

Jordan is always included traditionnally in Levant also. What make you hesitant ?
I know one Jordanian from Amman, their culture is completely similar to Levant, especially their neighbor, Palestinians. Except if you talk about Jordanian Beduins ? They represent only 5% of the population. There are also Beduins minorities in Palestine & Syria although these countries are still considered as part of Levant.

Wrong Bedouins are actually quite large portion of Jordan. They account about 40% and they are considered as ethnic Jordanians. They only became minority recently. The Bedouins tribes that are considered indigenous to Jordan are the Howeitat, Bani Shaker, Rawala, Zuywadi, Bedul, Bani Hamida, and parts of the Shammar tribe. Jordanian Bedouins don't consider themselves Levantines but Bedouins and feel very close to the people of Saudi Arabia, and this because some tribes do stretch to Saudi Arabia like in the case of the Howetiat. Well the Bedouins in Syria are 15% of the population, like their Jordanian brothers they don't see themselves as Levantines and are considered to be one of the most oppressed groups in Syria, where there tribal ways are often under attack to assimilation policies but this proved to be unsuccessful, as the Bedouins are not willing to compromise their culture.