Editing Moors (section)

== In popular culture ==
* The title character in William Shakespeare's play ''[[Othello]]'', and the derived title character in Verdi's opera ''[[Otello]]'', is identified as a Moor. A lesser-known Moorish character, Aaron, appears in Shakespeare's earlier revenge play ''[[Titus Andronicus]]''.
* The [[Second Spanish Republic]] [[Spanish Civil War]] song "[[¡Ay Carmela! (song)|¡Ay Carmela!]]" refers to the Moors fighting alongside [[Francisco Franco]].
* [[Morgan Freeman]]'s character Azeem in the 1991 film ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'', saved from prison by Robin Hood, is identified as a Moor.
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* In the 1992 episode of [[Seinfeld]] ('The Bubble Boy' S4 E7) George is playing [[Trivial Pursuit]] when a fight breaks out over a misprint of the word 'Moors' as 'Moops' on the game card to the question "Who invaded Spain in the 8th century"