Why are there so many somali looking yemenis?

[Som]

If you look at the yemeni refugees in somalia,somaliland and djibouti you can clearly see that some of them look like dark skinned arabs but some others have a unique somali/cushitic look despite not being ethnic somalis.
You can see it in this video
Keep in mind that I'm not referring to somalis coming back from yemen, but I'm talking about arab yemenis who look very much like horn africans.
I know that they have the akhdam people in yemen but those are mainly of bantu origins and you can see they don't look cushitic at all, it seems there are some other black Yemenis who resemble somalis. Any historical or genetical information on where these somali looking yemenis come from?

 

[SOULSEARCHING]

My cousins and uncles/ aunts are 100% Somali but look Arab. Why does that happen?

 

[Abu Hesi]

All Arabs don't look alike. I've seen some Syrians that look ginger than white people.

 

[Abu Hesi]

My cousins and uncles/ aunts are 100% Somali but look Arab. Why does that happen?

Some of my Cousins look like Pakistanis too. Lol

 

[SOULSEARCHING]

Some of my Cousins look like Pakistanis too. Lol

Isn't it weird? I get asked if im from india too by indians I feel offended.

 

[Abu Hesi]

Isn't it weird? I get asked if im from india too by indians I feel offended.

lol, don't be, I get mistaken for tigray and amhara.

 

[SOULSEARCHING]

lol, don't be, I get mistaken for tigray and amhara.

Omg rip

 

[Milano Ahmed]

Arabs aren’t a monolith. They come in all shades. So for some Yemenis to have the Cushitic look when they’re literally a stone’s throw away from us isn’t entirely groundbreaking

 

[Sloane Ranger]

lol, don't be, I get mistaken for tigray and amhara.

I'd cry if that happened to me.

 

[Abu Hesi]

I'd cry if that happened to me.

I don't mind, they are beautiful people to me.

 

[TheManWhoIsAlive]

You might as well spin a wheel of fortune when it comes to how a Somali will look like. You just never know.

 

[Invader]

lol, don't be, I get mistaken for tigray and amhara.

My family friends thought I was mixed with Habesha and Yemeni

 

[Som]

Arabs aren’t a monolith. They come in all shades. So for some Yemenis to have the Cushitic look when they’re literally a stone’s throw away from us isn’t entirely groundbreaking

Yes but how and when did hornafricans get there? We know a lot about arabs coming to the horn but we don't know much about horners going to yemen except recent events like ethiopian slaves, somali traders in aden and recent refugees

 

[Som]

I know a somali old lady who is full yemeni, I've known here for years and I didn't know she was yemeni , I always assumed she was some light skinned somali

 

[Abu Hesi]

My family friends thought I was mixed with Habesha and Yemeni

I've mistaken some Eritrean kid for yemeni. Some of them look alike.

 

[Abu Hesi]

I know a somali old lady who is full yemeni, I've known here for years and I didn't know she was yemeni , I always assumed she was some light skinned somali

Yeah I've seen those Somalis.

 

[Quruxley]

I get mistaken for being Bengali

 

[Invader]

I get mistaken for being Bengali

Don't we all

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[Milano Ahmed]

Yes but how and when did hornafricans get there? We know a lot about arabs coming to the horn but we don't know much about horners going to yemen except recent events like ethiopian slaves, somali traders in aden and recent refugees

•Ethiopians slaves wasn't recent for example Bilal ibnu Rabah the first mu'azzin, the first black man to embrace Islam, a loyal companion of the Prophet (PBUH), he (Bilal) was an Ethiopian slave.
•Trading between Horn Africans and Arabs goes back to antiquity it’s not something recent either.
•There’s been Arab refugees that came to Somalia back in the Ottoman Era. They came to Mogadishu and helped built the city. Refugees aren’t a recent thing either .

I could go on and on. I could even answer your questions but I think the best advice is for you learn the history first.

 

[Som]

•Ethiopians slaves wasn't recent for example Bilal ibnu Rabah the first mu'azzin, the first black man to embrace Islam, a loyal companion of the Prophet (PBUH), he (Bilal) was an Ethiopian slave.
•Trading between Horn Africans and Arabs goes back to antiquity it’s not something recent either.
•There’s been Arab refugees that came to Somalia back in the Ottoman Era. They came to Mogadishu and helped built the city. Refugees aren’t a recent thing either .

I could go on and on. I could even answer your questions but I think the best advice is for you learn the history first.

Bilaal was a descendant of abyssinians who conquered yemen and were later expelled and enslaved, this ancient slave trade was minimal.. I was mainly referring to recent Oromo slaves in the 15-16 century and anyway the bulk of slaves in yemen were from the swahili coast.