Hamitic Theory).[11] The scholar Jefremovas offers a criticism of a primordial view of ethnicity within Rwanda, stating that, despite the strong focus on ethnic differences, "Tutsi and Hutu live in the same places, speak the same language, practice the same religions".[12] Jefremovas further argues that an "enormous overlap in physical characteristics between the groups" is evident.[12] Thus, as there are considerable cultural and physical similarities between the two "ethnicities", a primordial view of the genocide seems unfeasible.