Islam's Black Slaves

Description

"A companion volume to The Black Diaspora, this work tells the story of the Islamic slave trade. Islam's Black Slaves documents a centuries-old institution that still survives, and traces the business of slavery and its repercussions from Islam's inception in the seventh century, through its history in China, India, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Libya, and Spain, and on to Sudan and Mauritania, where, even today, slaves continue to be sold." "Islam's Black Slaves also examines the continued denial of the very existence of this sector of the black diaspora, although it survives today in significant numbers; and in an illuminating conclusion, Segal addresses the appeal of Islam to African-American communities, and the perplexing refusal of Black Muslim leaders to acknowledge black slavery and oppression in present-day Mauritania and Sudan."--Jacket.

First Sentence

Both Christianity and Islam asserted the unique value of the individual human being, as created by God for His special purposes.

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Other Editions

• Islam's Black Slaves: The Other Black DiasporaFarrar, Straus and Giroux2001-03-07
• Islam's Black slavesFarrar, Straus and Giroux2001-01-01
• Islam's Black SlavesFarrar, Straus and Giroux2002-01-09
• Islam's Black SlavesHardcoverAtlantic Books2002-02-11
• Islam's Black SlavesPaperbackAtlantic Books2003-02-13