Conversion and race in colonial slavery
CROSSING AND CONVERSION by Katharine Gerbner June 26, 2018 On the evening of February 25, 1760, an enslaved man named Mathew requested baptism from the Moravian missionaries who had recently […]
‘I’m being punished’: Guantanamo’s ‘most tortured detainee’ still can’t leave Mauritania
Amandla Thomas-Johnson 22 August 2019 Mohamedou Salahi says he is being blocked from having a passport as US does not want him to travel the world and recount his 14 […]
Islamic Teachings on Female Prisoners of War
by Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada The issue of slavery in relation to Islamic teachings is perhaps one of the most misunderstood subjects. Critics use the example of […]
Slavery in the Ottoman Empire
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_Ottoman_Empire Ottomans with Christian slaves depicted in a 1608 engraving published in Salomon Schweigger’s account of a 1578 journey Coat […]
White Christian America Needs a Moral Awakening
Source: The Atlantic By confronting their faith’s legacy of racism, white Christians can build a better future for themselves, and their fellow Americans. By Robert P. Jones: Author of White […]
Ghana to build ‘Wakanda City’ to serve as a pilgrimage for people of African descent
ABU MUBARIK Nov 13, 2020 FULL BIO Abu Mubarik is a journalist with years of experience in digital media. He loves football and tennis. The Wakanda City of Return project […]
Slaves, Dowry and a Tale of Two Weddings
Zafir Malik CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 15th October 2020 Zafir Malik, UK Billions of people have walked the face of the earth. There are some who achieved great feats and […]
Thomas Jefferson and his slave girl
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Who knows about Sally Hemings? She was Thomas Jefferson’s slave. Called his “mistress,” […]
Slaves, Dowry and a Tale of Two Weddings
Zafir Malik CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 15th October, 2020 ©Pixabay Zafir Malik, UK Billions of people have walked the face of the earth. There are some who achieved great feats […]
Ganga Zumba, an African royal who escaped slavery and created a kingdom of his own in Brazil
MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR September 30, 2020 HISTORY MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR | Head of Content FULL BIOCLOSE Mildred Europa Taylor is a writer and content creator. She loves writing about health and […]
Race and America: Interview with Dr. Rasheeda Ahmad
Dr. Rasheeda Ahmad JUSTICE 26th July 2020 The recent killing of George Floyd, an African-American man murdered by police, has once again brought to light the grave injustices and systemic […]
Historians urge Home Office to correct slavery information in citizenship test
Vincent Wood 9 hrs ago © Provided by The Independent More than 180 historians have urged the government to review its citizenship test – arguing it glosses over colonialism, overlooks the role […]
‘My Nigerian great-grandfather sold slaves’
19 July 2020 Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Amid the global debate about race relations, colonialism and slavery, some of the Europeans and Americans who made their fortunes in trading human beings […]
Faith Matters: Islam declared slavery’s endIslam declared slavery’s endby HAMEED NASEEM
July 4, 2020 at 1:00 a.m. Arabs, in the days of ignorance, i.e., before Islam, were steeped in idolatry and all types of injustices against humanity. They were divided in […]
As world erupts about equality, silence surrounds modern-day slavery
ZAID M. BELBAGI June 19, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/mpmr7 An Afghan girl works at a brick-making factory in Nangarhar province, January 6, 2015. (Reuters) The last fortnight has seen […]
The jokes in parliament prove British leaders have no idea how bad slavery was – and why people are protesting
One way to understand what it was really like is to recall how Isis enslaved the Yazidis in northern Iraq and Syria in 2014, murdering men, women and children and […]
Only Surviving Arabic Slave Narrative Written in the United States Digitized by Library of Congress
Source: smithsonianmag.com Only Surviving Arabic Slave Narrative Written in the United States Digitized by Library of Congress Omar Ibn Said, a wealthy intellectual from West Africa, wrote about his capture […]
Ever wondered why The Gambia is called ‘The Smiling Coast’, here’s why
Ama Nunoo Mar 19, 2020 Ama Nunoo is an optimist. She believes every situation has its upside no matter how devastating some may be. She has a Master’s degree in […]
Reflections on Black History Month – Why Islam ?
Posted by Wisconsin Muslim Journal | Feb 21, 2020 | Originally Published By © Photo Zaid Shakir as “Reflections on Black History Month” for Why Islam? Reflections on Black History Month Black History Month should be of interest to every Muslim, especially in America. It is estimated that upwards to […]
‘We failed to reach Europe – now our families disown us’
By Tim Whewell BBC World Service 14 November 2019 Most of the West African migrants who fail to reach Europe eventually return to their own countries, but it can […]
