THE PAST AND PRESENT LIVES OF EGYPT AND MALI You actually do not need to dive deeply into the African history to learn about its rich civilization. We associate themes like cultural and religious beliefs, architectural patterns and government as characteristics of a developed society. Though, most westerners hardly recognize the value of the African history some of the greatest features of civilization were found in Africa. Namely, pyramids in Egypt, Islam practice in both Mali and Egypt, and hieroglyphics found in Egyptian tombs. I agree that Egypt has such a rich and famous history that overshadows that of any other African country, but again I am so surprised at your comment, “That was probably really the only significant historical
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At first, Ancient Egypt had their own religion. They had gods and goddesses, namely Isis, the goddess of the Nile river, and Ra, the Sun god. While Mali had other cultural indigenous beliefs. Now when Islam was introduced, it spread so quickly from the Middle East and was highly influential. Mosques were built, the Quran was taught and Arabic became the new language. All across North and West Africa Islam was very popular. Their new acquired common language facilitated trade and exploration throughout the Middle East and north Africa. It is believed that the Malian king Mansa Musa went on a pilgrimage to Mecca and brought a Muslim architect who introduced a certain architectural style in Mali. Islam brought the new style of writing and weighting with it too. These are very significant characteristics of a refined …show more content…
They later revisited the origin of the Hamitic prophesy and discovered that actually not all descendants of Ham were cursed ,rather those of his eldest son, Canaan. It then led to the conclusion that Egyptians are not of the Canaan descendants, but rather the black Africans. However much It can be noticed that Egypt did not have any saying in this,we do not really know if this is the reason that brought about racism issues in Egypt.
Sunni Khalid has just recently exposed us to the racism case in Egypt. His black wife is seen as a prostitute who ought not to be brought in public restaurants. It is so surprising how Egyptians have been diverse since the beginning of their civilization and are now turning their backs on their black Africans fellows in discrimination. As I bring the past to the present, I would like to point out firstly the way the westerners always found ways to discriminate black Africans. Their black color only made them subject to criticism and discernment. The Europeans used the Hamitic prophecy and Biblical mythology to indoctrinate the act of slavery. They could only acknowledge the Egyptian civilization and history. Their books and discoveries led to the world’s single view of Africa, that is poverty and savagery. This, I believe was the beginning of the stereotypes associated with
At first, Ancient Egypt had their own religion. They had gods and goddesses, namely Isis, the goddess of the Nile river, and Ra, the Sun god. While Mali had other cultural indigenous beliefs. Now when Islam was introduced, it spread so quickly from the Middle East and was highly influential. Mosques were built, the Quran was taught and Arabic became the new language. All across North and West Africa Islam was very popular. Their new acquired common language facilitated trade and exploration throughout the Middle East and north Africa. It is believed that the Malian king Mansa Musa went on a pilgrimage to Mecca and brought a Muslim architect who introduced a certain architectural style in Mali. Islam brought the new style of writing and weighting with it too. These are very significant characteristics of a refined …show more content…
They later revisited the origin of the Hamitic prophesy and discovered that actually not all descendants of Ham were cursed ,rather those of his eldest son, Canaan. It then led to the conclusion that Egyptians are not of the Canaan descendants, but rather the black Africans. However much It can be noticed that Egypt did not have any saying in this,we do not really know if this is the reason that brought about racism issues in Egypt.
Sunni Khalid has just recently exposed us to the racism case in Egypt. His black wife is seen as a prostitute who ought not to be brought in public restaurants. It is so surprising how Egyptians have been diverse since the beginning of their civilization and are now turning their backs on their black Africans fellows in discrimination. As I bring the past to the present, I would like to point out firstly the way the westerners always found ways to discriminate black Africans. Their black color only made them subject to criticism and discernment. The Europeans used the Hamitic prophecy and Biblical mythology to indoctrinate the act of slavery. They could only acknowledge the Egyptian civilization and history. Their books and discoveries led to the world’s single view of Africa, that is poverty and savagery. This, I believe was the beginning of the stereotypes associated with