Arab slave trade

However, it becomes psychological abuse once white women and enslaved African men also start to believe that enslaved African women are temptress for white men. A temptress being a woman who tempts someone to do something usually due to the fact that she is a sexually attractive woman. Yet, enslaved African women were thought to be at the bottom of the totem pole, so how were they also seen as sexually attractive? Do they love or despise African women? Even though, it was mainly the fair…

The trans-Saharan slave trade is one of the darkest periods of African and Middle Eastern history, the lasting effects of which exist today both physically and culturally. Perhaps one of the most overlooked tragedies in all of world history, the enduring features resulting from the trans-Saharan slave trade can be seen primarily through the Middle Eastern culture. Assimilation to societal norms contrasts the prolonged effects of racism and how it has entwined itself within Arab culture. There…

Passage as a discussion about the slave trade in the Indian Ocean. The main purpose of the essay is to shed light on what all was involved with the slave trade from East Africa. Alpers does an excellent job of comparing the way slaves were treated during this voyage and how they were treated when they reached their destinations. Both voyages, West to the Americas and East through the Indian Ocean, were just one part of the traumatic journey for these African Slaves. The Other Middle Passage…

power through trade with the Portuguese of slaves, palm oil, pepper, and ivory in exchange for manila and guns. The kingdom was rich and had beautiful brass art and architecture. The kings, Obas, lived in elaborate palaces. The kingdom had lots of protection, including a police…

Arab American History Arab Americans encompass people from 22 nations of North Africa and the Middle East. Southeastern Michigan accounts for one of the largest concentrations of Arabs outside the Middle East. It can be difficult to trace when some Arab Americans actually arrived in the US due to inaccuracy of census records as they do not have a classification for Arab heritage and people identify themselves differently (100 Questions and Answers About Arab Americans). Zammouri is known…

the most influential centers because of Its community of Islamic scholars that put an emphasize on learning, and trading. Another impact on Africa was the various trading routes that later resulted in the institution of the slave trade. Economic opportunities drove the trade into Africa, and increased the status of the Muslim…

East African Slave Trade There are many atrocities in this world that result in the social injustice of certain people. In the case of the East African Slave Trade, those people discriminated against were the women traded along the East African coast. They were traded as domestic servants that served people in the Middle East, East Africa, and West India. The slave trade stretched from the east coast of Africa to the west coast of India. At first the slaves were traded mainly from northern…

Atlantic Slave Trade Introduction Upon the discovery of new lands all over the world, the European countries sought after ways to capitalize their newly established colonies and the indigenous people. The earliest Atlantic slave trades are dated to the 15th century, when the first major European world powers the Portuguese and Spanish empires that began with the transportation of slaves from Africa to America for cheaper and easier controllable labors. The slave trade culminated during…

discovery of continents possible and it is the main reason why we have diversity in the world. The food we eat, the language we learn to speak, the clothes we buy, and the education we obtain, come from all parts of the world. How and who allowed trade and communication among other continents happen? History back in 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Portuguese set sail across the Atlantic ocean. The expedition resulted in the discovery of the New World and Africa. The discovery of new land and…

Kyle Hill, a science writer and communicator, observes that “We tend to accept information that confirms our prior beliefs and ignore or discredit information that does not. This confirmation bias settles over our eyes like distorting spectacles for everything we look at.” Confirmation bias, can affect the way that we interpret information, and the opinions we make based on the way we interpret information. In Malcom X’s “Learning to Read”, he examines the importance of his self-education, and…