A Muslim American Slave: The Arabic Life of Omar Ibn Said

You've heard various slavery tales. You've heard that the slaves were converted to Christianity. But converted from what? Well this particular man was Muslim and this is a story about his life. Very interesting for several reasons.

It has always been known that slaves taken from Africa to work on plantations of the British Grandees were akin to animals, (thanks to Darwin) and therefore using them and treating them like so was notimmoral,until I cam across this book.This innocent scholar from Mali was taken by force and shipped miles away.... Read it to find outabout this extraordinary man. Originals pages in Arabic translated in English plus copious notes. Very moving and sad.

As a born African American Muslim, was good to know there were Muslims in America before I Dream Of Jeannie

This book was riddled with sincerity & wisodm. Thank you for sharing such a powerful and tragic story.

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