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AfroMecca in history : African societies, anti-black racism, and teaching in al-haram mosque in Mecca / by Chanfi Ahmed.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ahmed, Chanfi, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africans--History.
- Africans.
- Genre:
- Libros electrónicos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (169 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2019]
- Summary:
- Just as the racist imaginary of Europeans about Black Africans has centered since the 18th century on the term "monkey/ape", that of Arabs has centered, since at least the middle ages, on the term "ʿabd" ("slave"). According to this imaginary, any black person is, by definition, a slave. As such, this book discusses anti-Black racism in Mecca and in other Arab regions, as well as the ancient presence of the Black diaspora in Mecca and Hijaz and the contribution it has made in different areas. The book also looks at the teaching system in the al-Haram Mosque of Mecca, its religious and political role, and the way it was dispensed during the Ottoman period, the reign of Sharīf Husayn and the political regime of the Āl Sa'ūd Wahhābī.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Conclusion
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5275-3798-6
- OCLC:
- 1149094561
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