10 Facts About The Arab Enslavement of Black People Not Taught

Biddeford ME

21 October, 2022

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The number of people enslaved Estimated range from 10 million to over 20 million Africans enslaved by Arab traders Arab enslavers practiced genetic warfare 6 of ever 10 boys between the age of 8 and 12 had their scrotums and penises completely amputated to prevent them from reproducing The Calipha in Bagdad at the beginning of the 10th Century had 7000 Black eunuchs and 4000 white eunuchs in his palace Arab slave trade inspired Arab Racism towards blacks Arab is not a racial classification but is more similar to the inclusive concept of “America” In the beginning there was a mutual respect between Blacks and the lighter skinned Arabs However, as Islam and the demand for enslaved Blacks so did racism toward Africans Arab enslavers targeted women for rape A Muslim slaveholder was entitled by law to the sexual enjoyment of his slave women They packed harems with African women who were forced to bear their children This abuse of African women would continue for nearly 1,200 years The Arab slave trade ushered in the European slave trade The Portuguese got their start in the slave trade by acting as middle men for the Arab slavers They profited considerable amounts of gold by transporting enslaved Africans from one trading post to another, along the Atlantic Coast The Arab slave trade sparked one of the largest slave rebellions in history The Zanj Rebellion took place near the city of Basra located in present-day Iraq, over a period of 15 year(869-883A.D.) The harsh treatment of enslaved African in salt marshes sparked the uprising that grew to involve over 500,00 enslaved and free men Arab enslavers avoided teaching Islam to Blacks to justify enslaving them According to some historians, Islam prohibited freeborn Muslim from being enslaved, it was not in the interest of the Arab enslavers to convert enslaved African to the religion Only children of slaves or non-Muslim prisoners of war could become slaves, never a free born Muslims The time period The Arab slave trade was the longest and least discussed of the two major slave trades It predates the European transatlantic slave trade by 700 years Some scholars say the Arab slave trade continued in one form or another up until the 1960’s, however slavery in Mauritania was criminalized as recently as August 2007 The Arab slave trade allowed more upward mobility than the European slave trade did There are documents cases of enslaved African who were granted freedom Some went to become army generals and famous poets The Arab slave trades was not limited to Africans or skin color One of the biggest differences between the Arab slave trade and European slaving was that the Arabs drew slaves from all racial groups During the 9th and 10th centuries, most slaves were European