Author : Sylviane A. Diouf
Release : 1998-11
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 04X/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Servants of Allah by : Sylviane A. Diouf
Download or read book Servants of Allah written by Sylviane A. Diouf. This book was released on 1998-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the stories of African Muslim slaves in the New World. The author argues that although Islam as brought by the Africans did not outlive the last slaves, "what they wrote on the sands of the plantations is a successful story of strength, resilience, courage, pride, and dignity." She discusses Christian Europeans, African Muslims, the Atlantic slave trade, literacy, revolts, and the Muslim legacy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR