A very informative talk from Dr. Rudolph 'Butch' Ware, on the West African histories and traditions within Islam. Dr. Ware is scholar of history, and a "boots on the ground" activist and politician. Currently running for governor of California for the Green party, his anti-imperialist stances is much needed in the American political arena.
Here Dr. Ware is speaking, briefly, on the politics, commerce, education, and culture of Western Africa with respect to it's early interactions with Islam. The "spread by the sword" rhetoric against Islam is, oddly enough, both a western liberal as well as western conservative ahistorical talking point. Islam is a threat to a western hegemony that is overwhelming predicated on violent imperialism, and never-ending exploitation.
Jumu'ah Mubarak
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