The Lost Story of Islam in Jamaica
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Muhammad shabba ranks.
the cac mamba
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nikka's really think Jesus is their God. Guess y'all never heard of the Seasoning period during Slavery
The Muslim presence among slaves both in the Caribbean and America is under-researched and deserves scholarship. There are a few good things to take away.
The one, major problem is that her own position as a somewhat fanatical Muslim clouds her ability to be objective. She overestimates the presence of Islam among slaves and in West Africa and regards native African religions as savage and primitive, along with stereotyping them all as polytheistic, which is not true. Her view of African history is of a primitive people with a crude culture who only became great and did great things after Islam showed up and civilized them. She also ignores how syncretic religion in West Africa was. Islam and native religions did mix, even though she can't bring herself to admit it, just like it did in many other places in the world. Additionally, she takes detours into religious rants about great Islam is and how native African beliefs are evil witchcraft. Because she's not Black herself, all this makes her come off racist and ignorant.
The one, major problem is that her own position as a somewhat fanatical Muslim clouds her ability to be objective. She overestimates the presence of Islam among slaves and in West Africa and regards native African religions as savage and primitive, along with stereotyping them all as polytheistic, which is not true. Her view of African history is of a primitive people with a crude culture who only became great and did great things after Islam showed up and civilized them. She also ignores how syncretic religion in West Africa was. Islam and native religions did mix, even though she can't bring herself to admit it, just like it did in many other places in the world. Additionally, she takes detours into religious rants about great Islam is and how native African beliefs are evil witchcraft. Because she's not Black herself, all this makes her come off racist and ignorant.
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88m3
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I noticed that as well. She didn't even tried to hide it....
If Islam really was all of the things that she claims they were to Africans, why didn't they retain it? Her answer doesn't ring true at all to me. There isn't a trace of Islam dating to the slave trade in Jamaica that I'm aware of.
As an aside I do regret not going to UWI sometimes still.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasoning_(slave)
Again, The Seasoning period was where the Slaves lost their identity
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
Your god probably rode camels at some point breh.
Jesus and the Jews were also "camel riders." It's called living in the Middle East.
And Black Christians who were converted by the white man are no different from Muslims who were converted by Arabs.
Did say i pray to Mecca. How I'm I a c00n? If it wasn't for Slavery do you really thing you would of been worship Jesus?