Afromecca in History
AfroMecca in History AfroMecca in History: African Societies, Anti-Black Racism, and Teaching in al-Haram Mosque in Mecca By Chanfi Ahmed AfroMecca in History: African Societies, Anti-Black Racism, and Teaching in al-Haram Mosque in Mecca By Chanfi Ahmed This book first published 2019 Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2019 by Chanfi Ahmed All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-5275-3632-7 ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-3632-6 “O mankind, We created you all from a single man and single woman, and made you into nations and tribes so you should get to know one another. In God’s eyes, the most honoured of you are the ones most rightehous of you. God is all knowing, all aware” (Qurʾān, 49, al-Ḥujurāt, 13). “God does not like bad words to be made public, except where injustice has been done: He is all hearing and all knowing” (Qurʾān, 4, al-Nisāʾ, 148). CONTENTS Acknowledgements .................................................................................... ix Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 Chapter One ................................................................................................. 5 From Aksum to Mocha and Mecca: Anti-Black Racism in the History of the Relationships between Arabs and Black Africans Chapter Two .............................................................................................. 33 AfroMecca Seen from Above: ʿUlamāʾ, Politicians, and Other Public Figures Chapter Three .........................................................................................
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