The Dark History of Slavery in Early Islamic History and the Greatest Slave Rebellion in History

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📕 Research by:
Meraj Akhtar
Syawish Rehman

📖 Citations:
[1] Hend Gilli-Elewy, On the Provenance of Slaves in Mecca during the Time of the Prophet Muhammad (2017)
[2] Matthew S. Gordon, “Slavery in the Islamic Middle East” in The Cambridge World History of Slavery, vol 2: AD 500-AD 1420 (2021)
[3] Ibid.
[4] Ibid.
[5] Ibid.
[6] Ibid.
[7] Jonathan A.C. Brown, “Slavery in the Shariah” in Slavery and Islam (2019)
[8] Ibid.
[9] Jonathan A.C. Brown, “Slavery in Islamic Civilization” in Slavery and Islam (2019)
[10] Jonathan A.C. Brown, “Slavery in the Shariah” in Slavery and Islam (2019)
[11] Jonathan A.C. Brown, “Slavery in Islamic Civilization” in Slavery and Islam (2019)
[12] Ibid.
[13] Timothy Power, “The ‘long’ Eighth Century (c. 685-830)” in The Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate AD 500-1000  (2012)
[14] Nigel D. Furlonge, Revisiting the Zanj and Re-Visioning Revolt: Complexities of the Zanj Conflict (868-883 AD) (1999)
[15] Ibid.
[16] Ibid.
[17] Alexandre Popovic, “The Revolt and the Beginning of the War (Spread of the Insurrection)” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999)
[18] Ibid.
[19] Alexandre Popovic, “Continuation of the War and the End of the Revolt (The Zanj, the Caliphate’s Chief Concern)” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999).
[20] Nigel D. Furlonge, Revisiting the Zanj and Re-Visioning Revolt: Complexities of the Zanj Conflict (868-883 AD) (1999)
[21] Ibid.
[22] Alexandre Popovic, “Internal and External Organization of the New State” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999)
[23] Ibid.
[24] Ibid.
[25] Ibid.
[26] Ibid.
[27] Gwyn Campbell, “East Africa in the Early Indian Ocean World Slave Trade: The Zanj Revolt Reconsidered” in Early Exchange between Africa and the wider Indian Ocean World (2016)
[28] Ibid.
[29] Ghada Talhami, The Zanj Rebellion Reconsidered (1977)
[30] Gwyn Campbell, “East Africa in the Early Indian Ocean World Slave Trade: The Zanj Revolt Reconsidered” in Early Exchange between Africa and the wider Indian Ocean World (2016)
[31] Alexandre Popovic, “Internal and External Organization of the New State” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999)
[32] Alexandre Popovic, “The Revolt and the Beginning of the War (Spread of the Insurrection)” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999)
[33] Ibid.
[34] Alexandre Popovic, “Introduction” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999)
[35] Gwyn Campbell, “East Africa in the Early Indian Ocean World Slave Trade: The Zanj Revolt Reconsidered” in Early Exchange between Africa and the wider Indian Ocean World (2016)
[36] Alexandre Popovic, “Introduction” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999)
[37] Ibid.
[38] Ibid.

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🎞️ Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:52 A House Divided
06:13 Abd and Malik
11:00 Do Unto Them
18:27 Concubines
23:58 Give Us Liberty
34:30 After The Storm
48:55 Stories... Untold

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