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African Muslim Slaves: Literacy And Arabic Narratives, Ruba Bouzan

Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview

This thesis examines African Muslim slaves and their Arabic writings that influenced their enslavement. The first part of my research considers the historical context that weaves two American presidents together with their distant interaction with Muslim slaves. It also discusses three prominent Muslim slaves in American history: Ayyub bin Suleiman, Abdul Rahman Ibrahima, and Omar ibn Said. Throughout the discussion of the lives of these three men, I analyze their Arabic writing and their use of mimicry throughout, and the ways in which this influenced their patrons‚Äô views of them. The second part explores their differing levels of Arabic literacy …