History of Arab Slave Trade

In 1842CE, the British Consul General in Morocco wrote a letter to the Sultan to ask him if he had taken any measures to stop slavery or at least, slave trade. The sultan replied that he will not do anything about it because it has been the norm since the time of the sons of Adam and no sects of Islam are against it. Hence, he will not permit anything the Qur’an forbids and will not make unlawful anything that the Qur’an has allowed. In the Sultan’s reply, we see the simplest justification or at least, excuse, for almost 1300 years of slavery in the Islamic world.
This video is part of a bigger collaboration between various KZbin History channels on the topic of Africa. Don’t forget to watch the video before this one by Stefan Milo on the Swahili Culture.
Sources: The Legacy of Arab-Islam In Africa by Azumah John Alembillah & Race and Slavery in the Middle East by Bernard Lewis
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[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Due to the rigorous efforts of Somalis on this channel and my Facebook and my Instagram and my Discord, I have to clarify that my source does not state (neither do I, in the video) that it was ethnic Somalis who were enslaved in large volume. There are various ethnic groups in Somalia and it might have been meant towards another group, specifically, Somali Bantus. My apologies for the confusion.

[@macgrady3767]

The Somali people embraced Islam willingly before the majority of Arabs due to the initial emigration of the first generation of Muslims out of Mecca into Abyssinia unlike Muslims in Pakistan or India who became Muslim through being enslaved and conquered by the Persian Mughals. Secondly, Somalis were never enslaved. Ethnic Somalis were part of the slave trade as slavers themselves, capturing peoples from modern day Tanzania and Mozambique who now constitute the Bantu population. There were also slaves of South Asian and Portuguese descent in the Sultanate of Mogadishu and the Somali Ajuraan Empire during the medieval period. Sources: Gwyn Campbell, The Structure of Slavery in Indian Ocean Africa and Asia, 1 edition, (Routledge: 2003), p.ix Bridget Anderson, World Directory of Minorities, (Minority Rights Group International: 1997), p. 456. Catherine Lowe Besteman, Unraveling Somalia: Race, Class, and the Legacy of Slavery, (University of Pennsylvania Press: 1999), p. 116.

[@macgrady3767]

good job finally admitting you were wrong kiddo

[@anasbaker5304]

Man this somaliss are liers , somaliss ethiopeans modern day eastern Africa or horn of Africa where either surrender and accepted they saved themself from slavery by becoming next to the throne , untill today they are next to the Arabs , Arabia and increasing number , not only them Egypt north Africa and all of them. Thank u for ur effort and thank u but u didn't mention the slaves for America's who started it was by British or European or Arabs , and what do u mean by arab ?? Because we are not Arabs originally but if I say my country u will consider it . And that if it's a language , because so many Europeans and north American are so into calling everyone Arab

[@hodonhibo6889]

@@anasbaker5304 do you have any evidence?

[@hodonhibo6889]

@@anasbaker5304 somalis were not enslaved. Conspiracy theory don't equate to historical facts.

[@ridgleyriver-jedd9887]

This particular subject is not taught in schools, just the transatlantic European salvery. This is just as important.

[@ayinstrumentals7731]

My class learned only about the slaves brought from the Balkans and mentioned this in passing

[@mimovil8730]

I grew up in a European country which resorted to slavery and it is not like this was not covered in the textbooks.

[@punkvoid9957]

The sultan did not read the Qur'an... It says free the slave's!!!

[@WildsDreams45]

It's not relevant to the American experience.

[@denantori1321]

Yes as an Arab , I feel an obligation to learning and showing other Arabs the mistakes of the past that we may not repeat them.

[@dharshana81]

given this history, blacks in the US converting to islam as a token protest to US's history of slavery is kind of funny

[@dembasiby]

You're right. It's just pure ignorance.

[@luisaymerich9675]

Yes, it is my opinion that blacks that converted to Islam were brainwashed, but their conversion was less the result of lack of knowledge of history, but rather their personal experience at the hands of European/American Christians. We failed in our duty to treat them as brothers so they went to worship God elsewhere. To their credit, they still chose God since atheism and paganism were not valid options.

[@luisaymerich9675]

@@Bakr-bv3id He was the first muezzin in Islam. I saw his story in an animated film in HBO. Interesting history.

[@jamrocktrucker5400]

Most of them mostly likely don’t know the history of Islam and it’s origin

[@davidowen6607]

@ja ka , you numpty. Is that why they still chop peoples heads off in the markets, without trial.

[@bachtiarsjam]

Actually, even now many citizens in my country (Indonesia) who work in the Arab nations (especially Saudi Arabia) have experienced terrible working conditions. Sexual harassment, work abuse, no pay for years are common. Even, in many cases, many workers who ended up in court faced the death penalty. ​Arab employers, knowingly or not, inherited the idea of ​​slave ownership in the past. They treat their workers arbitrarily.

[@Technology-of-You]

even Indians are treated horribly in Arab countries

[@harrisondubem6204]

Arabs are the most racists community on earth, but due to shared religion with most africans, they are not mentioned. What they do to africans in lybia, saudi etc is nothing to write home about

[@theodorepatel514]

@@Technology-of-You bengalis,Pakistani's and Malaysian too

[@PedroOrtega1993]

@@theodorepatel514 I've heard some Filipinos as well.

[@theodorepatel514]

@@PedroOrtega1993 Filipinos kinda terrify me like there everywhere it's really scary

[@noghost25]

i’m Arab and studying about this in my uni. i knew that slavery existed in the Arab world and modern slavery still do exist in here and many other countries. but i definitely didn’t know that it was bigger then the transatlantic trade it’s shameful. i think there is a lot of problems in our modern society but i see change in the new generation. i know that most of the region doesn’t have time to develop but people who are privileged to have education ( like myself) should have responsibility to share this information with our community and i do hope they start teaching this in schools.

[@alexanderv7702]

I salute your honesty; coupled with your integrity.

[@dollartreeshark6786]

Great realization!! This is what will make Arab countries peaceful and proposer with or without oil.

[@MohamedAhmed-qb8dw]

There where slavery but i don't think it was as big as transatlantic trade

[@dollartreeshark6786]

@@MohamedAhmed-qb8dw It was bigger than transatlantic slavery. In fact Arabs supplied into the transatlantic slavery.

[@ryanmoore6259]

@@dollartreeshark6786 Given that the arab slave trade was around longer that doesn't say much. The Atlantic slave trade did a lot and came close despite being around less long. Humans can suck regardless of race.

[@zinab2blessa]

Majority of people in the Arab world know it existed but most of them believe it ended once Islam came to light and will RARELY admit to the atrocities this involved. Glad this video exists.

[@PixelGraphicful]

@@limitless8509 LIbya that got overtrown by western coutnries and proxy wars and left into ruins

[@zinab2blessa]

@@limitless8509 lol Arabs did not start enslaving people after Islam. They have been doing it long before that. It was also not exclusive to black people... Using this to justify your dislike for the religion is what you're aiming at and I am not here for it.

[@speemus6223]

@@limitless8509 ???

[@senadsehic6565]

@tokii hikoo Allah bless you Brother!

[@limitless8509]

@tokii hikoo i think you dont even know your own country history. Your country was living a peaceful life, citizens happily following their Culture until the Islam conquest,, the religion of peace , do you like how that place is today? You were not arabs, go and search for your ancestral origin,,,they arabized you and you lost your identity. Now youre living a life of another country, Saudi while they are enjoying oil and hajj money, you are praying in hunger. If you dont know history, try to read. Im a student of knowledge both Islam and science. If you doubt arab enslaving Africa, go and read on the Zanj rebellion in 871 AD in Basra, Iraq. Arabs treatment of Black slaves were different from White slaves, they castrated most of the males and made them to be bathing royals and some working in mosques. Saudi Arabia stopped slave bussiness in 1967, under pressure from great Britain, another slave masters. We cannot bury our dirty past with lies, we can only learn from it, So that we dont repeat such mistakes. Islam makes you feel everybody hates you, but it isnt True. It makes you think People that leave the religion are evil People, some leave for genuine reasons, for identifying that something is wrong. Im not replying in anger whatsoever, just want you to ponder upon this, look at the world today. Do you think if everybody was a muslim, everyone Will be happy? Life Will be good for everyone? Today, When muslims are being attacked in their countries, they dont go to the giant oil Nations like Saudi etc, they Rush to Europe. Think about that. Saudi is doing bussiness with the religion, and that should tell you where that religion is steming from, all the practices that were happening in pagan era is being practiced by you today, but because of the deceit Allah is the god of Abraham, its seen to be normal but its pagan practice. Abraham never did those things, Alsarfa and marwah are never signs of Abraham God,, they a male and female deities Who had sex in that place and were cursed into Mountains, at the pagan era,,.. please i entreat you to read, seek knowledge, dont get angry with my reply, im a peaceful person. Work Hard and make life better for yourself and People, it all begins with education, because education is medication...

[@TheGhostbuster1989]

As an Arab myself, this is a topic we must discuss and come to terms with. Sugarcoating or suppressing the parts of our history that we don't like will not help advance as a civilization and people. Yes it is a shameful part of our history, but we can either run from it or learn from it.

[@siegfriedia9986]

this video is filled with fake stories anyway

[@siegfriedia9986]

@theworld lol, so much ignorance. ISLAM is the only religion that spread by peaceful means like preaching and without violence and force-converstaions. the proofs for that are very apparent and simple most of muslim-majority areas are areas that were never invaded by a muslim force/army. muslim armies never went into places like south east asia (where the biggest muslim communities on the planets is) and africa (except for the northern coasts which were invaded by muslim armies). therefore, there has never been an authority or force that could have forced the people to convert to islam in all those areas. but you can still find the biggest muslims populations in these area, which proves that people converted to islam easily without anybody forcing them, because there had been no muslım authority that could have forced the people to convert to anything. moreover, even in those areas which were conquered by the muslims and which were under islamic rule, the non-muslim people there could freely practice their religion without any problems. the proof for that is also very apparent and simple: areas like the middle east had been under muslim rule for about 1400 years, yet you can see 14 million christians in the middle east, who have been living with muslims under muslim rule for 1300 years. apparently, nobody has force-converted them or their ancestors to islam, nor has anybody expelled them or massacred them. that clearly showes that islam was not spread by the sword, because othwerwise there would not have been a single Arab who would have remained a Christian. even the ancient christian churches (like the old coptic egypitan churches that are up to 1600 years old) are still standing without damage, after been under under muslim rule for 1400 years. nobody had destroyed them or damaged them. also the non-muslim historian De Lacy O'Leary said in the book "Islam at the cross road" (Page 8) "History makes it clear however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of the sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myth that historians have ever repeated." or other hisotrians like JAMES A. MICHENER says: "No other religion in history spread so rapidly as Islam.. The West has widely believed that this surge of religion was made possible by the sword. But no modern scholar accepts that idea, and the Qur'an is explicit in support of the freedom of conscience."/SLAM THE MISUNDERSTOOD RELIGION, READERS DIGEST (Amorican Edition) May 1955 EDWARD GIBBON: "The greatest success of Mohammed's life was effected by sheer moral force without the stroke of a sword." H/STORY OF THE SARACEN EMPIRE, London, 1870 A. S. TRITTON: "The picture of the Muslim soldier advancing with a sword in one hand and the Qur'an in the other is quite false " ISLAM, London, 1951, p. 21 in fact, the muslims are not even allowed to force any to islam. because the Quran says "Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from error" [AI-Qur'an 2:256] the islamic caliphates were very tolerant towards non-muslim minorities and even granted them benefits from the islamic social system, treated them equally and allowed them to judge with their own christians and jewish laws when they had issues amongst themselfes (note: the islamic system is the only system in history that allows other religious minorities to judge with their own respective laws in court. No other system has ever granted such a high level of tolerance to other minorities). morevoer, the islamic world was always a place of refuge for minorities that were persecuted by other nations. minorities, especially the jews, fled always to islamic lands (usually to islamic spain, north africa or the ottomen empire) after they were persecuted especially by the european. in islamic lands he jews and other minorites were protected and lived in peace, to such an extent, that the jews experienced their so called "golden age" under the islamic sharia law in al andalus. even today those former european jews have communities in north africa (most jews migrated to the jewsh state after it was establi shed on palestinian soil) But unfortunately, most other religions were spread mostly by violence, like ashoka who spread buddhism by killing several hundred of thousands, or chnstianity that were spread outsi de of europ, by the crusader wars (6 million people killed) and during the european colonial era (hundred of millions of people killed)

[@siegfriedia9986]

@theworld dude how can you be so dishonest. You're like a stone with a predetermined opinion, not wiling to accept facts. i have shown clear proves for my claims while you loser haven't shown any evidences just random claims without any backings. with such an attitude, you will always be sad and loser in your life, iA

[@bunnystrasse]

sieg fried, iA false. After Prophet Muhammad died, many of his followers apostasized. It took Caliph Abu Bakr the “Ridda Wars” to regain all the apostates and their territories, go read about it.

[@Truth_Seeker313]

People only tend to forget that it would be very likely for the West to trade in slaves and have slaves if it weren't for the industrialisation, which in turn could't have happened of it weren't for the wealth Europe got from the atlantic slave trade

[@readinggirl1198]

In college, a Saudi Arabian classmate told me the Arabs actually started the African slave trade. I was shocked because I was only taught about the European slave traders and owners. Thank you for this lesson.

[@mr_hadar8626]

actually arabs enslaved every one even we enslaved each other lol

[@cocoaorange1]

I only found out about the Arab Slave Trade only a few years ago. I think both Europe and the Middle East should be held accountable.

[@readinggirl1198]

Illa Hilda Sissac, and Africans, too. During wars between tribes, the CONQUERING tribe enslaved the CONQUERED tribe and sold them to the Arabs and Europeans. I believe EVERYONE should be taught THE TRUTH, acknowledge what happened, apologize, and work hard to treat each other better.

[@readinggirl1198]

@@mr_hadar8626 As did Africans and Europeans.

[@mujahidhasan118]

bruh so many islamophobs in this comment section. they literary came to spread hate against arab/muslim/islam. they don't have other job actually. they can't sleep or eat without hating arab/muslim/islam.

[@joelGi]

As an Ethiopian we have always known this and resisted as much as we can.

[@juuglord8509]

The legacy of this period of time lives on today. Observe any interaction between an ethnic Arab and any person that isn't white.

[@samdumaquis2033]

Good on you, cheers from France

[@ephemeraljaunt]

we didn’t resist we flat out conquered south arabia and enslaved arabs stop making us victims

[@Joleyn-Joy]

@@ephemeraljaunt That invasion was before Islam though.

[@Joleyn-Joy]

Slavery was legal in Ethiopia all the way up to the 2nd Italian invasion.

[@kbtitan2464]

Truth doesn't care about your feelings. History is History.

[@mohammedavdul5247]

U are right

[@iliasslferda8840]

@森林雪 why will you blame their religion for something arabs did before islam ?

[@iliasslferda8840]

@森林雪 within islam ? you mean within arabs? prophet is racist lol didnt he say there is no favor of a black of white or white over black the best within you is the most righteous ? THE FIRST muslim who did the islamic call for prayer was black the fuck are saying

[@wilfthebig7910]

@森林雪 Hadiths are written by anyone and can change just like the talmud if you have read it. Slavery was mainly for war prisoners and it could be anyone white,black or Asian. Baibar was a slave until he came a sultan same with malik ambar.

[@wilfthebig7910]

@森林雪 But you don't know whether or not it's changed or added stupid shit

[@yolakin8210]

Modern slavery still exits today. Unfortunately this is ignored by too many nations.

[@tylerdordon99]

Modern slavery? You mean regular jobs?

[@schlickmoney9599]

@@tylerdordon99 there’s literally slaves in the Middle East still legit slaves

[@mqa1297]

​@@schlickmoney9599 Where? Give me one example? Otherwise this is like the UFO crappy rumors.

[@innitbruv-lascocomics9910]

@@mqa1297 Bro...look up "Middle Eastern or North African Sex/Factory/ Mine/Child Slavery"

[@jan-owennugent1932]

UFOs are more than just rumors.

[@enozmah6081]

I have even more respect towards you for doing a good job on a touchy subject as this.

[@dominickroberts4653]

Arabs: had the largest slave in history. Anti-British people: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that.

[@DOPERMEANS]

-Victimhood LARP

[@botanicalitus4194]

what?

[@user-vf6nn6hx9x]

The Trans Atlantic slave trade moved MORE people in LESS time than the Arabia/Turk/Persian slave trade

[@michaelruatfelaralte84]

Its high time people learn that Slavery was global and no nation or race is free from indulging in it. And learning history like this makes us learn what we want for our future

[@jaymedina76]

True! But people here are stuck blaming white people today for slavery when all races did it, along with taking down historic statues/vandalizing monuments. Just a gaslight to more racial tensions.

[@abhishek2026]

@@jaymedina76 hey man, what I want to add. You should not try to cure whole world. Better cure yourself. If you do not support slavery. Then, wether any sky book say it is right. You won't follow it. That's it.

[@user-vf3iu2mu6m]

So white people sold other white people into slavery? The Vikings raided settlements in France, Britain, and Ireland and also demanded tributes of slaves from the Eastern Slavic communities in Russia and Finnish farming communities...hence the word slave from the Slavic. So when someone states,”well black people sold their own people,”couldn’t it also be said that white people sold their own? I never liked it when some tried to justify that practice... well you sold your own. As if that should make it alright and somehow lessen the culpability of those engaging in this practice. Wrong is wrong no matter who does it.

[@jaymedina76]

Mr. Abhishek all love man.

[@OldTerrible]

He speaks the truth.🤣 Reeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@najkavlado5698]

As a Somali im embarrased to see Somalis defending what arabs did saying that it never happened its very shamefull

[@starestairs5090]

Isn’t the reason there are Bantus in Somalia is by of slavery?

[@najkavlado5698]

@@starestairs5090 Somalis are not the ones who brought them there it was the arabs and the arab Somalis

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

The reason why the American slave trade even happened was because there are already established "markets" for slaves, there is also a misconception that Medieval Europe didn't have slaves or that they had many well not really, its not that they had any problems owning people its just that Christians are excluded and because slaves are just not economically viable at the time. (you have to feed, house and keep them mildly healthy which is kinda expensive for the time only when the Americas was discovered and the plantations built was when the costs became managable even Profitable to Europe.)

[@digitalmoses4714]

Very similar to the black conservatives in America that’s interesting 🤔

[@DarkAngel-cj6sx]

They have been bewitched by the hatred in Koran. Maybe they should watch David Woods and apostate prophet videos to find out how Mohammad didn't give a damn about dark skins lol. They love Arabs more They love their Africans roots. Too bad

[@YounRangr]

Thanks for this. You have begun to fill in a lot of holes concerning slavery overall.

[@Mettabeshay]

I keep coming back to this video cuz there is so much work and information put into it. fantastic job

[@4hm3dhm]

Thank you for bringing up this topic. As a Muslim, I am appalled by the way Muslim preachers condemn the transatlantic slave trade and completely forfeit the similarity atrocious Arab slave trade. Even more appalling was the attitude of Muslim scholars in the past 2 centuries against the abolition, claiming slavery is a God sanctioned institution. We need to stand up and acknowledge our past wrongdoings to protect our future.

[@lillyo4119]

The Arab slave trade was the longest and most brutal. Still today in every Arab gulf countries the Rich can own a Black person as a house slave they just call them house maids or house help to make it sound better

[@4hm3dhm]

@@lillyo4119 This is false. I lived in the Arabian Gulf and most domestic workers were not black but Filipino followed by Indians. They are deprived of many rights yet they are definitely not slaves and are given wages for work.

[@andyyag9623]

The Arab slave trade flourished after these people were exiled from Spain. The US slave trade flourished when these same people arrived in New Amsterdam, now called New York.

[@thevetolinist8462]

@@4hm3dhm I absolutely agree brother. A lot of muslims are in denial, claiming false info or even Islamophobia as soon as something they don't know about that is bad is brought up. Most muslims I know never even heard about the first fitna and the battle of the camel, let alone the Arabic slave trade. They are afraid to learn, not thinking that if people like the quraysh were afraid to learn too back then, Islam never would have spread.

[@tataoma9976]

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: وَرَجُلٌ بَاعَ حُرًّا فَأَكَلَ ثَمَنَهُ Allah will oppose a man who sells a free person and consumes the price. Source: Sahih Bukhari 2114, Grade: Sahih Slavery in Islam is not the slavery you see in America’s past

[@whisperingwhiskerss4877]

As an East African I needed to hear this.

[@heavenaraya802]

@Hamoody Deeb eritrea. It is not based on racism though

[@heavenaraya802]

@Hamoody Deeb i know my history. The Only african people who have conquered the land are the zaghawa people. It was later conquered by arabs. They also brought some people from that area to Iraq for example

[@dissttrixyt619]

@meryem stfu bilal Was a slave and never got freed

[@alangervasis]

@7c oh.. shut up with ur "bilal" islanist propaganda. Bilal was a slave and never freed by muhammad.

[@muhammadomer7495]

It's not all correct though." He said a black can never hold any position." But a black slave Bilal became Prophet Muhammad's best friend and right hand man And general etc

[@Stormcloakvictory]

Almost every country has dealt in slavery in history, either being them or owning them. It's sadly a part of human history.

[@111dudi]

You are very understanding and knowledgeable

[@ecai8362]

Idiot islam is against slavery what islam allowed is prison of war. Misleading people 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@lovelyhomeboy2782]

@@ecai8362 my guy did you read history obviously islam is against slavery but it still happened christianity is against slavery and it still happened

[@yoloswaggins7121]

@@ecai8362 Mohammad literally owned slaves.

[@SupremeLeaderSahil]

@@yoloswaggins7121 who were the slave? Prisoners of war.

[@TetrahedronIX]

The knowledge and value this video provides is unprecedented. Thanks!

[@GyanTvAmit]

can you give me super thanks

[@banksoor]

L

[@Boug0014]

I’m from Morocco and unfortunately non of this is being taught in schools. Unfortunately cities like Marrakech, Fez and Essaouira were big slave markets. The derogatory term in Tamazight for a black person is Assouki (“of the market”) and that term is still used today.

[@samdumaquis2033]

Interesting, thanks for the comment

[@NoLefTurnUnStoned.]

Wow!

[@embr33]

Watch Brother Rashed , he nailed those satanic occult people

[@autumnhomer9786]

@@embr33 🌼Nothing to do with Satan or the Occult.🌼

[@embr33]

Autumn Homer satanic Indeed , everything About izlam is satanic and pagan from the ancient Semites

[@pendael02]

Still today Arabs have app for buying and selling housemaids

[@lobsterbalelegesse9919]

They are buying Slavic women more.

[@willamdafoe9300]

Disgusting!

[@artman7780]

It’s mostly the Gulf Arabs that do it.

[@Mijn24]

*muslims , Not arabs

[@gagmaloswinger7197]

Pendael Ulanga did they buy you or sold or any of your relatives or someone who you know as a slave? Or you are just repeating what your “masters” want you to repeat?

[@ishtar0077]

Thank you for making the video

[@awfan221]

Schools need to add this to the curriculum. It should be taught prior to European slavery and colonization of most of Africa. I'm African born and raised and even to this day, middle eastern countries have modern ways of slavery through kafala

[@ghghjkkk2382]

Its already taught in most east african and middle eastern schools, its just not taught in european/american schools since it never affected them in any way to teach it.

[@awfan221]

@@ghghjkkk2382 middle eastern schools in what countries? I have numerous friends from Lebanon, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and not a single one knew about the topic. And I have raised the topic with pretty much everyone I know since I'm east african.

[@ghghjkkk2382]

@@awfan221 i can see kuwait and saudi arabia because khaleejis have a biased sight in history, Iran is in an islamic regime ofc they wouldn’t know, Egypt was never really apart of the transaharan slave trade as much as the khaleej, not really much history, and as far as I know, Iraqi schools teach about the zanj rebellian and basra slave trade.

[@Youngesey]

@@ghghjkkk2382 yeah right it's taught in east Africa more

[@user-vb6df4sd8d]

Exactly what is the modern way of slavery??? Explain it to me???

[@Hmmmmmm674]

Finally someone is telling about the Arab slave trade, i'm from South Sudan so i definitely know about this it's a shame that African Muslims mostly don't feel confrontable with HISTORY because of who did it.

[@imcloud305]

Slavery wasn't targeted for black people It was targeted for everyone Europeans too from spain prob Arabs wherent Racist like the Europeans Arabs took everyone 3000000~ where white Of course black people where more because you they where closer to get Just go south and you will find Black people

[@imcloud305]

@G. Galeev yes so Arabs aren't racist

[@publicenema8839]

@Nazim Dean arabs slavery commonly known by muslim since slavery happened way before islam and it's mentioned in quran and one of prophet companion bilal is an ex slave

[@ewoudalliet1734]

@@imcloud305 That's a huge misrepresentation. Both the European and Arab slave trade (but I'll also cover other Muslims) were based on religion, initially at least. However, prices varied along races. E.g. white women were significantly worth more than other women, bonus points for blue eyes or blond and red hair. Arabs mostly had slaves from Africa, Turks mostly from Europe and Berbers from both. Muslims just couldn't be slaves. Just like in Europe Christians couldn't be slaves. Of course due to Europeans building global empires they came across non-muslims of certain skin colours too. First of them were Amerindians, who they also enslaved. But 90% of them died due to smallpox. In other words they had massive amounts of land, but lacked labour and there weren't enough European migrants. But on the other side of the Atlantic in West-Africa they had abother problem. See, the region haf been very instable for some time and warlords only had 1 thing in abundance. People. Just what Europeans needed. And what did they give? Weapons, but also food and luxury items. But Europeans also enslaved East Asians, Indians. In other words... Europeans also enslaved everyone (who wasn't christian). Later in the US, due to the status quo of most blacks being slaves and most whites not, the concept of slavery became racialized and inevitably people started applying this to their entire lives - something that also happened in Arab civilization by the way, just to a lesser extent. Religion remained important though. The reason Europeans decided to mess up the Barbary pirates was because they enslaved Christians, not white people. So, Arabs aren't racist unlike Europeans... what a statement. Mostly because the little evidence you gave to why that would be the case is flawed. Meaning it's a racist statement or an ignorant one. About where the Arabs/Muslims got their slaves from in Europe. The entire Mediterrean coast line (Spain, France and Italy were raided quite a lot), but the Barbary pirates even went up all the way tot the UK, Flanders, The Netherlands... The Turkish mostly from the Balkans and Eastern Europe. The Turkish were mostly interested in sex slaves.

[@ewoudalliet1734]

African muslims also traded slaves. In fact slave trade was universal. Most buyers were Arabs, but a lot of traffickers came from Africa itself, looking to get rich.

[@mysteriousdude280]

Their where many more that died from being castrated too. In Tanzania we are still finding bones of slaves at the beaches of some costal towns like bagamoyo.

[@ishd8721]

Dont you document them? Any research on this one?

[@thegreatwesternbengalproje2863]

are you sure those ar e not bones of the arabs massacred by the africans at the coast?

[@mysteriousdude280]

@@ishd8721 they do but things are a bit lax but they bury them with honor, if you want to build a house around the beach area people from the historical department have to be there.

[@mysteriousdude280]

@@thegreatwesternbengalproje2863 it's possible but most of them are mass graves and bagamoyo was a slave trading town which was wholly controlled by Arabs. Even the name is derived from bwagamoyo. Which means lay down your heart, it indicate to the captives to forget everything there's no going back.

[@mysteriousdude280]

@Konshen Codialwale maybe try to check with the historical and museums department in Tanzania or try to find Prof. Chami in Tanzania, i don't know for certain. I only came to know of it because I know three people who built their houses in Bagamoyo(beach area) and they found bones when they were excavating. And the artefacts people told us, it happens(it's not a special situation). They'll just bury them with honor and respect, I assume

[@upyours5460]

Thank you for this video. It is imperative that the truth about this and so many subjects come out.

[@YamnayaSintash]

I very much appreciate the unbiased approach, shows you actually care about truth.

[@mrwang420]

But yet Islam gets the almighty free card out of the slavery blame some how. Get that one.

[@SuperYAS111]

Slavery has been practiced throughout ancient times lol

[@akumathelion535]

The Qur'an only permits slavery of war captives. The Qur'an also says that Muslims cannot be the instigators of war. So I'm not sure what this Sultan is on about. The entire Islamic expansion was in violation of the Qur'an. Most Muslims dont follow Qur'an, they follow Hadith. The Hadith are in compatible with the Qur'an. The Qur'an claims to be complete and contain all the info you need. It says not to believe in hadith. There are even hadith saying not to follow hadith. Modern day Islam is a joke.

[@Isobel31Swan]

BLM wouldn't dare riot in Muslim countries as it wouldn't be tolerated.

[@mikecochrane1437]

Because they only stoped enslaving when they submitted to Islam. Once submitted and monopolised on religion who’s left to complain.

[@mellajoe]

Islam slave trade is totally different from Arab and American slave trade

[@rafaelalodio5116]

It always bugs my mind when I realize how in the western world schools barely touch in the history of Africa and the Middle East, it's like this huge part of the world was irrelevant and didn't exist, I think most people not even know that the Arab slave trade was a thing. Great video.

[@bittemoke]

my school didnt teach this, im from sweden btw

[@rafaelalodio5116]

Ahmed Mhemadawi Why you think that though? We live in the same world, no event is an isolated event, it's al connected through the fabric of history.

[@rafaelalodio5116]

Ahmed Mhemadawi What I meant with same world is that we are all on Earth, I don't know what you could learn but I'm positive you would learn something. History is all intertwined on one way or another.

[@bittemoke]

@@AhmedMhemadawi why is that good, is history not something we should learn about so we don't repeat our misstakes? and that we learn the good parts from it so we all can work towards a better future?

[@seang3019]

@@AhmedMhemadawi Dubai is built on indentured servitude. Perhaps if they'd taught about the slave trade...

[@asmadaud3136]

Thank you !! Informative

[@lucasbonhommevazquez]

Great video bro, very informative

[@lindalemos7673]

A very very important and ingored history... there is still a lot dileberatly not talked about here

[@browntown607]

Yea because its Arabs and not whites

[@lindalemos7673]

@@browntown607 no because its a shameful history. Arabs wernt exactly a pawn in this... at least a bushop or knight in the situation

[@Frenchkisssss]

Well arab slavery, unlike European’s, was not directed at black people... In North Africa we enslaved everybody... White, Brown, Black, Yellow... an estimated 3 millions white europeans, mostly women were captured and enslaved by north africans... so dont be mad at us... cheers.

[@Frenchkisssss]

Rascal von Manor what do you mean ? Dont understand the question ?

[@Frenchkisssss]

Rascal von Manor the term « Moor » or « Mauro » in spanish/portuguese comes from Moor Akush ( Marra-kech) which means the ´Land of God’ in berber language. When spain was under their rule, the berbers/arabs rulers would introduce themselves as being from « Moor Akush » the land of god... thats why spanish associated this term with brown people. It was used by spanish people later to describe people from north Africa. Negro means black in Spanish... But the moors were not blacks as Afro Americans tend to believe. Just go to any museum in Morocco and you’d see the truth with your own eyes.

[@jeannehathaway5462]

Read the moving book Escape from Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity (2003) by Francis Bok. He is a black African captured as a slave by Arab Islamic slavers in 1986. That's 1986. Not 1886. This is going on today. Islamic slavery has not ended.

[@STW-News-Headlines]

Joey Balas what idiot doesn’t think slavery doesn’t happen today.. ?? Must be a liberal sheep who only knows only what’s their taught. Of course slavery still exists.. sex trafficking is slavery..!!

[@DrakeLimOfficial]

We still have slavery in South East Asia too. But hey, no one cares about it while marching against slavery that had already been abolished where they are. And yes, sex slavery (young girls AND boys) is still quite rampant here. So what happened to the feminists too? LOL!

[@trs1562]

If you have ever told a lie, stolen, used God's name as a swear word, lusted which Jesus said is the same as adultery or hated which the Bible says is the same as murder, you are a slave to sin and cannot go to Heaven when you die. There is a way to be forgiven. Find out here www.needgod.com

[@STW-News-Headlines]

Tanya Sorry.. those elements were under the old covenant law.. Jesus didn’t say lust was adultery He said if a married man lusts .. it’s as if he commuted Adultery. Cause it starts in the heart.. no one biblical sins .. sin is a element under the old covenant law. 1st for 15: 56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. Read this.. the STRENGTH OF SIN IS THE LAW.. The old covenant law...

[@Dana-pv2is]

Why when all the western christian countries imposed their savage slave trade on Africa and wiped entire populations in every country/continent they set foot on which continues to this date and includes also sex slavery and pedophilia rings on massive scale both locally and internationally you don't call it Christian Slavery. Meanwhile when the rich Arabs who go against the teachings of Islam in everyway you call it Islamic Slavery. What do you know about Islam other than from the mainstream media owned by the 1% "elite" cults who control your lives and economy and give you the false feeling of freedom??

[@alvincapone5859]

Funny how this was never mentioned in schools or anywhere else.

[@yoloswaggins7121]

I learned it in school and it is mentioned all the time. Everyone who knows anything about history knows about this. Where are you from?

[@alvincapone5859]

@@yoloswaggins7121 this is never taught in school,only the transatlantic slave trade is ever mentioned,stop lying!!

[@yoloswaggins7121]

@@alvincapone5859 Yes it is. Maybe you just weren't a good student.

[@Raccon_Detective.]

@@yoloswaggins7121 Where was the school?

[@yoloswaggins7121]

@@Raccon_Detective. Ireland.

[@donnadeandean2720]

God bless the African race for what they had to bear. I am appalled by the way they were treated by Arabs and then the west. It seems the Africans have been treated terrible everywhere they have gone. I don't understand hate or cruelty. Unimaginable... let God take care of evil doers.

[@user-ey9di7po8u]

Understand Africans also enslaved

[@aintnoslice3422]

I love you're not acting as an apologist for the arab slave trade or slavery's place within Islam (as some continue to do for the arab and Atlantic slave trades). You cover its cruel and shameful past

[@aintnoslice3422]

@@kazim4734 Even been on muslim subreddits, or "muslim" language (e.g. arabic, Urdu, Indonesian) social media? There is a massive denial of the Muslim slave trade: that is ever happened or, if it is acknowledged, that it "wasn't real Islam" and/or that the slaves were actually well treated. There is similar denial/apologetics over many barbaric or unsavory elements of islamic history (pretending like Islamic history was a golden age of peace and tolerance).

[@Alex21441]

@@aintnoslice3422 There is a difference between what Islam says on the subject, and how Muslims treated people, and many of these Arabs were racist and in it for money just like the Trans Atlantic slave trade.

[@angelasmr8818]

@@aintnoslice3422 exactly, they always say that, just like socialism, it’s never “real socialism”

[@angelasmr8818]

@Chad Harris Yeah, it doesn’t make your religion’s past better, you know that right? 😼👌

[@alabidavid2895]

@@kazim4734 Majority of Muslims I know are defending it, so shut the fuck up

[@arsalanshaikh3763]

It fills my eyes with tears to hear that the same Mecca at where Umar the Quraysh Umar the Great called Bilal the Abysinian a Sayyid a Arab calling a Slave a master same Mecca became a city where slaves were sold. This shows how Islam was betrayed by the Arab tribalism.

[@arsalanshaikh3763]

@@bigm0j02 another person spotted who went to divide people on racial and religious lines rather than pointing to the wrong deeds done by the rich and upper class against the poor and destitute

[@iraqimapper8625]

Islam never forbid slavery, also slavery have nothing to do with tribalism it was due to economic reasons Seeing how the channel owner deleted a comment where I explained things about the slavery and how he liked your post show that he had an anti Arab view Also Omar owned slaves btw

[@arsalanshaikh3763]

@@iraqimapper8625 Totally agree with you sir Islam never abolished slavery but made strick rules regarding treatments of slave and it holds equality and justice from the quran the latter ummayad rulers harsh and Arab tribalism prevailed in the Islamic world. Plus you see he even deleted my comment regarding muawiah the tyrant ummayad I reposted it. He is thinking I am Shia or something no I am a history enthusiastic my interest are Zoroastrian beliefs and Early Islamic pro Alid revolution that of Karbala and imam zaid and so opus ismaili thoughts on religion and the rise of neo platonic philosophies that is why I am against slavery

[@arsalanshaikh3763]

@@iraqimapper8625 you need to admit Arab tribalism from Muawiah to Abdel malik bin marwan you cannot run away from that fact. Can you can you see the landscape of Egypt to the Maghera Syria and Iraq where is coptic and Aramaic. You called new muslim converts as dhimmis and treated them as second class please read Patricia Crone works the nativists prophets of early Islamic Iran

[@iraqimapper8625]

@@arsalanshaikh3763 do you understand what tribalism mean ? But from what I get you mean Arabs viewing themselves as superiors to others Moawiah tried to Arabize his realm to maintain his influence over conquered territories not because he was an Arab "supremacist" Alhjaj policy that treated non Arab Muslims in Iran (and was expanded to other regions later) like dhimmis when it come to taxation was because he was angry at them because they rebeled against him Nothing to do with Arab supremacy and more to do with them wanting to Arabized their conquered territories and them being cruel with rebellions (I disagree with these policies though) also Arab immigration changed north Africa Levant and Mesopotamia

[@kadegaihalhamed1562]

We have to learn such history in our schools in the Arab world as an Arab. This is the first time I hear about Arab slavery. I thought that slavery ended when Islam come .

[@FireGodSlayer]

The arab world doesn't exist moron. It was financed by the british and french. Berbers aren't arabs.

[@hishamalaker491]

while freeing a slave was a good deed and way of repentance, the slave economy and the use of slaves was too benefical not for arabs or muslims but for everyone. Also in a way slavery is still alive, most of our phones and clothes are made in sweatshops in China, India, Pakistan and more. Thats just the human condition

[@sagerages6407]

this needs to be taught in schools. “Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It."

[@plankark]

We are repeating it. Islam is at the gates of Vienna and beyond and the 'west' has open arms.

[@theastronomer5800]

That would offend a certain "minority group"...

[@HappyGoLucky874]

Repeat it? Arab slave trade still exists

[@unidentifiedbeing8149]

There's still slavery in Libya til this day.

[@Ethiopianexposer]

That’s not true there’s sex slavery in European countries, there’s child sacrifise at a very high rate in the west

[@goat3934]

B B what do you mean that’s not true? There is still slavery in Libya duu

[@GuyfromEarth3000]

@Ibrahim Somali and this is happening because of America, it's the reason of the political problems in the MENA Area

[@Lapele-fb9gj]

Slavery in Libya was stopped by gaddafi when he wast taken out in 2011 slavery came back

[@sauce1302]

@@Ethiopianexposer that's trafficking not slavery

[@LucasDimoveo]

Africa has had a really rough time of it

[@MrAmhara]

@Abraham issac Jacob Yisrael Your mother is cursed to have you for a son. I am your daddy.

[@asiimwemorris6645]

@Abraham issac Jacob Yisrael Another Hebrew Isrealite😂

[@edwinjones1000]

Yes, sir. The bottom line is that Africans sold/brought other Africans in to slavery. It doesn't matter what country either are from.

[@MrAmhara]

@@edwinjones1000 Yeah. What good are your factoids? How does what Africans did centuries ago mean today?

[@wisanggenikertyaadi9568]

@Abraham issac Jacob Yisrael No, it is because their political/war strategies

[@Azmarith]

Great video! I learned a lot.

[@heather-vs9qe]

My goodness l had to listen to this twice, great content

[@petersmith1343]

1. Malik Ambar provides a rare example of an Ethiopian slave who was sold into India and later became a major political figure (there's at least one video about him). 2. Moroccan slavers and Barbary pirates took a masive number of WesternEuropean slaves to work in the Maghrib (including slave raids into Europe). 3. There was an enormous number of Ukrainian and Caucasian slaves sold into the Ottoman Empire. 4. The Persians captured Georgians as slaves and bought African slaves. 5. There are Afro-Indian and Afro-Persian communities of slave descendants to the present day.

[@AAAA-ld3dp]

Afro-Morrocan communities as well. Such as Ikelan (bella) and the Harratin (and another one but i forget the name) who are slave descendants from Sub-Sahara Africa

[@aksmex2576]

The barbary pirates used to take Europeans as captives and then ransom or sell back. Communities used to gather funds to pay of mass ransom.

[@bryanbradley6871]

Not all Ethiopians are the Nword race, some are racially Caucasian and have European features and might even look European or if not definitely Indian

[@jaell3]

@@bryanbradley6871 What is the Nword race? Nit sure I've heard of that before, can you explain?

[@bryanbradley6871]

@@jaell3 lol reply here if you want to

[@Greg_Deep]

This why I cringe when an Arab calls me brother

[@krololuc8026]

Whatsup brother

[@Greg_Deep]

@@krololuc8026 😖

[@winnerwinner2330]

@@Greg_Deep as long we keep doing it you be your racist self

[@detectivesus1863]

Hmm Bro even your own Bros in Africa sell orher Brothers for slavery! Cause the selfish was Hard !

[@lahadisrael3516]

No brother of mine

[@tigger55100]

Great video and history of the Muslim slave trade that many are ignorant of or not taught, usually because the educators want to hide the truth. I learned about this material back in my university days when I took a history course on the Ottoman Empire. Very interesting and educational, we need to learn about the past rather than “cancel” it, the history is still there. Very good video, please continue developing more accurate historical videos.

[@curtisthomas2670]

Most places where it isn't taught is where it wasn't part of their history. The Christian Slave Trade is usually taught where it was part of their history

[@shahid8545]

Arab.. not Muslim.

[@jerryj.2346]

Thanks for summarizing an often overlooked topic with visual maps. This helped me identify why slavery is like playing economic checkers, doing one good thing by savagely ruining another thing. In my opinion industrialization is like chess because the whole world became connected practically and digitally. We can respond to anything on the global board overnight, but are busy reacting to wars.

[@muhammadarqum5716]

The quality on these videos is INCREDIBLE. Don't know how you do it. Absolutely terrific!

[@kopend8638]

quality is good but information was all wrong. completely missed the facts about the great Islamic west African empires. the fact that east africans were themselves muslims before many arabs.

[@athishamiqbal7011]

@@kopend8638 the way it was narrated you can tell the narrator, or its sponsor had a motive behind this video. There is no denying that Arabs played an integral role in the proliferation of slavery, but this practise was widely adopted by ALL people around the known world, this included our African brothers., or Europeans of that matter. I am glad that the Europeans worked together to remove slavery from the world. However, don't allow it to distract you from the fact that the Europeans were heavily involved with it themselves.

[@athishamiqbal7011]

@Ummer Farooq how about our Arab folk? What did they "create" with their involvement of slavery? Europeans and Arabs were both major players in it, anyone that deny that are just plain right stupid.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

Kudos to the Arab who made this video for owning up to this past.

[@Jacob-wz7pm]

When you think it was the past 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@KOTORDRAGON]

He's not Arab....

[@blacksheep6174]

Hes Pakistani.....An Arab will never admit.

[@AlHuraizi]

He’s not Arab

[@AlHuraizi]

SPY Pigeon We will not admit because we called it Al Jahiliyyah (Age of Ignorance ), many blame Islam for this but are unaware that Slaves have been there for thousands of years before Islam

[@heather-vs9qe]

Wow thanks for the content...great content..

[@edenwoubet6276]

I wanted to say as an Ethiopian even tho we weren’t a part of this arab slave trade mentioned in this video this is truly disgusting.most of western slavery is portrayed in media but what the Arabs did a lot of ppl don’t know about. How truly disgusting they were.And that they don’t wanna talk abt it and just push it under the rug is even more disgraceful.

[@yoloswaggins7121]

The annoying thing is that many Arabs today seek to diminish of outright deny the existence of this slave trade because of the fact that such slavery was explicitly condoned in the Quran. They are too religious and are unwilling to face this uncomfortable truth.

[@seanmonteiro9459]

There is word for it today if you talk about it. Its called ☪️ phobia. It's a psychological thing, where one looks good as long the evils of others are focussed on rather oneself. The word is used to shut up people who bring light on the sins of mankind as a whole for healing. On the contrary it sits quietly in the dark and strips of human out of humanity by propagating and supporting all kinds of victim hood to appease all in order to look good by not bringing light on one's own sins.

[@kamalbarkadle2933]

Actually y’all were involved and were captured by Somali jihadist during the slave trade

[@danielcuevas5899]

Ummm Ethiopian we’re also apart of this slave trade. Just like the Somalis and Swahili Africans.

[@Allinda.]

Why talk about it? Ok we talk about it now what? Everyone enslaved others at one point, why keep talking about it?

[@trailingarm63]

That was an excellent whistle-stop tour through 1400 years of history. Our school & university history in Europe is extremely Euro-centric so we don't get to know too much about Arabic & African power struggles prior to 19th century colonialism. Thankfully, KZbin historians are now filling in the gaps and I'm enjoying your work. Keep it coming!

[@lilmedd1016]

they didn't teach about what Leopold II of Belgium did to africa, what france did to africa, what hitler did to europe, what europe did to native americans

[@trailingarm63]

@@lilmedd1016 No they didn't because the title of this video was the Arab Slave Trade. There are plenty of videos around about European abuses.

[@Crow22Darkness]

@@lilmedd1016 Plenty of videos exist on KZbin talking about what Europeans did to Africa & to the Natives in the Americas. Very few on the Ottoman Slave Trade,Barbary Slave Trade,Arab Slave Trade & Crimean-Nogai Slave Raids.

[@maximusproliferus3633]

Eurocentricity is limited to 300 years… before that, europe was irrelevant. No offense

[@trailingarm63]

@@maximusproliferus3633 None taken, because your comment is rather ridiculous. Were the Romans irrelevant? Was the Catholic Church - which they effectively created in the fourth century - irrelevant? Were the Crusaders in the Levant irrelevant? Were the Portuguese and Spanish incursions into the spice trade and the Americas irrelevant? The Europeans did not simply arrive on the world stage like horsemen marauding across the steppes. Early reformations in religion, politics, agriculture and the sciences all eventually contributed to relatively stable, relatively democratic societies embracing free-thinkers. These long processes gave the Europeans the "overnight" impact you allude to.

[@karlos_infamous]

In my humble opinion, this explains why some employers in the Middle East abuse and torture their foreign domestic workers (from Philippines, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and other African countries). The mentality that was explained is carried over to present times and maybe has become part of their culture.

[@yankedhonor4281]

Are you sure about that?

[@user-iy7zs9go8t]

i live in the middle east, and all of the ppl i know treat their workers decently. there are bad people everywhere in the world so dont stick that into our culture.

[@karlos_infamous]

@@user-iy7zs9go8t Hello, I said "some employers", I wasn't referring to ALL. Yes, there are many bad people in all cultures. My main reference are the news reports that there are many foreign maids (from Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia) reporting abuse and inhumane treatment from their employers. There are many videos in youtube as well.

[@user-iy7zs9go8t]

@@karlos_infamous yeah I’m aware of that. But I find it kinda offensive you saying “it’s in their culture” cuz it’s not, it’s 100% on the person that’s all I’m tryna say bro.

[@karlos_infamous]

@@user-iy7zs9go8t please don't misunderstand my statement. i specifically said "some employers" and "maybe has become part" - meaning this are just my opinions and observations, not facts, feel free to dispute. just to share, i am Filipino who grew up in Abu Dhabi, UAE and all my Emirati friends are kind and well-mannered to me, i never experienced discrimination during my stay there and my family and I are very thankful for the blessings we received during our stay there. so, as a summary, my statement are just my opinions based on the news/reports - i don't mean to generalize.

[@bokatron1991]

You didn't mention any male castration of African slaves which was very common. This is well documented. Seems like you have left out this detail on purpose for whatever reason. I do not belive this was a mistake due to quailty of the video. The video is very informative, and well made, great job.

[@Shawn-fy2hr]

Cause of tendency to grape

[@Empress_Dominique]

Thank you for this information.

[@backfire4468]

It is lies

[@1984magu]

@@backfire4468 you pedophile prophet is a lie

[@CulturalMarx]

I'm still new to the channel and overall to Islamic history, I became very interested in the Umayyad dynasty recently and your videos helped with understanding the way the Medieval Islamic world worked, it eventually led me to this video. These are very well done and non-biased, and I praise you for that good sir.

[@MRGHOST358]

@@user-mc8bb6zo3q More than 6,600 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since oct.7.......glory isreal to my Ass!

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

I like your various animations and the way they go with the background music! :)

[@FlashdogFul28]

Very interesting, thank you.

[@lillyo4119]

The Arab slave trade is the longest slave trade of all time still today slavery exist in Arab countries

[@user-vf6nn6hx9x]

Yet the European Trans Atlantic slave trade moved MORE people in LESS time, and slavery is still legal in the US

[@DavePatrick001]

Great video! You do an excellent job breaking down and explaining a complicated and delicate subject, covering hundreds of years of history. Keep up the great content!

[@riflebusters1]

The comment section is going to be lovely

[@iraqimapper8625]

It will be a fine comment section this channel have a good community

[@riflebusters1]

@@iraqimapper8625 oh that's awesome to hear Its a rarity to hear

[@Chowder12345able]

The internet knows no other way

[@Peristerygr]

Don't worry. This guy is vigilant doesn't afraid to confront trolls and erase comments if nessesery -as he knows that free speech doesn't mean just throw any shit(sorry Al Muqqadimah) comes in one's head.

[@buzzlightyear1010]

the comment section is just full of a bunch of white people who are acting as if they’re saints all of a sudden💀💀

[@reubenjacob5631]

Great video, information era bringing to light the hidden

[@kirkadrianj]

Great job!! Thank you for shedding some light on the Arab Slave Trade. Will you be doing any videos on the Zanj Rebellion anytime soon?

[@arkan.rahmadian]

Great solid presentation and satisfyingly informative.

[@ajmaloleary3553]

Sadly, most of humanity has both inflicted slavery and been victims of slavery. What's important is that we all, humanity as a whole, learn of our errors and move forward, making the world a better place for everyone. This was a really good video, informative, with good production and great narration. I enjoyed watching it, despite the horror of history. Thank you for making it. I'll look forward to viewing more of your content, and also the rest of the Africa series.

[@lilo7741]

Why is your name made of an Arab and Irish name? Are you a mongrel or a fool who went interracial?

[@silverkitty2503]

here here

[@Xilla-posseLgendary]

you cannot learn no one anything that are bound by the ideology that command you to hate others who are not of the same faith, facts, just follow the example of many Islamic terrorists n the west calls that islamophobia, there is nothing phobic about Islam, its logic

[@ZashnainZainal]

Very informative overview.

[@TheEthanoicAcid]

My great grandfather from my father’s side and mother’s had slaves and they would tell us stories about them and I always told them how terrible that was they would go to black tribes and kidnap women and men and more it was horrible.

[@mralabbad7]

@Keeper Time everyone on earth would be dead if they paid for their ancestor's sins

[@easterner8941]

So the Saudi Arabians are the Arabs??

[@KoreaMojo]

Thank you for this video regardless to people projecting things into the content or being intolerant of the discomfort such topics can cause to surface. I appreciate your efforts to be a source.

[@cosmoray9750]

This kind of T is different.....Oakville Trafalgar High kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2mxpqKtoJVlhcU This country is a joke

[@echoromeo384]

Several years back I witnessed a slave auction in Libya while deployed as a contractor and it was one of the most horrific scenes I'll never forget. Even deploying several times into active warzones I couldn't imagine that slavery not only still existed but was open for anyone to view.

[@ihatepartisans.7198]

Ur a brave fuck for even stepping foot in Libya seven years ago

[@echoromeo384]

@@ihatepartisans.7198 I fucking loved it. I miss the consequences and action. I'm a nobody over here, unfortunately life has little meaning now, or at least the thrill.

[@zatorith]

That’s a lie, I’ve lived in Libya most of my life, traveled to many cities in the east and west, and have many friends who are African workers, never have I seen or hear of slavery over here. There are gangs and militias that kidnap and harass foreign migrants, but slavery does not exist. As for slave auctions, that has to be the stupidest lie I ever heard, there are so many reason why that would never happen in Libya.

[@zatorith]

What u are referring to are the migrant detention centres which are unacceptable and inhuman, but to call them slave auctions is pure nonsense.

[@mohammadrezasheikmanoga6792]

YES OBAMA WILL GO HELL, HE CAUSED THAT THEN SHED CROCODILE TEARS

[@addavid1430]

In Uganda we a taught that Arabs started slave trade at the coast of East Africa till they reached the interior but Internet mostly talk about the European slave trade

[@lodewykk]

You mention that this video is part of a larger series. Could you perhaps link to a playlist that contains these?

[@IsmailAbdulMusic]

I've never ever liked the idea of slavery of any kind, regardless of what

[@pinpoint3770]

islam NEVER abolished slavery, why? is it because Muhamed was a slave trader?

[@True-Striver]

The Quran advocates equality between all and says that the only good deeds may raise the status of one human over another. Their are no partiality between caste, creed, colour, rich or poor! all are equal in Islam. Come to success. Come to your God.

[@True-Striver]

@@pinpoint3770 you've wrong information or wrong intentions

[@ronalboo]

@@True-Striver not everyone practise their religions teachings.

[@hazemkhaled3684]

mohammad him self was a slave trader..

[@masterthotslayer9601]

Excellent presentation, I thoroughly enjoyed it and I usually critique for fallacious inaccuracies. Great Job

[@darklight8338]

Well he was wrong about the somalis

[@lolololol6415]

As east African some of the things I heard is really disturbing especially to the maids that go there

[@plankark]

Islam still enslaves people - it's just hidden. Islam is evil.

[@GeraldBatty6]

Great video!

[@Aqua-kv7sq]

The main problem with slavery was that the Africans were not against it rather endorsed it.

[@antrix1994]

They did it too soo they probably didn’t really care until it happened to them

[@curtisthomas2670]

Same could be said about everyone who benefited from slavery

[@HikmaHistory]

Is it bad that I'm more interested by what your comment section is gonna look like than your actual video?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

That's the only reason I made the video. :D

[@HikmaHistory]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT Such a provocateur...

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

My channel needed stimulation. Collaboration and Controversy are the two ways to do it. I chose both.

[@HikmaHistory]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT Hit two birds with one stone, haha

[@siegfriedia9986]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT so you admit to utter unverified and wrong Infos for the sake of "stirring up controversy"?

[@hafizaar2478]

This is shameful. Bilal was a slave, he was set free and he was the person who called out the athaan. I am so ashamed of the Muslims at that time. Disgusting.

[@Spartan-mz8fo]

Thankyou for spreading this truth. As a recent convert to Islam, this is both eye opening and empowering. Now I understand why so many of my "fellow believers" treat me with such disrespect for no apparent reason. #InshAlluah

[@hermanspaerman3490]

And still you follow the religion?

[@1984magu]

just leave the cult, is dogshit

[@yoloswaggins7121]

Wait what? Why do fellow believers treat you with disrespect?

[@theastronomer5800]

Search for a video called "Slave market in Arabia (1964)" for more historical info. Also, read Quran 4:24 and the tafsirs on the subject: al-Tabari: Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri said, "We captured some women from the area of Awtas who were already married, and we disliked having sexual relations with them because they already had husbands. So, we asked the Prophet about this matter, and this Ayah was revealed, (Also (forbidden are) women already married, except those whom your right hands possess). Consequently, we had sexual relations with these women. Ibn Kathir: (except those whom your right hands possess) except those whom you acquire through war, for you are allowed such women Ibn ‘Abbâs: save those (captives) whom your right hands possess) of captives, EVEN IF they have husbands in the Abode of War Al-Jalalayn: save what your right hands own, of captured [slave] girls, whom you MAY HAVE sexual intercourse with, EVEN IF they should have spouses among the enemy camp This is also explained and allowed in Sharia, which you can read in the Sharia manual The Raliance of the Traveller (section K32:3).

[@crestfire8008]

@@yoloswaggins7121 he is most probably not Arab. Arab Muslims get special treatment in islam

[@shawSL23]

It's time for Africa to stand up for its people througout the diaspora. Starting in Africa!

[@knowthyself6571]

Our leaders are slaves to the powers

[@shawSL23]

@@knowthyself6571 hence is time to drive those bald heads out of our town. Making a bob Marley reference.

[@Davencie]

I think the diaspora should start off by moving to one section of Africa until they expand

[@umar-farukadama8839]

@@Davencie repatriation can’t save us sadly, it can only add to the already confusing dynamic we suffer, global solidarity is way better in my opinion

[@JD-te6vm]

Our time is coming. Don’t worry

[@thejohnnycanuck2533]

Best quote “colonization put an end to slavery” well they certainly don’t teach that in class rooms.

[@adebowalekonstantinov404]

It didn't tho

[@zeppelinled3967]

@@adebowalekonstantinov404 It did. not instantly, but it was one of the major reasons why europeans managed to abolish slavery all over the world. for example, Brits abolished slavery across the continents, yet they still owned colonies... If they didn't colonise Africa we would still have slavery to this day.

[@adebowalekonstantinov404]

@@zeppelinled3967 What about the Belgian monarchy? They basically had a holocaust with slavery in the Kongo, and unlike N. Germany those were allied to the Brits. To f Africa up and then ask for praise is the wrong way to face this matter friend. This is dangerous historical revisionism.

[@zeppelinled3967]

@@adebowalekonstantinov404 not instantly. their aim wasn't to abolish slavery, so why would they, they did eventually abolish slavery all over the africa using the colonies.

[@adebowalekonstantinov404]

@@zeppelinled3967 The same could be said about uncolonized regions... It was eventually abolished worldwide man, regardless whether there were colonies or not or whether it was practiced in secret or not. In fact, it saw its end by the end of the colonization era.

[@adeolugodwin4267]

The biggest/longest slavery in the history of humankind and its rarely mentioned. The funniest thing is similar thing is still going on in Arabs world today.

[@the_major]

Wow! This was a fantastic and well done video. You never cease to impress me with your work!

[@sarahdirisu4079]

By reading the comments, this is how you know that we are really divided in Africa

[@festuschikannaene5465]

Africa is Africa apart from the migrants living in the North Africa and Islam is a very wicked/devilish religion

[@hassanbassim4007]

@@festuschikannaene5465 North Africans are natives, Aftrica is only 50-60% black. You have to remember that not all africans are blacks.

[@khabib5770]

@@festuschikannaene5465 North Africans are a mixed group of Arabs Africans and whites. So u couldn’t say they are not native as they all have a high percentage of black blood.

[@MrResearcher122]

@@hassanbassim4007 Not all blacks are black.

[@enrico5722]

@@hassanbassim4007 nah more like 80, but ok

[@sandyduncan5081]

Thank you for shining a light on this. I wondered why, if there was so much slavery involved, there wasn't a larger set of black communities in the Middle East, but ... I read about castration. People in Western countries are talking about "reparations" to the descendants of African slaves. I wonder if this conversation will ever emerge in the Arab and Turkish worlds?

[@PedroOrtega1993]

Not at all, I'm afraid...

[@hermanspaerman3490]

There are no "pure" black minorities in the muslims world. As you said, black males were castrated and the only black ancestry in the muslim world today is the result of Arab men impregnating black slave girls and their offspring.

[@kuwarizmialjabra753]

Large black communities exist in Arab countries btw

[@hermanspaerman3490]

@@kuwarizmialjabra753 , Where? If you refer to Yemen , Sudan and southern parts of Egypt I agree but other than that , absolutely NO!!

[@kuwarizmialjabra753]

@@hermanspaerman3490 Oman, suadi arabia, Uae, Kuwait, Qatar and generally all arab countires has large black communities that are well inegrated with the rest. I think they are even better integrated that in USA or Europe.

[@dev0ur408]

I read about it quite recently, just out of curiosity. The Arab Slavic slave trade is rather well known where I live and I do recall learning about it at history lessons in school. And being an Eastern-European Slav myself (Polish), I wonder how many modern Arabs actually have some Slavic blood in them due to this extensive slave trade in the past. I mean, as far as I know, these Slavic Slaves were rather large in numbers and most of them stayed and just 'blend' with local Arab population.

[@spipo1903]

Not arab slavic trade but rather turkish slavic trade

[@Crow22Darkness]

Both Muslim Arabs and Muslim Ottoman Turks both took Slavic slaves by the millions.

[@kingmaker2603]

@@spipo1903 Both happened during Arab caliphates Slavs were used as slaves and also during ottoman caliphate Slavs were used as slaves

[@kingmaker2603]

@@spipo1903 During Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates which lasted for about 600 years

[@elpaso4765]

@@spipo1903 Turkish doesn't mean Arabs, majority of that trades customers were Arabs and sultans. You can't blame the people in Turkey for slavery. We have been married with Anatolian people, not with slaves.

[@wearemysticking]

As an English man I found this very interesting. I learnt things of which I was not previously aware. It appears that the whole world has a responsibility for slavery, certain more than others. As long as we have learned something and can continue to forge a future all together then maybe there is hope for humankind....

[@wearemysticking]

@Ummer Farooq thanks for your response, I spoke to a friend of mine who is Moroccan and he confirmed that this is actually true, however it is not something that people like to discuss in Morocco.

[@wearemysticking]

@Ummer Farooq sorry but I don't understand your response. After your first response I was interested to find out more and did actually speak to my friend Abdeslam who is from Morocco. He said it is a part of history they prefer to forget. If you choose not to believe me then that is your choice, I am only repeating what my friend said.

[@wearemysticking]

@Ummer Farooq I think there has been a misunderstanding somewhere, I asked my friend if it was true that people from north Africa where part of the slave trade to which he said yes and confirmed it was prior to the european and American slave trade. He also explained that people from north Africa sold slaves to European countries. My friend only left Morocco a few years ago and I trust him with my life, so have no reason to disbelieve him. As for the content of the video itself I do not know how true the content is or is not. I was just interested in finding out more information for myself and felt my friend was best placed to help answer my questions.

[@wearemysticking]

@Ummer Farooq you're right he is not 500 years old but he is an extremely well educated man and is aware of his history. For whatever reason you choose to believe that it is not true, that is your choice. I as an English man am aware of the part played by the English in slavery and do not agree with it in any way. You as we all do have the right to believe what we want. One final point I am extremely offended that you would criticise my friend, who you do not know, nor are you aware of his background or education or his ability to respond to the questions I asked. Salem a lakem

[@wildearth3992]

@@wearemysticking British tried to stop slavery. But they’re considered the bad guys ! This is crazy.

[@MahasiswaMengaji]

how you create your video using maps presentation , teach me please

[@oldben5772]

I understand that this is all about Africa, but you could have mentioned also that an estimated 1.25 million European Christians were kidnapped into slavery by north-africans and Turks.

[@familyacounttv6667]

I think it was mentioned

[@jamesmuigai495]

At least we learn this in Kenya

[@Vhlathanosh]

Yeah but not so much it seems. When I see a an East or South African man practising Islam makes me wonder if they know what the religion did to their ancestors.

[@usejasiri]

Yep, learnt all this in my Kenyan primary school

[@nlaijenejakajehuahhwhsdwhi8297]

@@Vhlathanosh islam did not do this to the africans, the arabs had slaves long before islam

[@Vhlathanosh]

@@nlaijenejakajehuahhwhsdwhi8297 Arabs brought Islam to Africa. Arabs who brought Islam were the first to treat Africans like subhuman, you know, the whole castration business.

[@ghghjkkk2382]

@@Vhlathanosh it was more of an arab thing, for example the basra slaves came before islam, its just an arab thing.

[@projekt679]

Looks like your content is well sourced and cited. I just subbed.

[@Din.muttahh]

Did he tell you that first action in islam was freed a black slave 🙂

[@Reckless-mindfulness]

People who are trying to defend Islam are confusing the two things, Muslims and Islam are two different things, Quran is the oldest document that has discouraged slavery short of making it illegal as at that time but if you read quran it made owning a slave a very difficult task. However you have to understand that Muslims who doing this slave trade were not doing it as muslims but as people so as a muslim you don't have to defend them, they are horribly wrong and anyone who wants to diminish role of muslims in this horrible practice is a hypocrite. remember muslim is not islam and vice versa.

[@johna.bishop9314]

Yet Muhammad himself owned & traded slaves.

[@jaishkhan7442]

@@johna.bishop9314 Read about those supposed "slaves" before saying that

[@hishamalaker491]

@@johna.bishop9314 he freed most of them and many were actually his servants who were respected and werent called slaves because servants were dignified also most slaves he bought were freed as its a good deed in islam, i read it in the quran when I finished it in ramadan.

[@User_47536]

​@@johna.bishop9314The slaves were better than a 9 to 5 employee

[@sirine9785]

So this is a good example that arabs and north Africans, moors are not black.

[@andrewlim9345]

Thanks for shedding light on a little know aspect of global slavery. Helps to understand the tensions between Black and Arab Sudanese.

[@Jah_Nzola]

The Sudan and South Sudan conflict is not the same as the Arab slave trade. It was both Arabs, Cushitic, and Nilotic African tribes that captured and sold Bantu/ non Hamitic Africans into slavery. Putting all dark skinned Africans under the banner of black is inaccurate.

[@Din.muttahh]

Andrew if you don't know about sudan don't speak

[@99inshallah]

Arab Sudanese are black too. This channel is misinformation. The so called "Arab" Slave Trade was a Trans Saharan slave trade which black Africans participated in. Al Muqaddimah is full of shit. This is a propaganda channel.

[@thephoenix756]

@@Jah_Nzola Provide evidence for Nilotics participation in the East African slave trade.

[@royriley6282]

Have been looking forward to your take on this since I discovered your channel. Much appreciated and enlightening as always. I expect you'll get some ReeeEEEeeees over explaining how colonialism actually played a role in ending the slave trade. Always nice to be reminded that your focus is on history and not any particular narrative.

[@clivepilusa7734]

This is an excellent video

[@RuaTheHua]

Great presentation

[@indestructiblechargersltd6822]

Somalis were never slaves so that is a instant dislike , If you are going to portray something as fact to the masses, please do your research

[@amaanreer5311]

@@peterikpah8884 its the other way around. you're the delusional one, you've been brainwashed to associate skin color to slavery

[@M.Adam.M937]

Peter Ikpah identity crisis? 🤣 Mate you probably don’t even know your father and have a Christian name from the colonisers/enslavers. Go find your roots.

[@user-kg6jo7yb3w]

Peter Ikpah Somalis never bleach, we have a proud history, we were a pain in the arse for colonisers and we were the strongest african country . We fought Portuguese in naval combat and we are the lions of africa. We are the proudest and most native africans and fully entitled to greater somalia. We are not arab, white, bantu, nor asian. We are Cushitic Somali Muslims with history going back 10,000 years. We are noble somalis and the worst people to fight with. We may have internal problems like clans and corruption but as a people, we are the most courageous africnas

[@africangang3108]

@@peterikpah8884 somalian were slaved and sold to Arabs

[@sebia322]

@@peterikpah8884 No ,most somalis acknowledge they are black. A couple somalis act weird online and pretend they aren't. But somalis I dont think were enslaved historically.