Friday, March 07, 2008

dr. sultana afroz

Dr Sultana Afroz is a researcher who has been documenting the presence and role of African Muslims in the West Indes during slavery. Here is a brief sample of some of her work. from the oddly-named blog, All history as reconstruction of the past is, of course, myth. She is a Lecturer in History at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica. She completed her doctoral degree in American History with a specialization in US Foreign Policy in South Asia. She is the co-author of The Political Economy of Food and Agriculture in the Caribbean, and is working on a manuscript entitled Invisible Yet Invincible: The History of the Muslim Umma in Jamaica.)

It includes:
1. THE MUSLIM MAROONS AND THE BUCRA MASSA IN JAMAICA
2. Islam and Slavery through the Ages: Slave Sultans and Slave Mujahids
3. The Ummah Slowly Bled: A Select Bibliography of Enslaved African Muslims in the Americas and the Caribbean
4. The Jihad of 1831–1832: The Misunderstood Baptist Rebellion in Jamaica

2 comments:

Dynamite Soul said...

Salaams bro,

I am so glad you are sharing this. I think I'll mention it on my blog.

Anonymous said...

WELL I MUST SAY DR. AFROZ HAS ENLIGHTENED MANY OF US HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES. SHE HAS A DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE IMPACT OF ISLAM WITHIN THE CARIBBEAN DIASPORA. WELL DONE DR AFROZ ONE OF YOUR FINAL YEAR STUDENT.YOUR UPCOMING BOOK IS A MUST READ!!!!!