Slave Trade in the Arab-Muslim World
The international seminar on "Cultural interactions generated by the slave trade and slavery in the Arab-Muslim World" has been organized by UNESCO (17-19 May 2007, Rabat and Marrakech, Morocco) in the framework of the Slave Route Project, in cooperation with the Moroccan National Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO Office Rabat.
This international encounter aimed to reinforce the activities of the project in lesser-studied regions, in particular the Arab–Muslim World.
The Colloquium brought together experts from sub-Saharan Africa, the Maghreb and the Middle East, selected on the basis of their expertise and experience in issues related to the slave trade and slavery in this part of the world.
At this juncture, the following contributions have been presented:
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“The African-Turkish Relations: Past Routes, Reciprocal Emigration and Present Heritage”
Cultural interactions generated by the slave trade and slavery in the Arab-Muslim World
Rabat y Marrakech - Morocco
International Seminar on Cultural Interactions Created by the Slave Trade in the Arab-Muslim World, Rabat and Marrakech, Morocco, from 17 to 19 May 2007
Cultural interactions arising from slavery and slave trade
"Disputed Freedom: Fugitive Slaves, Asylum and Manumission in Iran (1851 – 1913)"
"Sudanese Trade in Black Ivory: Opening Old Wounds"
"African Migrants as cultural brokers in South Asia"
"Black Liberators: The Role of Africans & Arabs sailors in the Royal Navy within the Indian Ocean 1841-1941"
"Emancipation and its Legacy in Iran: An Overview"
"Afro-Emarati: a Unique Historical Experience"
[Slavery, Systems and Actors in the Medieval Muslim Orient]
[The Incidence of Slavish Relationship on the Intersubjective Look between Arabs and Black Africans]
[Music and Dance in Haratin Mauritania: Awareness of Identity and / or Cultural Dissent?]