Slavery in the Arab World

277 Pages·1989·2.66 MB·English

by  Murray Gordon

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MURRAY
GORDON
SLAVERY THE
IN
ARABW ORLD
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Contents
Introduction
lX
CHAPTER1 :S laveCroyn cealiendt heM ist
ofT ime 1
CHAPTER2 :T he AttituodfeI slaTmo ward
Slavery 18
CHAPTER3 :O ccupatiaonnd S tatus of
Slaveisnt heI slamWiocr ld 48
CHAPTER4 :S exa ndS laveirnyt heA rab
World 79
CHAPTER5 :E arlMyu sliTm raffiicnS laves1 05
CHAPTER6 :S laveornyt heF rontieorfs
Araby1:5 00-1800 128
CHAPTER7 :H eydaoyf t heS lave Trade:
18009-010 151
CHAPTER8 :S laveirnyA llI tsF orms 208
Notes 239
Index 257

Introdutcott hieo n
AmericEadni tion
SLVAERY INT HEA RAB WORALNDT EDTAEDB YM ORE THAN
am illentnhieeus mt abnltio sfth hmaiepsap lliinntsgi tution
byE uropienat nhNsee wW orlIdt.c ontitnouf eluodr ish,
moreovfoermr o,r teh aanc entautfreyr ttohcesh iand
soundfoerd i intt h Wees tA.sm anays e levmeinl lAif­on
ricaanpsp,r oaxtietmlhye snaummeb eesrt imahtaevde to
been takAefrni scfrW aeos'mtC oaisntt h Eeu ropean-con­
troltlreida nsglualvaer trfoardcei,rb elwmyeo rvfreeo dm
thefaimri lainecdso mmuntiot isedeosr viinAc reah bo use­
holdhsa,r eamnsad r m.i es
Desptihtleeo nhgi stoofsr lya vientr hye Araba ndw orld
ino hteMru slliamn dlsit,ht albsee ewnr itatbeontu hti s
humatnr adgyEe.x cefoprtt hfewe aboliisttmisaoi,nn ilny
Englawnhdor, a ialgeadi Anrsastbl avaenrpdyu ptr essure
upoWnes tegronv ernmteoen nttdsh ter faiifcns lavtehse,
isshuaeas l blu t biegennoi rnte hdWe es tI.nc onttrota hset
endlfelsooswf b ookasn da rtitchlahetas v een ricohuerd
understoafsn ldaivnegr tyht era aniffidncs lafrvoemsW est
ix
x SLVAERY IN THE ARAB WORLD
Afritcoa NtehweW o rltdh,se l avtehrfoayrtc entuwraaisne s
intefgaertaulor fAe r asbco iehtayes s catpheaedt tenotfi on
Wesetrsnc hoIlganrosr.oa fn cAehr iasbt ory oabr a dp erhaps
conscaibeontuchteWe e ssts 'hamerfuelc oirntd h isso rdid
businmeasyhs e lapc cofournt th evsaesg ta pisnW estern
historhiyo.g rap
Somethbientgmt iegrh t bheaeevnxe p ecotfA erdah bi sto­
ria.Yn etsh,e rteo, o cao nspoifsr ialceyhn apcsre e vaainlde d
habsl ocokueatdl l li ghtth sioesnn ssiutjbicevtAe.r awbr it­
erasn jdu ritsott hsle,i mietxetdet nhtat hte tyo ucuhpeodn
sla,vh earvdyeo nseow itahp proNvoam lo.r oaplp robrium
hacsl utnosg lv aersyi nicwtea ssna ctibonyte hKdeo raann d
ejnyoeadn u ndisppultaiecnAde r asbo c.i ety
Thed ecibsyi oAnsr taabtt oae bso lsilsahvd eurryit nhgi s
centwuarsty a kfoern reatshoants hatdo ldiot twliet h the
. moarsapleo cftt hises sPuree.s frsoumrW ees etrpno we,r sthe
introdoufca mt oinoeney c omnyo,a ntdh ree alitzhaatti on
maintasilnaivnwegor uylfo dr evbearAr r anba tifroonms
entetrhiceno gu nocfii nltse rnsaotciiopenrtaoylva im duec h
betteexrp lanfoartt ihoeanin rn ounpcocelydiT. h astl avery
antdh e tsrlaawdveeeri en herenatnltdyh eervemifoelrr ei ted
abolition waelriteeoA n rt ahhboe uagodhfsst t saa tnetd h eir
folleorws.
Iitts h faiisl tuorh ea vceo nsisglnaevtdeom r oyr oabll ivion
theaxtp lwahiyni estn dusroel do nignt hAer awbo rlTdh.e
perencnhiaarlao cftt hesirosi c ailn stiutluttiimoant ely rested
onr eligiinosupsvillaryue eds p-oai tnhtaf etwA rabs were
prepatroce hda llAenndbg eec.a sulsaevw earnsye vqeure s­
tiofrnoedma m orsaatln dpoiistnh to,ub lend os urptrhiaste
its tpiellr siinMs atusr itaannidin ta h Seu dan. Mauritania
officiaablollyis slvhaeerodyn J ul5y,1 890b,u ta,st hgeov ­
ernmeinttsa eclkfn eodwgletshp,er acitssi tciaell liav ned
well.e sItti mtiahst2a et0d 0 ,m0e0n0w, o meann cdh ildren
arseuj bcett ob eibnogu gahntsd o lldi skeom ancya ttle in
thNiosr tAhfr iccaonu n,tt oriylaisdn ogm esstehipchse,r ds
andfa rmhnad.s
Inotdructtoti hoAenm reicEadni tion xi
Slavaenrsdyl ave-rwahiindceihvn fueglr,ld yi eodui tnt he
Sudahna,vr ee appeoanar elda rgien t hsdeci aselacefft ed
sohuetrrne giooftn h ceo unwthriyhc hab se efing htoiffn g
anodn fo ra utonaogmayi tnhMseut s ldionm-inNaotretdh .
In1 897t,h hee adI notfe rnaCtaitohnoMalilis cs cioonn­
firmerde poorfwt isd espsrleaavde -irnat ihdseuio tnhge rn
Sudatnh awta sb eicnagr roiuebtdy a rmeAdr ambi tliias,
noatblfryo mt hRei zatgraitb e,d eaefgnasiemnlesemstbs e rs
oft hDei nkaap se,o ptlhfreao tm t imiem memoribaele nh ave
huntdeodw bny A rasbl ear.vs
Accoirntdgot hsiosu racswee ,la lsa ccounjtuosr nbayl ists
ansdc holhaunrdsr,ie fd stn hootu soafpn edosph laevb ee en
carroiffeb dy stlrafiavcfek .e rsTghree maajto riotfty h e
victairmcesh ilbdertewnte heaeng ese iogafhn tfod u rteen
whoa rfoer cteodm arfrcohm t heniart liavnetd ots h Neo rth
wherteh eayrs eo lidn tsol avTehreyrs.ee p ohratvisett hat
boywse rbee isnoglfo drt heeq uivoaf$l 2e4na0tn gdi rfolrs
$16A0 S.u danheisset froroimta hUnen ivseirtKyh aorft oum
whoh adth ceo urtaogw er iatbeo tuhtre e crudeosfc ence
slavaenrsdyl ave-irnah iicdsoi unngwt arsy arbryet shtee d
policeb.e m Cearneacl oiycit in detnhctaehtp e r immien ister
oft hSeu dawnh,oi sc ommitttoe pdao liocfiy m posing
IslaSmhiiac'rl aao wn t hceo utnr,iy Ssda eeklM ahdwih,o se
great-grdaenefdafatttehhdBee r ri tai sche natguaorn yrd e ­
vivtehde stlraavdee ?
Tom anAyr abs, otfhs el aiviseasssr oyu uero cfde i scom­
fortT.os peoaukat ga iniswtto ulbdet oi mpuagt ne net of
Koralnaiwtc;o c ondone slaveorffeyns etw ooA uf­ld give
ricwahnossa en cesatnnodor ts- dtitosaorn-etl aitnri evceesn t
timfelesvl i cttioAm r asbl atvrea daenrtdsh eaigre nAtsas .
resutlhtei,yn stiivnekcletyes pi loennt thse u jbcetw,h itcho
thidsaiy s as ourocfpe a iann d humifolrmi aantAyif­o n
rincsa.