Daud Abdullah
The institution of slavery has existed in various forms from time immemorial. Chattel slavery, as practised in the Americas and the Caribbean, was, however, unique in its cruelty and inhumanity. For three hundred years, generations of Africans were sold to work on plantations in the New World. Throughout the region, their humanity was systematically denied.
This book examines the relationship between Islam, race and rebellion in the Americas. It highlights the intellectual and cultural influences of the West African jihadist movements on the enslaved Muslims in the region. Set against the backdrop of general Islamic revivalism, it explores the tensions between religion and politics, as well as slavery and resistance, all of which combined to confirm the transfer of ideas and causes prevalent in West African societies into the New World.

DAUD ABDULLAH was born in Grenada; he is the director of Middle East Monitor (MEMO). Formerly a senior researcher at the Palestinian Return Centre (London), he also lectured in history at the University of Maiduguri (Nigeria) and Islamic Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of Engaging the World: The Making of Hamas’s Foreign Policy.

• 216 x 138 mm
• 200 pages
• Paperback