The History of Harari Slavery: Arab & Ethiopian Slave Trades | Harari Freethinkers

Ethiopia is the only African country to not be colonized during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
The Trans-Atlantic slave trade is well-known in the West, but there was another slave trade that was far more destructive in duration and severity. This was the Arab Slave Trade.
In Pre-Islamic Arabia, slavery was well-established before the advent of Islam in the 7th century. The people were connected to intercontinental trade routes that afforded them large numbers of foreign slaves - some European, but mostly "Abash" or "Abyssinian". However, slavery in Arabia became far more expansive after the establishment of Islam. This resulted in large influxes of captives from around the world - Greeks, Turks, Syrians, Indians, Berbers, Persians, Copts, and Nubians.
First Arab Muslims looked to eastern and central Europe for white slaves to bring to the Middle East. But the growing military power of Europe made it difficult to expand, and resulted in a shortage of slaves. This was when Arab Muslims started looking to Africa for slaves. The Arab Slave Trade occurred across Africa, from East to West.
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"The History of Harari Slavery: Arab & Ethiopian Slave Trades" is the seventh article in the Kitab al-Nur collection.
This collection of 14 articles explores Harari culture and Islam from a secular perspective.
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Sections:
The Ancient Roots of Slavery in Ethiopia 00:32
An Overview of the Arab Slave Trade 1:36
Arabs & Ethiopian Slaves 4:57
Islam, Anti-Black Racism & Slavery 8:18
The Reality of Slavery in Islamic History 15:48
Early Evidence of Slavery in the Harla Region 20:02
Politics, Slavery and Religious Conversion in Historical Ethiopia (14th-16th Century) 23:53
The Regulation of Slavery in Ethiopia 27:42
Slavery in Modern Harar (Since the 19th Century) 32:09
The Legacy of Slavery in Ethiopia 35:27
Conclusion 42:12

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