I Cannot Write My Life: Islam, Arabic, and Slavery in Omar ibn Said's America - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mbaye Lo, Carl W. ErnstSeries:Islamic Civilization and Muslim NetworksPublish date:2023-08-29Pages:232
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469674667ISBN-10:1469674661UPC:9781469674667Book Category:Social Science, ReligionBook Subcategory:Islamic Studies, Ethnic Studies, IslamBook Topic:AmericanSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SCFSG9E0QE
I Cannot Write My Life: Islam, Arabic, and Slavery in Omar ibn Said's America
Omar ibn Said (1770-1863) was a Muslim scholar from West Africa who spent more than fifty years enslaved in the North Carolina household of James Owen, brother of Governor John Owen. In 1831 Omar composed a brief autobiography, the only known narrative written in Arabic by an enslaved person in North America, and he became famous for his Arabic writings. His enslavers also provided him with an...
Series: Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469674667ISBN-10:1469674661UPC:9781469674667Book Category:Social Science, ReligionBook Subcategory:Islamic Studies, Ethnic Studies, IslamBook Topic:AmericanSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SCFSG9E0QE
Mbaye Lo is associate professor of the practice of Asian and Middle Eastern studies and international comparative studies at Duke University. Carl W. Ernst is William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
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