I Cannot Write My Life : Islam, Arabic, and Slavery in Omar Ibn Said's America.
"This work centers on the life and writing of Omar Ibn Said, born in 1770 in a border region between Senegal and Mauritania that played a significant role in Islamic nations. Omar studied for 25 years at an Islamic seminary and was poised to become a leader in the faith, but after being capture...
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| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
2023.
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| Series: | Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks Series.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Translated Documents of Omar ibn Said
- List of Illustrations
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. A Land Lost
- Chapter 2. A Life Unread
- Chapter 3. Sermons Unheard
- Chapter 4. A Muslim in Church
- Chapter 5. The Treachery of the Experts
- Conclusion
- Appendix. Omar's Ajami English: American Words and Names in Arabic Script
- Notes
- Bibliography
- General Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- W
- Y
- Z
- Index of Scriptural Citations and Omar's Documents
