African Islamic Worlds: Trade, Spirits, and Art with Sabrina Al Sayed
Afro Historyscapes
English - August 03, 2021 01:00 - 20 minutes - 19.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsVisual Arts Arts History african history museum museums horniman african collections south london Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode we are joined by Community Action Researcher Sabrina Al-Sayed, where we explore the influence of Islam on Saharan trade routes.
We discuss how the Kel-Tamashek peoples keep themselves safe from spirits known in Islam as Jinn, and how Islamic spirituality has been embraced and shaped by African people throughout history in the form of art.
Objects we discuss
2007.214
https://www.horniman.ac.uk/object/2007.214/
2007.158
https://www.horniman.ac.uk/object/2007.158/
nn3549
https://www.horniman.ac.uk/object/nn3549/
Jean Jenkins - Album
https://open.spotify.com/album/0TtJGwXqJpNEorkymW0lSW?si=LaS9dSKYRCmYjeH11RWm9Q&dl_branch=1
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