In the fifth episode of Futuhat, Dr Stef Keris explains how Islam reached the Americas. Taken from his book The Islamic History of Europe, the following subjects are presented:
• The cultural remnants of African Muslims found in South America as evidenced by ancient ruins and artefacts such as the colossal Olmec heads.
• Evidence of Mandinka / Mandingo Muslims trading with the Native Americans.
• Mansa Musa’s influence and his brother Mansa Abubakari’s expedition to the Americas
• The Trans-Atlantic slave trade and various slave uprisings in the Americas lead by revolutionists such as Dutty Boukman and Toussaint Louverture
• The revolution in Haiti leading to the establishment of the first black republic in the world following the defeat of French forces in 1804.
• The Nigerian revolts in Brazil – January 1835
• African Muslims who became famous in America including Yarrow Mamout and Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
• The presence of Muslim communities is the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Brazil, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago
• Ottoman exploration of the Americas by Ahmed Muhiddin Piri Reis
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