Resisting Islamophobia via [Redacted] Prayers in the Handwritten Autobiographies of ʿUmar ibn Sayyid and Mohamedou Ould Slahi

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Journal of Africana Religions Pub Date : 2019-01-30 DOI:10.5325/JAFRIRELI.7.1.0163

Zeinab Mcheimech

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Abstract

Abstract:The current political climate in the United States lends fresh urgency to the task of remembering the history of enslaved Africans in the Americas, a history that has become vital for understanding today's Islamophobia. To begin this task, this article examines the invocation of the African Muslim slave in Mohamedou Ould Slahi's memoir, Guantánamo Diary, alongside ʿUmar ibn Sayyid's slave autobiography, and expands readings of Islamic prayer in carceral spaces.

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通过乌玛尔·伊本·赛义德和穆罕默德·乌尔德·斯拉希手写自传中的[编辑]祈祷来抵抗伊斯兰恐惧症

摘要：美国当前的政治气候给纪念美洲被奴役非洲人的历史带来了新的紧迫性，这段历史对理解当今的伊斯兰恐惧症至关重要。为了开始这项任务，本文研究了穆罕默德·乌尔德·斯拉希回忆录《关塔那摩日记》中对非洲穆斯林奴隶的援引，以及奥马尔·伊本·赛义德的奴隶自传，并扩展了对伊斯兰祈祷在尸体空间的解读。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Africana Religions publishes critical scholarship on Africana religions, including the religious traditions of African and African Diasporic peoples as well as religious traditions influenced by the diverse cultural heritage of Africa. An interdisciplinary journal encompassing history, anthropology, Africana studies, gender studies, ethnic studies, religious studies, and other allied disciplines, the Journal of Africana Religions embraces a variety of humanistic and social scientific methodologies in understanding the social, political, and cultural meanings and functions of Africana religions.