THE ALGIERS SLAVE MARKET: PART 1
From midway through the sixteenth century until the early nineteenth, tens of thousands of people were taken captive by Barbary[…]
Read moreFrom midway through the sixteenth century until the early nineteenth, tens of thousands of people were taken captive by Barbary[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of The Algiers Slave Market: Part 1. If you haven’t done so already, it’s best[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of The Algiers Slave Market: Parts 1 & 2. If you haven’t done so already,[…]
Read moreMostly, when we think of slavery, we think of it in terms of the Africans who were forcibly shipped across[…]
Read moreDuring the age of the Barbary corsairs, successful corsair captains were not only wealthy and important men; they were folk[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of Calafat Hassan – the Tale of a Corsair Reis: Part 1. If you haven’t[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of Calafat Hassan – the Tale of a Corsair Reis: Part 2. If you haven’t[…]
Read moreThis series of posts recounts the story of a group of Spanish Muslims—the Hornacheros—and the role they played in the[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of The Story of the Hornacheros and the Founding of the Corsair Republic of Salé[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of The Story of the Hornacheros and the Founding of the Corsair Republic of Salé[…]
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