ZanzibarcosmopolitanismjamatkhanaIndian OceanZarina BhimjiThis article explores the problem of reading architecture as archive, with specific reference to the built environment on the island of Zanzibar. The architecture of Stone Town Zanzibar's urban centre is often marshalled by scholars as clear ...
During the period of Sultan Said ibn Sultan Al Said's rule (1806–1856), Oman cultivated its East African colonies, profiting from the slave trade. As a regional commercial power in the 19th century, Oman held territories on the island of Zanzibar off the coast of East Africa, the area a...
In 1907 Zanzibar’s sultan, a scion of theOmani alBusaidi dynasty, was forced byhis British overlords to outlaw the practiceup and down the coast. Nevertheless,“perhaps half of [Lamu’s] slavepopulation, including whole families,remained und...
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E.g. USA and Western Europe, in 1964, Tanganyika united with the island of Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanzania. Socio-cultural relations. This takes place in form of exchange and competition between dance troops, musicians, acrobats, sports teams, theatre groups etc, e.g. ...
(1300-1600) were recruited as bonded men from Europe. In the 9thcentury, a large number of slaves were imported into southern Iraq from Zanzibar and put to work to clear the local swamps. These were called the Zanj. (The wordzanjir, meaning an iron shackle or chain, used in Farsi, ...
Nineteenth-century stone houses on narrow streets characterize Bagamoyo, which was one of the main endpoints of the East African slave trade. Founded in the 1860s by Sultan Seyyid Majid of Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam, which most likely means "house of peace or salvation," is the main ...
More than 200 pirates sailed to Zanzibar with George Booth as captain. Bowen took command at the end of 1700. Near the mouth of the Red Sea, Captain Bowen captured an Indian vessel with £100,000 in booty. November 1701, a British ship which they sold on the Indian coast. Returning ...
Glossina austeni (Diptera: Glossinidae) Eradicated on the Island of Unguja, Zanzibar, Using the Sterile Insect Technique An area-wide integrated tsetse eradication project was initiated in Zanzibar in 1994 by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the governments of Tanza... Vreysen,Marc,J.,...
of black people for arts, sculpture and technology.Zanzibar, now located in Tanzania, sold spices and other goods to make it prosperous. Islam was brought in this island since 9C but the locals made the faith in a locally fashioned way. Zimbabwe was close to a place producing gold and in...