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Identity in Zanzibar EmpireOmani Ibadis in Zanzibar as much part of African as of Arab/MiddleEastern history: fields complementary, overlapping• definition of ‘Arab’ allowed to defy geography but an ‘African’ oftenmade to manipulate geography, insulating itself within borders,rigidly marked by the demarcations of a specific color, race, tribe,religion, or language.• Arabs and Islam do not belong within those borders• do not usually fit the categories of ‘African’ races and religions• tend to be rejected as part of African heritage [eg ‘Arab’ North Africaand Sahara carved out of ‘African’ history assuming they belong toanother category of history]• communities born out of this conjuncture of histories remainmarginalized• This is the case of the Omani ruling elite in Zanzibar[Ghazal, paraphrased p.45 “Another Andalus…”]
Identity in Zanzibar Empire“The ambitious plan of its founder, Sayyid Sa‘īd (r. 1806-1856), totransform Zanzibar into a major economic center and aninternational seaport opened the gates for a flood of migrants fromOman as well as Hadramawt and India.A number of those were ‘ulama whose presence in Zanzibarinstitutionalized the long presence of Islam on the island andresulted in an unprecedented spread of Islamic institutions and of aliterate Islamic tradition that was Arabic in character. They alsobrought ideas and ideologies, ties and connections, and along withthe rulers, they changed the intellectual and political landscape ofZanzibar.Together they pulled Zanzibar closer to the Arab and Muslim world”[will be explored further next day in context of ‘British Protectorate’]
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Page 3 and 4: The Omanis in Zanzibar• Driven fr
Page 5 and 6: The Omanis in ZanzibarSayyid Said
Page 7 and 8: ‘Omani Sultans’
Page 9 and 10: Sultan Bargash and Advisors
Page 11 and 12: Tippu TipExpanded Sultan’s ‘dom
Page 13 and 14: Identity in Zanzibar EmpireTippu Ti
Page 15: Identity in Zanzibar EmpireOmani el
Page 19 and 20: Identity in Zanzibar EmpireSets con
Page 21 and 22: Marriage that never was…Groups of
Page 23 and 24: Tabora and the Slave Trade
Page 25 and 26: Marriage that never was…Zuwayna,
Page 27 and 28: Marriage that never was…Old Sulay
Page 29 and 30: Rashid bin HassaniStory of Rashid b
Page 31 and 32: Sultan’s SisterThis is NOT Bibi Z
Page 33 and 34: Rashid bin HassaniMet Swahili porte
Page 35 and 36: Askari with Convicts (Zanzibar)
Page 37 and 38: Rashid bin HassaniFrom Rashid’s S
Page 39 and 40: Swahili Identity/iesc. 1890
Page 41: ‘Swahili’ Identity/ies‘IvoryM

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