Black History Month

 Slavery in the Gulf black history month

  Slavery in the Gulf black history month, Slavery is banned in the Gulf, but racist attitudes and discrimination against black Arabs are still shrouded in mystery.

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Slavery still exists in various forms in the Arab states of the Gulf region, where millions of migrants work in difficult conditions with little or no pay. The 'sponsorship system' is still common in most countries in the region, allowing employers to employ unskilled workers from Africa and South Asia. Employees, in turn, are unable to leave the country by giving their passports to their employers or changing jobs without their permission.

The formation of civilized societies, the history of slavery and gypsies Millions of people were enslaved in modern slavery in countries where nearly 30 million women are forced into slavery

The practice of forced labor or slavery is very old in this region. Traditional slavery, in which people were kidnapped and sold as slaves away from home, was legal in many parts of the Gulf region until the 1970s. However, some Arab states are now slowly taking steps to address the issue.

Now, what are the ground realities?

Yasir Khalaf, a 27-year-old black sailor from Bahrain, said: "We, the blacks, the Arabs and the Baloch all live together, but as soon as the fighting breaks out, racist insults are made." '

"People insult us without any fear or support," said Madhaji, a black man from Iraq. People call us obedient, which in Arabic means slave. It is so common that they do not even realize that it can be harmful to others. Many slaves were brought here in the 19th century.

Hisham al-Awadi, a professor of history and political science at the American University of Kuwait, said: "Not all Africans in the region were brought here as slaves, some of them volunteered here for reasons like Hajj or trade. Arrived and then stayed. Permanently

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Iraq abolished slavery in the early 1920s. Qatar and Saudi Arabia followed suit in 1952 and 1962, respectively. Oman, once one of the largest slave markets in the region, was one of the last countries to outlaw the practice in 1970.

Some countries in the Gulf region are now taking the first step towards recognizing the legacy of slavery. In 2015, Qatar opened the first Ben Mill House in Doha, focusing on slavery in the Arab world. The museum explicitly discusses Qatar's role in the lucrative slave trade and highlights the plight of its victims. Another step was taken last year, when a book on the history of slavery in the Arabian Gulf was published, one of the first Arabic publications on the subject.

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