#malerevolt — Public Fediverse posts
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I recently came to the conclusion that if I really want to understand my country's #history I'll likely need to study some #Arabic.
Yes, #Brazil never had a huge Arabic speaking population but:
1) We inherited a lot of #AlAndalus influence through Portugal. (just look at all out words beginning in al- or ar-)
2) We had an important #muslin #slave #revolt in 1835: the #MalêRevolt.
And yes, records by the rebels were in Arabic.
I do wonder if we have today any complete translation of their writings. I don't think so but I hope I'm wrong.
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I recently came to the conclusion that if I really want to understand my country's #history I'll likely need to study some #Arabic.
Yes, #Brazil never had a huge Arabic speaking population but:
1) We inherited a lot of #AlAndalus influence through Portugal. (just look at all out words beginning in al- or ar-)
2) We had an important #muslin #slave #revolt in 1835: the #MalêRevolt.
And yes, records by the rebels were in Arabic.
I do wonder if we have today any complete translation of their writings. I don't think so but I hope I'm wrong.