THE “NARZIGUAS,” FORGOTTEN PROTAGONISTS OF SAHARAN HISTORY

This article discusses the processes leading to an almost complete exclusion of some populations native to the western Sahara from oral tradition and historical writing. I will consider the Arabization of this context and its implications in the formation of contemporary identities, when evidence su...

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Main Author: Freire, Francisco (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2011
In: Islamic Africa
Year: 2011, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-65
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