History Afro-Palestinians




1 history

1.1 history
1.2 holy guards of mosque
1.3 modern times





history
early history

people of african ancestry present in jerusalem dating far 7th century. africans migrated city of jerusalem when second caliph umar ibn al khattab conquered city of jerusalem. traveling sudan, chad, nigeria, , senegal goal of entering holy city of jerusalem perform muslim pilgrimage hajj.


the holy guards of mosque

this neighborhood has been around since 13th century , marked mamluk time architecture. african slaves protectors of al aqsa mosque. during end of ottoman, present day compounds made prison compound rebelled against ottoman powers.


modern times

after ottoman rule buildings known al-ribat al- mansouri , ribat aladdin al-bassir became part of religious trust waqf. proving loyalty protectors of al-aqsa mosque, palestinian leader sheikh amin al-husseini rented out these compounds africans.


the muslim african migrants traveled jerusalem prior 1947 found in 1 of troubled areas in region. no diplomatic ties, these migrants had no other choice stay, leaving families behind. chose stay , fight alongside arab palestinians against jewish palestinians. falling in love city of jerusalem , deep ties islam married palestinians , continued identify palestinians. african palestinians live in 2 compounds near al-aqsa mosque, have called them home since 1930.








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