Encountering Islam in Belize: A travelogue

When you read books about the socio-religious evolution of the Caribbean people, most writers often mislead that Islam began in the later part of the 19th century. Even while talking of the Christian faith in the African-American communities what comes to the minds is that the Africans who were brought to this part of the world as slaves were baptized in the Americas. Writers try to conceal the genesis of the religious diversity among the people of African descent' When did it start' Well truth cannot be buried the millions of Africans who were transported to the Americas were made up of persons from many different geographical areas, tribes, languages, and cultural traditions. Although they were sold to colonists as indentured servants, it appears that among this early shipment some were persons who were already Muslims and baptized Christians.
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