Forgotten Muslim History in Europe & the Americas (Series Intro) | Why Don’t They Teach You This?

Forgotten Muslim Voices in the West. People you need to know. Decolonial History.

They taught you about Queen Elizabeth.
They taught you about Columbus.

But did they teach you about Sayyida al-Ḥurra—Queen of Morocco and ally of the Ottomans?
Or Oruç and Khayr al-Dīn—Greek Muslims who rescued thousands fleeing the Spanish Inquisition?
Did they mention Estebanico—the first non-Indigenous explorer of the American South?
Or the van Salee brothers—Black Dutch Muslims who helped build New York, ancestors of Humphrey Bogart and Jackie Kennedy?

Join Dr. Jason Idriss Sparkes, transdisciplinary scholar of Islamic humanities, as he uncovers the forgotten presence of Muslims in the West.

African Muslims. European converts. Indigenous allies.
Queens, warriors, scholars, rebels.

They don’t teach you this in school.
But we remember.

This is the trailer for the new series:
Why Don’t They Teach You This?

If you appreciate the work of Roy Casagranda, Abdal Hakim Murad, Blogging Theology, or Sylviane Diouf—this series is for you.

@jasonidrisssparkes6549

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:06 Sayyida al-Hurra
0:22 Red Beard
1:08 Channel Info
1:20 Estebanico
1:55 Van Salee Brothers
2:38 Revolutions
3:09 Robert of St. Albans
3:55 Share the Love
4:09 Conclusion

For more on these stories, read Dr. Sparkes' doctoral dissertation:
https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/2300/

Some other works by Jason Sparkes:

Decolonizing the Left and the Right: Muslim Mistrust of Foxes and Wolves https://themaydan.com/2021/02/decolon...

Morocco as a Hub of Globalised Traditional Islam
https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13050392

Some inspirational channels:

Dr. Roy Casagranda
   / @drroycasagranda  

Blogging Theology:
   / @bloggingtheology  

Cambridge Muslim College:
   / @cambridgemuslimcollege  

Paloma's Channel
   / @elcanaldepaloma  

'Aqil Azme
   / @aqilazme  

Renovatio
   / @renovatiojournal  

Beauty and Islamic Theology
   / @beautyandislamictheology8572  

Afikra
   / @afikra  

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