A History Of Afro-Iranians

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[dboi]

Iran is a country I've always wanted to visit. It's ancient Persia and there's a lot of history and beautiful, untouched areas in that part of the world.

[missouriolddognewtricks]

“Know thy self “ what a powerful statement! I really appreciate your videos. Not only are they entertaining they are empowering as well. I pray that you continue your journey. Thank you hardly seems enough to express my gratitude to your contributions.
Blessings!

[vkysa]

As an Iranian Kurd I am proud of our Afro Iranians they are what make Iran IRAN!! You should hear their music so amazing!! They are beautiful people!

[susaprincess]

Beautifuly done! As an Iranian, I am fascinated by the African culture in Iran, especially the southern coast. I grew up hearing that Africans in Iran are descendants of slaves; however, scholars like Runoko Rashidi have documented how the Cushite people founded the ancient Persian civilization. The Elamites of Southern Iran were Cushites who conquered and launched civilizations from East Africa through East Asia! How do we know the Afro Iranians are not descendants of these ancient original African Persians?

[benode]

I think the Atlantic slave trade and the Arab/Ottoman slave trade have colored how we look at history. I find it hard to believe that people living in two neighboring regions would not mix especially along their borders (for business opportunities) or emigrate during famines or wars (as refugees).
My point is: not all Africans or blacks found outside Africa were taken to those places as slaves. Australian blacks were not taken there as slaves. If we loose sight of this, we will be ignoring or missing a big chunk of the history of the world.
This is in no way a criticism of the good work of this channel--you did point out the presence of Africans as professionals in early Assyria and Persia, but my general observation from other channels..
Thanks for the good work.

[mdeborah]

My Mom was a Bahai so this is quite interesting. She came across this faith at Arthur Micheaux's Harlem bookstore when Harlem was Harlem. One of the founders of this faith has a map of Africa on his grave. There was an Erhiopian slave woman in their family called the Black Pearl.
As there are many New Yorks within New York There are also many Harlems and within Harlem where the aspects of the Diaspora interacted. There is mystical Harlem and also the Harlem is a state of mind. Mzungus and their allies think they have disassembled all of this but they will be disheartened to learn this is not the case.
Your channel is one of a handful that is truly amazing. Ase Ase.

[tuumef]

Thanks for the knowledge. The section on musical contribution was especially interesting.

[afrinaut]

This was amazing! Really loved this one. Fantastic work as usual. You personally educated me more on Afro-Iranians, that what I knew prior.

[StokleyCharmichael]

Thank you for covering the Arab African slave trade in this video!!! There's a very good book, titled "The Legacy of Arab Islam in Africa." It literally discusses in-depth some of the very topics you do in this video!! Thanks again Home Team!! 👍🏿

[pancakeofdestiny]

This was fascinating. I appreciate how you cite your sources on screen.

[MrCaribe]

The African diaspora are everywhere. Africans were dispersed, and traveled all over the globe.
Thank you for yet another great video.

[sharoneladavis]

Thank you for your opening comments. Again, your open perspective and willingness to get more feedback elevates your scholarship. I'll ask my Iranian friends to comment.

[ollieholt]

I appreciate your YouTube channel I've learned so much about African culture thanks to the education you share on YouTube

[shotelco]

Wife was born in Cabo Verde, one parent (FIL) is from Iran and is Zangibari. The ancestral group of the Involuntary African Diaspora as is my understanding from him: The Bambasi, Habshi and Zangibari, (adopting the word(s) used to describe Iranians of African descent). And like their other Involuntary African Diaspora cousins throughout the World, Afro-Iranians - whose population is estimated to be about 8 Million strong, have poured much of their culture into the Persian society at large, forever altering it for the better.

Centuries ago, and even prior to the TransAtlantic Slave Trade, Gulf-Arab Slavers – dominated by the Sultanate of Oman, which controlled vast regions bordering the Indian Ocean – brought slaves to Iran from northern and northeastern parts of the African continent, including Tanzania (Zanzibar), Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

In ancient Islamic literature, Ethiopians were referred to as al-Habasha. As a result, many slaves took the last name “Habashi” when they came to Iran, to indicate their Ethiopian origins. Slaves from Zanzibar, meanwhile, might take the last name Zanzibari, and Bambasi of what is now Eastern Sudan.

Largely concentrated on the southern coast of Iran, slaves worked predominantly in fishing and agriculture, or as domestic servants, wet nurses, or even soldiers in the military.

[lenwoodgay]

thank you, young man ! didn't know we had people there

[Brown.Skin.Beauty]

I think people tend to forget we are literally everywhere. That's what makes me upset the most is that we get overlooked unless it has to do with slavery, then magically they remember we exist then. We've contributed so much to other societies but yet we can't even trace our own lineage, it's sad when you think about it.

[shirleyferrill]

Thank you Home Team
I love learning our history
I have referred lots of folk to you🥰

[ytbenavraham]

I was in Iran 2007 & 2008. Lots of black Iranians. Especially in the South like Bandar Abbas. Many Russians, Azeri, Turkmenistán, Kurds etc came south and the blacks went South.

[gudisatufa]

I am Oromo, and this is news to me! I'd like to mention that "Zar" is a derogatory Amharic term used to refer to the ceremonies of an "Ayyaantuu", who is a time-keeper of the Oromo calendar and can act as a spiritual leader. I've never heard of "Liwa" or "Gowat" (not very Oromo-sounding words), so I assume they were brought by the Gurage. Thanks for shedding light on this history!

[philliplyn]

Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲