Culture

The Massembo: a guadeloupean family that preserved its african identity

The Massembo are a family of Kongo origin who have lived in Guadeloupe since 1861. One of their distinguishing features is that they have...

Bilal ibn Rabah, freed slave and first muezzin of islam

Bilal ibn Rabah is one of the most famous companions of the Prophet Muhammad and the first muezzin in the history of Islam. A...

25 words in haitian creole derived from congolese languages

Haitian Creole is often presented as a language with a French lexical base. While formally correct, this definition obscures an essential reality: its Atlantic...

Marius Cultier, pioneer of caribbean jazz

On December 23, 1985, Marius Cultier passed away at the age of 43. A musician who influenced many artists from Martinique, he had a...

The rites and customs that shape life in the caribbean

In this third part of our exploration of African survivals in Caribbean culture, we delve into the heart of the practices and customs that...

Timbuktu, the city of ink and sand

A legendary city emerging from the edges of the desert and river, Timbuktu has successively been a caravan crossroads, an Islamic university, and the...

Ahmad Bābā al-Timbuktī, sahelian scholar

An emblematic figure of the sahelian intellectual golden age, Ahmad Bābā al-Timbuktī was at once a maliki jurist, a political exile, and a defender...

Afro-Palestinians: a history of struggle and discrimination

Discover the fascinating history of Black Palestinians, a unique ethnic group facing distinct challenges and struggles. This article explores their heritage, contributions, and the...

9 powerful Orishas of the Yoruba pantheon

Too often reduced to folkloric figures or images of religious exoticism, the orishas of the Yoruba pantheon in fact constitute a true architecture of...

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