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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Clyde Winters: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Brada-Anansi: [qb] Come on Dr Winters Lioness is right,his bio said he was Omani, he could still have been Black but that's just guess work but he was no Western African,and while your pic caption as him being a Black man it is as misleading as those of him being a non Black. [/qb][/QUOTE]These are my sources: R.A.G., Bazan, Latin America the Arabs and Islam,,Muslim World, (1967) pp.284-292; G. Ferrand, Introduction a l’astronomie nautique des Arabes, Paris,1928 (p.247) These sources say Da Gama met Majid in West Africa. Majid, the West African told Da Gama about travel to Indian Ocean, and the West Indies and Da Gama says he invented the compass. I did not make these things up. Are you saying Bazan, Ferrand , Da Gama is a liar? If they are lying what do they gain from lying? Given the citations, why do you make this claim? The only reason I can deduce for your feelings about this matter is an inferiority complex. As Mike always says Europeans and Arab/Persians lie. This is probably the case with ibn Majid. [IMG]http://olmec98.net/afroissue.png[/IMG] It is sad most people can't think for themselves . What do we know about Captain Da Gama. First, we know that Da Gama traveled up and down the West African coast for years, before he attempted to circumnavigate Africa to reach India. . Secondly, when Da Gama attempted to travel to India, he didn't go by way of the Meditteranean like other Europeans he went around Africa. You say Majid was born in Oman. You shoudl ask yourself this question, if Majid was born in Oman, how did Da Gama know that he could circle Africa, safely and reach India? But just for argument sake, lets assume that Da Gama met Majid in Oman.Think about the reality, Da Gama did not know how to get to Oman, if he did not meet Majid until he got to Oman, how did he travel around Africa to Oman--blindly. This suggest to me that Da Gama's account that he met Ahamd ibn Majid in West Africa, is the only way we can explain Da Gama reaching India safely. Meeting Majid in West Africa, would explain how Majid told Da Gama about navigation in the Indian Ocean, that's how Da Gama knew he could find a Guide to help him make his way along the East African coast up to Oman and India. Thirdly, why would Da Gama mention that Majid also told him about navigation among the Caribbean Islands, if Majid lived in Oman. Living in Oman, why would a navigator be interested in trading in the Caribbean when the main centers of trade at that time lied in the East. No matter how you look at it, Da Gama meeting Majid in West Africa, has more currency than the Oman story, simply because it does not explain why Da Gama went around Africa in the first place, if he did not already know he had a great chance in sailing to India. It is so sad that you , like most people can not accept the realities of our history. Sadly, unless a European writes something you can't believe it. You feel so inferior that to think a Black man, me, an Afro-American knows more about history than a white man is too much for your mind to accept. My son was in the Navy. I liked the Navy because you obtained rank based on how smart you are. Your comments lead me to believe you don't think too well. Instead of waiting for Europeans to tell you this or that. Think for yourself. . [/QB][/QUOTE]
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