This week, we cover the short yet fascinating history of Islam in Japan. What factors led to a connection between the Islamic world and Japan? Who led the efforts to build bridges between the two? And why is the history of this relationship so generally unknown?
Sources
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Wen, Shuang. “Muslim Activist Encounters in Meiji Japan.” Middle East Research and Information Project No 270, Vol 4 (Spring, 2014).
Laffan, Michael F. “Making Meiji Muslims: The Travelogue of Ali Ahmad al-Jarjawi.” East Asian History 22 (December, 2001)
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Oh no! This episode neglected the incident in the 1970s to 1980s when over 50,000 Japanese people randomly converted to Islam and then completely forgot they had done so!
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Uhhh wow this is quite something
Very informative and insightful episode. Keep up the good work Issac..