Zanzibar and the Indian Ocean's Forgotten Slave Trade to Arabia

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a dark corner of Zanzibar's history that often gets overshadowed by the clove and ivory trades: the forced migration of enslaved Africans to the Arabian Peninsula. They trace how the Busaid dynasty's Omani connections funneled people from the Swahili Coast to Muscat, and how the 1822 Moresby Treaty — which was supposed to curb the trade — actually pushed it underground. Along the way, they meet Captain Fairfax Moresby, whose patrols intercepted dhows with tragic outcomes, and consider the resilience of the enslaved, from the Baraza women of the harem to the African sailors who manned the very ships that carried their people. It's a story of power, greed, and survival that reshapes how we think about the Indian Ocean world. #Zanzibar #IndianOcean #SlaveTrade #ArabianPeninsula #Busaid #MoresbyTreaty #SwahiliCoast #Oman #Muscat #Dhows #AfricanDiaspora #Resilience #19thCentury #Colonialism #Slavery #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo