Malabar Muslim Revolts
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This essay studies the social contexts of the Mappilappattu or Mappila song genre in Arabic-Malayalam literature, taking in view two texts in particular. Both these texts fall in the category of padappattu (war songs) that added vigour to the struggle against the colonial regime in the 18th and…
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From ancient times, the Malabar coast has had trade ties with the Arab world. Traders were dependent on favourable winds to travel across the Arabian Sea. This meant they had to stay on the shore for long stretches of time and build relations with the local people. The Mappilas were a community…
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