MIS exhibits photos of Muslims of African descent in Brazil – Orientalissimo
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Photographer Marcelo Schellini has been exhibiting since May 1 at the MIS (Museum of Image and Sound) a series of portraits of the Muslim community of African origin in Brazil. The “Tarikh al-Brasil” project (history of Brazil, in Arabic) is a record achieved in the ten years that Schellini has accompanied this neglected group. According to the description made by the photographer himself, it is a “visual statement of the visibility and invisibility” of these Muslims in the trajectory of the country.
Reduced to slavery, Muslims of African origin played a fundamental role in the social construction of the country. In 1835, they lead one of the main revolts of the 19th century, the Levante dos Malês. If this episode interests you, dear orientalists, it is worth looking for the fundamental study by researcher João José Reis – “Rebelião Escrava no Brasil” (Companh