Chattel Slavery and Reparations: A Quick Overview

By Saoud Moussa Baccus, PhD

 

 

Dr. Saoud Moussa Baccus provides an outline of the difficult issue of reparations in this opinion post. The chattel slavery trade was a lucrative enterprise that mostly operated on the American continent. The author refers to the June 2023 publication of the Brattle Report, which states that the colonizing nations responsible for this abhorrent trade owe the descendants of those who perished in chattel slavery between 100-131 trillion USD in reparations. Dr. Baccus also discusses the different concerns related to slavery in Mauritius.

 

The paper is available here: Chattel Slavery and Reparations: A Quick Overview.

Jack Bizlall, intellectuel, leader syndical et militant politique mauricien : « J’aurais été très malheureux comme prêtre »

Interview réalisée par Shafick Osman (août 2023).

Pour cette première interview d’Ottawa International, nous avons choisi de nous entretenir avec Jack Bizlall, intellectuel, leader syndical, et militant politique mauricien. Véritable icône de la vie publique à Maurice, Jack Bizlall nous répond sur son passé, sa vie familiale, ses affinités politiques, son parcours syndical, ainsi que sur des sujets plus sensibles comme la religion et Dieu.

L'interview complète est disponible en format PDF à l'adresse suivante : Jack Bizlall, intellectuel, leader syndical et militant politique mauricien : « J’aurais été très malheureux comme prêtre ».

LINDSEY COLLEN: “THE GREATEST PRIVILEGE OF MY LIFE - BEING PART OF THE THREE-WEEK NATION-WIDE MASS GENERAL STRIKE MOVEMENT IN MAURITIUS IN AUGUST 1979”

Ottawa Journal of International and Public Affairs, Vol. 1, No. 1, July 2023, Ghazipur, London (United Kingdom).
ISSN: 2634-5307 (Online). www.ghazipur-publications.website. © Ghazipur Ltd, 2023.

LINDSEY COLLEN: “THE GREATEST PRIVILEGE OF MY LIFE - BEING PART OF THE THREE-WEEK NATION-WIDE MASS GENERAL STRIKE MOVEMENT IN MAURITIUS IN AUGUST 1979” - Interview by Shafick Osman, PhD Geopolitics (Paris-Sorbonne University), and Research Associate at the Florida International University (Miami).

Lindsey Collen is a feminist, social and political activist, and internationally famous novelist. She has won numerous international accolades, and one of her prize-winning works, The Rape of Sita, is still prohibited in Mauritius. Lindsey Collen is a well-known figure in Mauritius' public life. She is originally from South Africa, and she tells us about her life in white South Africa during the apartheid era, as well as her journey to the Seychelles, in this interview. She also talks about her stay in the United States and the United Kingdom. Lindsey Collen has not only been heavily involved in Mauritian politics for nearly fifty years, but she is also one of the pioneers of the Mauritius women's movement. She is well-known for her advocacy for the Creole and Bhojpuri languages, as well as her support for Palestine and the recognition of Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. A staunch leftist, Lindsey Collen describes herself first and foremost as a political activist!

The interview has been published in Vol. 1, No.1 of the Ottawa Journal of International and Public Affairs (OJIPA) in July 2023. It may be purchased here.

MOONSIGHTING GEOPOLITICS by Shafick Osman

Ottawa Journal of International and Public Affairs, Vol. 1, No. 1, July 2023, Ghazipur, London (United Kingdom).
ISSN: 2634-5307 (Online). www.ghazipur-publications.website. © Ghazipur Ltd, 2023.

MOONSIGHTING GEOPOLITICS is a a geopolitical reading of the issue of the visibility of the new moon by Associate Professor Shafick Osman, PhD in Geopolitics (Paris-Sorbonne University), and Research Associate at the Florida International University (Miami, USA).

The appearance of the crescent moon is a very important element in the Hegira calendar, as it determines the beginning of each Islamic month and, consequently, the start of Ramadan, the date of the Hajj and, more particularly, the days of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. But the methods used to sight the new moon are diverse, and although correct in terms of Islamic jurisprudence, they are a source of division, controversy, and animosity even within the heterogeneous Muslim communities from East to West. And the year 2020 (1441 AH) saw part of Canada celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr before Saudi Arabia for the very first time, based on approved visibility in Mauritania! And in the Indian Ocean, the autonomous island of Rodrigues celebrated one day after Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius. This raises the question of Rodrigues' 'islamicity’ autonomy, which some people do not look favourably upon. Welcome to the geopolitics of moonighting!

The article has been published in Vol. 1, No.1 of the Ottawa Journal of International and Public Affairs (OJIPA) in July 2023. It may be purchased here.