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Willis, Arlette Ingram – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2023
The Library of Congress has acquired the Omar ibn Said Collection, including an exceptional artifact, the autobiography of Omar ibn Said, written in ancient Arabic by an African enslaved man. In this article, I analytically examine the role of literacy in Omar ibn Said's life as informed by African cultures, ethnicities, histories, languages, and…
Descriptors: Literacy, Authors, Arabic, Autobiographies