Hi,
Arab slave trade was never even mentioned in my history class - yet after a little bit of research, it seems it was much more impactful than the slave trade done by the West, lasted for longer and led to more people dying. Is this the case, and if so, why are we not taught this in history class and why is that never part of the conversation in modern, politically correct Europe/US?
Arab Slave trade is taught in our history classes, being Nigerian we start with the Trans-Saharan trade, its routes and its impacts when we get to Nigerian external relations topic. As to why its not discussed more publicly:
Firstly, the Trans-Saharan trade in general quickly loses importance in the eyes of the city state state actors with the dawn of the trans-Atlantic trade, the Europeans simply had more things the rulers wanted and the guns which they brought arguably had more of an impact than the muskets and horses which were the main trade items of the Trans-Saharan trade.
Secondly, more slaves were transported via ships, simply ships could take more.
I cannot comment on the lack of conversation about it in the "modern" Europe/US on this sub. Rules and all.