Posted on 04/04/2021 6:12:38 AM PDT by euram
A handful of coins unearthed from a pick-your-own-fruit orchard in the US state of Rhode Island and other random corners of New England may help solve a centuries-old cold case.
The villain in this tale: a murderous English pirate who became the world’s most-wanted criminal after plundering a ship carrying Muslim pilgrims home to India from Mecca, then eluded capture by posing as a slave trader.
Jim Bailey, an amateur historian and metal detectorist, found the first intact 17th-century Arabian coin in a meadow in Middletown.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
From about 700 to 1500, most pirates were Muslims preying on Christians in the Mediterranean sea.
murderous English pirate, somehow if it were a muslim he wouldn’t be murderous for obvious reasons
Many, if not most pirates in 2021 are Muslims.
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Never mind the Africans who sold their brothers. Oh, wait, we’re not allowed to say that.
Ask any of the slaves’ descendants if they’d like to move to Africa and see what they say.
OK, now repackage it as “Reparations” and try again...
Great, now the Muslims will use this to say they own America.
About 20 years ago, Whoopie Goldberg said she’d seen Africa and was thankful her ancestors were brought here. That she didn’t want to live in Africa. Of course, she said that before The View show and that big paycheck.
The advantage would be that only the lowest IQ segment would go for being a millionaire in Zimbabwe...
We get to keep the best and brightest!
Funny article, Would make a great Blackadder TV series.
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