Why Is the White Women Slave Trade in the Barbary States Never Discussed?

One heinous slave trade is rarely discussed – the trade of white women throughout Barbary states. 

The slave trade was not only of African Americans.  Irish were reportedly some of the first slaves in the US.  But one heinous slave trade is rarely discussed – the trade of white women throughout the Middle East and Africa.

Guya Mariani shares about this horrific episode in world history.

The trafficking of white women in the slave trade in the Barbary states is not discussed but it was as real as the slave trade in the US

My painting of the late 1800’s depicts the sad story of the white women kidnapped and sold as slaves for centuries.

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— Guya Mariani (@GuyaMariani) April 28, 2025