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Sayyida Salme lived a remarkable life in remarkable times and told the tale more than a century ago in her Memoirs of an Arabian Princess, the first book commercially published by an Arab woman. She was born in 1844 as a princess on the island of Zanzibar, daughter of the great Omani Sayyid Said bin Sultan and his Circassian slave Djilfidan. By the time she published her Memoirs in German in 1886, she had moved from Arab royalty amidst harem politics to the challenges of raising a family as a single mother in a foreign land. Her experience breached boundaries across color and culture lines, religions, countries, and hemispheres. Her exceptional path gave her exceptional insights that are still relevant. Sayyida Salme's life reflects a degree of determination and search for self-expression that still fascinate readers and motivate scholars around the world today.
Not long after the original publication of the Memoirs, two translations appeared in 1888 and 1907. No longer copyrighted, these translations have been reprinted in various editions that are easily and cheaply available. But no matter the packaging, they all suffer from the same serious flaw: They are not entirely true to the original. In an effort to respect the author and uphold contemporary standards of authenticity, this new edition presents an accurate translation in readable English fit for the modern age. Written with great care by her great-great-granddaughter, it seeks to revive her original narrative in her authentic voice. Through these Memoirs, we can learn much about Sayyida Salme's time and place in history - and about ourselves.
CONTENTS
Introduction:
On Context and Content.................... viii
Memoirs of an Arabian Princess (translated)
Preface..................................................................................... 1
Volume 1
1 Bet il Mtoni............................................................................. 3
2 Bet il Watoro...........................................................................12
3 A Day at Bet il Sahel...............................................................19
4 Of Our Life at Bet il Watoro and Bet il Sahel...........................26
5 Relocating to Bet il Tani...........................................................30
6 Daily Life in Our House............................................................34
7 Our Mealtimes.........................................................................39
8 Birth and Early Years of a Prince or Princess..........................43
9 School in the Orient.................................................................49
10 Annual Provisions, Personal Care, and Fashion in Our House.....55
11 On a Plantation.......................................................................59
12 The Father's Voyage...............................................................65
13 News of a Death......................................................................71
14 Our Mourning..........................................................................75
15 Personalities and Stories of My Siblings.................................80
16 Status of Women in the Orient................................................96
Volume 2
17 Arab Matrimony....................................................................... 111
18 Arab Visits Among the Ladies................................................. 115
19 The Audience; Interactions Among Men................................. 119
20 The Time of Fasting................................................................ 123
21 The Small Festival.................................................................. 127
22 The Big Festival...................................................................... 132
23 An Offering Festival at Chem Chem Spring............................ 136
24 Diseases and Medical Care; the Possessed........................... 142
25 Slavery..................................................................................... 148
26 My Mother's Death; a Palace Revolution................................ 153
27 Kizimbani and Bububu............................................................. 169
28 My Last Stay in Zanzibar.......................................................... 176
29 Great Transformations.............................................................. 181
30 Sayyid Barghash in London..................................................... 185
31 Returning to the Homeland After Nineteen Years..................... 191
Afterword (original English)............................................................ 206
From the translator:
On Contributions...............................................208
On Family..........................................................211
On Fate.............................................................214
On Controversy.................................................217
On Translating...................................................225
List of Images.................................................................................. 228
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