There is a story of travellers from Africa embarking on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca who were duped and sold into slavery.
This episode of Interpol Calling suggests that the practice persisted into the mid 20th century.
Inspector Duval travels to Mombasa when a sinking dhow is found with dead passengers who had the plague.
These passengers were meant to go to Mecca but were being traded as slaves.
A dead seaman also had the plague. It brings Duval into contact with a dodgy doctor who is heavily implicated in the slave trade.
A story that raises some issues to ponder.
This episode of Interpol Calling suggests that the practice persisted into the mid 20th century.
Inspector Duval travels to Mombasa when a sinking dhow is found with dead passengers who had the plague.
These passengers were meant to go to Mecca but were being traded as slaves.
A dead seaman also had the plague. It brings Duval into contact with a dodgy doctor who is heavily implicated in the slave trade.
A story that raises some issues to ponder.