Slavery in Morocco

14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer

thumb|A Gnawi The Gnawa () (or Gnaoua, Ghanawa, Ghanawi, Gnawi'; ) are an ethnic group inhabiting Morocco, that had been brought as slaves from the West African Sahel.

The Haratin (, singular Ḥarṭānī), also spelled Haratine or Harratin, are an ethnic group found in western Sahel and southwestern Maghreb. The Haratin are mostly found in modern Mauritania (where they form a plurality), Morocco, Western Sahara, Senegal, and Algeria.

corps of West African and Moroccan soldiers assembled by the Alaouite sultan of Morocco, Moulay Ismail

slave trade

In 2009 Morocco was a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children who are subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and forced prostitution