Islam and slavery of Africans

Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), Feb 22, 2015 at 09:47

Dr Pipes

I just do not get it why would African Americans convert to and of all religions Islam. Islam and Muslims enslaved their African ancestors and what is most amazing is that the first extant monument of what was to become Islam is a tombstone in Aswan Egypt of an Arab Muhajir (later to be known as Muslim) who was hunting for slaves in Nubia!

I just do not get it

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".