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Yes, it was much worse
Reader comment on item: Modern-day Versions of Military Slavery
in response to reader comment: Concept of slavery was different in Islam from what we understand today
Submitted by Alain Jean-Mairet (Switzerland), Jun 18, 2006 at 01:06
In Islam, slavery has been both a way to advance the Islamic domination (as a rule, only a believing slave "deserves" freedom) and an full-blown industry. And abolition of slavery never was discussed in Islam -- it was imposed on it, and still must be.
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| Mamelukes [29 words] | AlbertE. | Jan 19, 2017 19:46 | 235581 | ||
| Changes In Islamic Slavery Reflect Cultural Decline [62 words] | Dave | Jan 19, 2017 15:28 | 235568 | ||
| Q for D. Pipes re Muslim juridical sources on slavery [117 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | medieval historian | Jan 4, 2011 16:25 | 181547 | ||
| Offended by a cartoon ?... or... Offended by the abuse of [y]our children ? [54 words] | Rochelle Michaels | Apr 23, 2008 09:32 | 126568 | ||
| 1 | What did you expect ! [90 words] | dfwhite18438 | Apr 23, 2008 02:00 | 126541 | |
| 1 | What faith is this [61 words] | Lynn | Apr 22, 2008 10:35 | 126479 | |
| 1 | Pakistan's Mock Devshirme [119 words] | Bob | Jul 1, 2006 23:18 | 48694 | |
| Slavery allowed in Koran [165 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Margaret | Jun 18, 2006 10:32 | 47856 | ||
 Muslim? [24 words] | AlbertE. | Jan 19, 2017 19:49 | 47856 | ||
| Not mere slavery... [18 words] | Kevin M | Jun 17, 2006 09:28 | 47828 | ||
| Slavery is widespread [248 words] | Abdul Rahman Reijerink | Jun 17, 2006 06:10 | 47818 | ||
| 1 | Pakistan's Mock Devshirme [119 words] | steven L | Jun 16, 2006 17:09 | 47788 | |
| Further on Devshirmes [139 words] | Ali Koknar | Jun 16, 2006 14:47 | 47773 | ||
| 1 | Further on Devshirmes [62 words] | T H Lane | Jun 16, 2006 23:50 | 47773 | |
| Pakistan's Mock Devshirme [151 words] | Jack Berger | Jun 16, 2006 13:14 | 47769 | ||
| Islamic apologia by Encyclopedia of Orient [127 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Vijay | Jun 16, 2006 05:27 | 47752 | ||
| 1 | Concept of slavery was different in Islam from what we understand today [618 words] | Bilal | Jun 17, 2006 15:39 | 47752 | |
| 2 |  Yes, it was much worse [45 words] | Alain Jean-Mairet | Jun 18, 2006 01:06 | 47752 | |
| Slavery can indeed be understood many ways, and Bilal is correct in that. [119 words] | Samir | Dec 26, 2010 16:36 | 47752 | ||
| 1 | sources? [189 words] | historian | Dec 28, 2010 03:18 | 47752 |
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