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Srilankan women workers held under slavery conditions in Arabian countries
Reader comment on item: Islamists Endorse Muslims Owning Slaves
Submitted by Vijay (United Kingdom), Nov 14, 2007 at 09:50
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3204297.stm
Rape, physical abuse, confiscation of passports by Arab employers and other forms cruely is regularly meted out to Srilankan maids working in Arab countries like saudi Arbia
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| 1 | Islam lets them capture Non-believers's wives! [336 words] | Dariush Afshar | Feb 8, 2018 17:04 | 242133 | |
| Jonathan Brown and slavery in Islam [58 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 24, 2017 12:02 | 236953 | ||
| 2 | People in America haven't yet realised that in political correctness, Islam trumps everything else [88 words] | Anon | Feb 11, 2017 18:15 | 236616 | |
| 3 | The Comical Double Standard Reaches New Heights [56 words] | Dave | Feb 11, 2017 11:05 | 236605 | |
| 2 | What About the Zanj Uprising [47 words] | Jonathan Burack | Feb 10, 2017 23:41 | 236596 | |
| 1 | Slavery [51 words] | Jason | Nov 29, 2013 17:16 | 211923 | |
| 3 | The amazing Sayed Zayed and his other infamous fatwa: "Human beings can marry Jinn"! [154 words] | dhimmi no more | Nov 29, 2013 09:25 | 211916 | |
| The MB Emulates the US [25 words] | Dave | Nov 28, 2013 20:41 | 211908 | ||
| 5 | Slaves and their dress code in Islam [109 words] | dhimmi no more | Mar 13, 2013 10:01 | 204282 | |
 arab culture VS Islamic religion. [47 words] | Taoufik | Apr 19, 2015 03:24 | 204282 | ||
| Our dear Mr T is blaming the Arabs for slavery and as if we kuffar did not know [442 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 23, 2015 18:00 | 204282 | ||
| 2 | Slavery practiced by Arabs [12 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Sulivan | Dec 1, 2012 23:09 | 201103 | |
| 8 | ayat al-raqeeq in the Qur'an [368 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 9, 2011 21:38 | 186122 | |
| 1 | Abolishement of Slavery in Islam [262 words] | Ali Rasheed | Oct 27, 2009 10:54 | 163606 | |
| 7 | Interest. [856 words] | Spare me | Mar 4, 2010 18:19 | 163606 | |
| 4 | Self-evident contradiction in Quran [59 words] | Prashant | Jun 2, 2011 04:28 | 163606 | |
| 2 | errant nonsense [97 words] | janaki | Jun 3, 2011 11:42 | 163606 | |
| Quran Abolished Slavery. [70 words] | saleem | Jan 4, 2015 01:12 | 163606 | ||
| 2 | Slavery in the Qur'an and mangling of the Arabic language by Indian Muslims [454 words] | dhimmi no more | Jan 10, 2015 08:35 | 163606 | |
| slavery in Islam [130 words] | charls dixi | Mar 3, 2016 15:22 | 163606 | ||
| Slavery legalization [27 words] | idris | Sep 21, 2009 05:14 | 161832 | ||
| 3 | "prophet" mohammed owned slaves [16 words] | Phil Greend | Mar 26, 2008 22:21 | 123747 | |
| 2 | This is propaganda [118 words] | anti-propaganda | Nov 22, 2008 14:28 | 123747 | |
| 6 | re: "prophet" mohammed owned slaves [27 words] | jim martin | Sep 21, 2009 14:02 | 123747 | |
| Prophet owned slaves [105 words] | idris | Sep 21, 2009 18:49 | 123747 | ||
| 7 | Yes, Idris, Mohammed Owned Slaves [82 words] | orange yonason | Jan 27, 2010 06:11 | 123747 | |
| 2 | Slavery in Islam [22 words] | randy63ism | Dec 26, 2010 18:53 | 123747 | |
| 2 | Islam has lost its' identity. [70 words] | Mahendra Tamhane. | Jun 4, 2011 04:02 | 123747 | |
| 3 | Get your own facts straight [53 words] | Michael Carax | Jun 6, 2011 04:45 | 123747 | |
| Slavery exists in Mauritania [38 words] | Gerald | Apr 29, 2013 00:53 | 123747 | ||
| 4 |  Srilankan women workers held under slavery conditions in Arabian countries [28 words] | Vijay | Nov 14, 2007 09:50 | 113666 | |
| 5 | Islamic justice - Saudi Arabia jails a gang rape victim [87 words] | Vijay | Nov 15, 2007 14:08 | 113666 | |
| If it were true.. why do they still come? [202 words] | Majid | Mar 20, 2008 17:07 | 113666 | ||
| 2 | If it were true.. why do they still come? [35 words] | warran | Aug 17, 2009 11:07 | 113666 | |
| 2 | Disgusting! Bias in Media! [110 words] | Ted Kravitz | Jul 22, 2007 13:23 | 104329 | |
| A headline when Islamists cause civilian deaths: Afghanistan VS Gaza [150 words] | Theresa | Aug 30, 2021 08:56 | 104329 | ||
| Propaganda Knows No Limits - Afghanistan is not Off-limits [90 words] | M Tovey | Aug 30, 2021 14:35 | 104329 | ||
| 1 | Al-Fawzan [18 words] | sid george | Jan 7, 2007 20:16 | 72022 | |
| 1 | jihad [200 words] | AKOY | Dec 2, 2006 21:39 | 68077 | |
| Is it revenge or hatred.. [217 words] | Majid | Mar 22, 2008 19:06 | 68077 | ||
| 2 | tent intellectuality and the Jahillya way [111 words] | mohamed al hassen | Sep 21, 2009 09:08 | 68077 | |
| 2 | If you want to legalize it [125 words] | alysha | Oct 3, 2006 17:53 | 58794 | |
| 2 | Slavery sucks [77 words] | Beash | Oct 3, 2006 17:44 | 58793 | |
| 2 | Pointing fingers [14 words] | C Ananda Rao | Mar 21, 2006 06:12 | 40892 | |
| 1 | Dear C Ananda Rao [13 words] | S.Jonsson | Apr 8, 2006 15:51 | 40892 | |
| 1 | It won't happen. - Koran is the word of god. [173 words] | John | Feb 26, 2006 00:14 | 38049 | |
| 3 | smug talk usually signals ignorance. [213 words] | Abdul Rahman Reijerink | Jun 17, 2006 06:24 | 38049 | |
| 2 | Human Ignorance Revealed by The True WORD of the LORD [305 words] | M. Tovey | Jun 2, 2011 11:42 | 38049 | |
| 2 | Jewish view of slavery [87 words] | Sabba Hillel | Dec 30, 2005 12:15 | 30790 | |
| 2 | Slavery [48 words] | Daisy | Dec 29, 2005 20:59 | 30756 | |
| 1 | You see not the whole story [90 words] | FS | May 14, 2006 22:00 | 30756 | |
| 1 | hear hear. (I agree) [71 words] | Abdul Rahman Reijerink | Jun 17, 2006 06:34 | 30756 | |
| 3 | Oh? So you think the Koran has been misinterpreted? [74 words] | Grady Russell | Mar 6, 2007 15:16 | 30756 | |
| 3 | Dear Fnds [36 words] | Iam a Muslim alhamdulillah..:) | Jul 14, 2009 05:53 | 30756 | |
| 3 | The "It's Just A Minority Giving The Rest Of Us A Bad Name" Meme [73 words] | orange yonason | Jan 27, 2010 06:24 | 30756 |
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