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Submitted by Lee (United States), Dec 28, 2008 at 18:56

This was a very well written and informative article. It's so depressing to realize even in this age slavery exists. However, I do have an issue with the title and the message you are attempting to get accross.

Muslim and slavery do not go together. Slavery has always been a widespread practice accepted in many cultural communities. I realize that many Muslim countries have issues with slavery, though many of them have outlawed it anyways. Yet it remains difficult to prosecute because many of the victims ARE better off (such as in the case of Shyima). I'm not defending the practice- it's evil. The Muslim immigrants I'm familiar with abhor the practice, so it clearly is not as universal as opponents to Islam like to pretend. Take a look at your charitable, benevolent Christian American history: slavery was practiced up until the mid-1800's and defended by the Bible.

Let's quit pretending we can blame all the evils of the world on Islam. Muslim fundamentalism is evil not universal. It's also relatively new, while Catholics and Protestants were busy burning eachother at the stake (not to mention everyone who dared to be so bold as to not be Christian at all or simply questioned the Churches' teachings), people of various religions in Muslim countries got along great.

Also, slavery is practiced in Christian countries by Christians. It is sometimes practiced by caucasian Americans. There have been issues with women from Russia and Mexico being traffiked into the US to be slaves, often of a more vulgar nature. Seriously, it's not a Muslim problem, it's world wide.

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1The ethic of power leads to victimizing the vulnerable [188 words]DaveDec 31, 2021 17:34277916
2Disgusted that some here *defend* slavery [101 words]gravenimageApr 12, 2016 14:31228919
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Re: From Whence the Brutality? [109 words]AnonMay 22, 2022 22:51208254
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Seems Suspicious [26 words]Kepha HorJul 13, 2013 16:07174835
2ONCE UPON A TIME IT WASN'T [468 words]mariaha_13Apr 9, 2009 12:34153642
The nerve of the Prosecutors! [385 words]ThatzlifeDec 29, 2008 17:08146185
2thatzlife [131 words]btillyDec 29, 2008 20:05146185
1same mindset....somethings never change. [430 words]ThatzlifeDec 30, 2008 17:13146185
1Slavery and the thoughts that perpetuate it. [400 words]PsywolfJan 1, 2009 15:00146185
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lovely [80 words]scooderDec 28, 2008 20:22146096
1Muslims are not evil. [265 words]LeeDec 28, 2008 18:56146092
Very Good Point! [175 words]ThatzlifeDec 30, 2008 17:23146092
1Lee, Thatzlife and everybody else. [200 words]EddyMar 13, 2009 13:15146092
And it was attacked on Biblical grounds, too [87 words]Kepha HorJul 13, 2013 16:41146092
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1india country of sex offenders? [187 words]mikeJun 12, 2008 11:09131882
As I said - they even rely on slaves! [198 words]gordon weareMar 21, 2008 21:51123198
العبودية .. لن تنتهي في المملكة السعودية [487 words]mohamed.mDec 27, 2005 11:2430627

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