On 20 Mar 2002, at 23:22, Ousman Gajigo wrote:

> Musa,
> A very interesting piece. This sounds like some revisionist trying to
> portray Arab slave traders in good light simply because they brought Islam
> along while shopping for slaves. Highlighting the economic differences
> between the slave economy of 18th-19th century America and the Middle East
> does not change the fact Islam never launched a campaign to eradicate the
> practice (please educate me if it did). A slave in Buckingham Palace and a
> slave in Mauritania are both equally slaves.

There is a very interesting book review in the Sunday Telegraph of February 24,
2002. The book is called "ISLAM'S BLACK SLAVES: A History of Africa's Other
Black Diaspora" by Roland Seagal. This book should be of interesting reading
for those interested in the subject.

There is a review at: http://www.africana.com/Reviews/books_71.htm
and other websites about the book can be found at:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=islam%27s+black+slaves&btnG=Google+Search

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