The History of Islamic Slavery Should be Better Known COUNTRY SQUIRE MAGAZINE

The History of Islamic Slavery Should be Better Known COUNTRY SQUIRE MAGAZINE

BY IAN MITCHELL Racism and religious status assertion is worthy of investigation The ultimate in status differentiation is the slave relationship. The slave has no agency, while the slave-owner has full agency for two. Leaving aside the special case of contract slavery, the general point about enslavement is that it reduces human freedom to the point where only death can exceed it in terms of general freedom reduction. The anti-slavery movement …