Of all the Nobel Prizes, the one that gives rise to the most doubts is the Peace Prize. Nobels in the sciences and in economics are for achievements recognized by others in the field. The Peace Prize is political and wildly subjective, sometimes given for work that has nothing to do with “peace,” or used […]
Nigeria: Jihad group murders Red Cross worker, says kidnapped Christian girl will be their slave
“‘From today’, ISWAP said, Sharibu, 15, and Ngaddah, a mother of two, ‘are now our slaves. Based on our doctrines, it is now lawful for us to do whatever we want to do with them.’” Boko Haram is saying it is Islamic for them to keep these non-Muslim women as slaves. Surely some Islamic organization […]
UK: Muslim drug dealer jailed for enslaving children and forcing them to run a crack den and sell drugs
Why not? Slavery is acceptable in Islam. The Qur’an has Allah telling Muhammad that he has given him girls as sex slaves: “Prophet, We have made lawful to you the wives to whom you have granted dowries and the slave girls whom God has given you as booty.” (Qur’an 33:50) Muhammad bought slaves: “Jabir (Allah […]
Texas: Muslim migrant couple indicted for enslaving girl for 16 years
Why not? Slavery is acceptable in Islam. The Qur’an has Allah telling Muhammad that he has given him girls as sex slaves: “Prophet, We have made lawful to you the wives to whom you have granted dowries and the slave girls whom God has given you as booty.” (Qur’an 33:50) Muhammad bought slaves: “Jabir (Allah […]
German-Egyptian scholar: Muslims “enslaved the Africans more than any other nation did”
Hamed Abdul-Samad is right. Slavery is commonplace in Islamic history. Generally there were throughout history Muslim believers who believed themselves entitled to enslave non-Muslims, and did so, as I show in detail in my book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS. “German-Egyptian Scholar Hamed Abdel-Samad: The Arabs Enslaved the Africans More Than Any […]
Robert Spencer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Islamic Slavery
My latest over at the Geller Report: As far as NBA immortal Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is concerned, asking football players to stand for the National Anthem is tantamount to locking them in leg irons and enslaving them. But where is his concern for the actual slavery that still continues in many Islamic countries? Abdul-Jabbar wrote in […]
Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Anti-slavery activist arrested
Why does Mauritania continually drag its feet about eradicating slavery, and persecute anti-slavery activists? Because slavery is sanctioned in Islam. The Qur’an has Allah telling Muhammad that he has given him girls as sex slaves: “Prophet, We have made lawful to you the wives to whom you have granted dowries and the slave girls whom […]
When Islamic jihadis seized slaves in England
In my new book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS, I recount how in July 1625, a twenty-ship contingent of jihadi pirates from Morocco arrived in Mount’s Bay in southern England. Bursting into the local parish church during a service, they captured sixty men, women, and children from the terrified congregation and took […]
African migrants report slavery, torture in 99% Muslim Algeria
Muslim Arabs holding black slaves continues to this day in countries such as Mauritania and Sudan. Now: Dozens of Africans say they were sold for labour and trapped in slavery in Algeria in what aid agencies fear may be a widening trend of abusing migrants headed for a new life in Europe. Algeria is 99% […]
Texas: Muslim migrant couple kept woman as a slave for 16 years, starting when she was five years old
Why not? Slavery is acceptable in Islam. The Qur’an has Allah telling Muhammad that he has given him girls as sex slaves: “Prophet, We have made lawful to you the wives to whom you have granted dowries and the slave girls whom God has given you as booty.” (Qur’an 33:50) Muhammad bought slaves: “Jabir (Allah […]