Slavery within the Islamic world -- the forbidden truth

A recent book written by Malek Chebal has come to shed more light not only on the Arab slave trade, but also on slavery in the greater Islamic world. Mr Chebal is an anthropologist and perhaps France’s best specialist on Islam. He has written more than 20 books on different aspects and topics of Islam and the Islamic society in her diversity. The title of his 496 page book, which is divided into three parts is: Slavery within the Islamic world: the forbidden truth...

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