Tag: slavery in Islam

By Dr.Aslam Abdullah It was 2008 when the world observed the 200th Anniversary of the abolition of slavery in America. Yet the celebrations failed to recognize the existence of slavery in modern-day times. In our world today, some 27 million people are still forced to live in slavery, three out of four slaves are women, and some 50 percent of them are children. They may not be known as slaves, as many are un-free, bonded labor, or forced labor. Experts estimate  175,00 slaves are brought into the U.S. every year...