(May 10, 2011 at 1:47 am)Shell B Wrote:(May 10, 2011 at 1:38 am)ruhollah Wrote: it's very relevant, because the African's who follow this religion don't have to feel like they are second class. This is one of the reasons why they were treated with more dignity in the middle-east.
No, it is irrelevant. They were not treated with more respect when they were enslaved. Furthermore, I have seen no proof that what you claim is true. Did you have a civil rights movement where you are from? If so, when did it happen? From what I have read, the Arab slave trade has not stopped completely, whereas it has in the United States. Please do not misunderstand me. I do not defend slavery in any form, anywhere. It is a matter of shame for most of us that it even took place in the United States. I have to point out that I am from a city where slavery was not popular during the slave years and where it was abolished quite early on.
What about how the native Indians were treated in North America and Australia? Like I said it wasn't until 1900s when the western nations started to respect the rights of all humans.
