Category Archives: The Embarrassing Institution

Islamic Slavery to Slave Morality In the works of Friedrich Nietzsche, we learn that there are two kinds of morality in this world, Master Morality and Slave Morality. Although masters and slaves do not exist anymore, the two systems remain. … Continue reading →

Treat Your Slave Well Sirat Rasulallah, The earliest biography of Muhammad, by ibn Ishaq p496 “Ali, who was Muhammad’s son-in-law, whipped Aisha’s slave in front of Muhammad to make her talk about the adultery charges against Aisha. Muhammad did not … Continue reading →

Argument from Cultural Relativism It has been my experience that when confronted with a negative point of view, one of the arguments Muslims can rely on is the argument from cultural relativism. This argument holds that human values, far from … Continue reading →

Frame The Debate Appropriately When attacking the problem of Islamic slavery, pay special attention to how Islamic charlatans frame the debate. If the other person controls the language of key issues, they will be able to position themselves in favorable … Continue reading →

In Ancient Middle East, Muhammad and his companions regularly sold, captured, freed and bought slaves. Islam’s holy book, the Quran, the perfect, unaltered word of God both sanctions and codifies one of humanities most inhumane realities – slavery. This five-part … Continue reading →