Worried about gasoline prices? Concerned that more middle-east wars will send prices at the pump skyrocketing? Oil companies aren’t. Shell, the worlds third largest oil company, reported first quarter net profit of $6.89 billion, up 3.1%. Keep in mind that I did not say “earnings.” I said “net profit,” cold [...]

Following up on my previous post, I thought that it would be interesting to view the attitude of the Prophet’s pure household (peace be upon them) towards slaves in contrast to that of the ruling parties of their times, mainly the Umayyad and ‘Abbassid regimes.
Baqir Sharif al-Qarashi writes,
“When Islam spread in the first times and [...]

I noticed Ginny’s post on Black Slaves some time ago but haven’t had the chance to respond. In a nutshell she wanted an answer to those African Americans who condemn Islam for the “Arab slave trade” that existed long before “peculiar institution” in the Americas. Being white, she felt that, coming from her, [...]