Slavery - Islamic & Western Perspectives
By Allamah Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi

Review:

" O People! Surely Adam never gave birth to a slave man or slave woman. Indeed all human beings are free ".

"This book has been re-published to coincide with the occasion of the third World Conference against Racism, Xenophobia, and other intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa, 2001.

The prevailing opinion is that slavery has been committed to the dustbins of history, yet the effect of this odious barbarism primarily against the African people manifest itself well into the 21st century.

Since it's formal abolition in 1863, it has assumed a more devious face, in the form of "refurbished" slavery. Globalisation through the domination of the forces of production by Multi National cartels is a new form of s l a v e r y. Allamah Rizvi re-visits this contentious issue of the slave trade and defines it within its rightful context..."