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Slavery

The History of Islamic Slavery Should be Better Known

BY IAN MITCHELL Racism and religious status assertion is worthy of investigation The ultimate in status differentiation is the slave relationship. The slave has no agency, while the slave-owner has full agency for two. Leaving aside the special case of contract slavery, the general point about enslavement is that it reduces human freedom to the point where only death can exceed it in terms of … Continue reading The History of Islamic Slavery Should be Better Known

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Should Britain Pay Reparations for Slavery?

BY EFFIE DEANS The president of Guyana Mohamed Irfaan Ali recently argued that Britain owed his country reparations for slavery. So too an international judge from Jamaica claimed that Britain owed nearly £19 trillion for its involvement in the slave trade. We are constantly reprimanded for the British Empire and urged to decolonise. Yet nobody in Britain living today took part in the Atlantic slave … Continue reading Should Britain Pay Reparations for Slavery?

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Deeply Regrettable

BY JOHN NASH At the end of November, the BBC, our nation’s very own 5th column and bastion of national self-hatred, announced with glee that “Jamaica is considering whether to seek compensation from a wealthy Conservative MP for his family’s historical role in slavery” – a role from 400 years ago.   For those who have been hiding incommunicado in a covid bunker for some … Continue reading Deeply Regrettable

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