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Slavery in Qatar has nothing to do with religion.

This is the equivalent of taking some example of modern day slavery (say the 20 million alleged http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/19/19042103-modern-d...) and then saying this is part of US history.

Saying slavery is inherently Islamic is like saying slavery is inherently American. And then for proof, going over centuries of quotes about slaves, beatings of slaves, violence during desegregation and the whole entire ugly history of race relations.

Anyone remotely well read knows this is absurd. That what is happening is a matter of individual greed and not some systemic mind control.




"That what is happening is a matter of individual greed and not some systemic mind control."

No. The fact that the local populace doesn't care at all and encourages it, means that it is a HUGELY systemic problem.




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