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Re: Net and Terrorism.



Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
> 
> [email protected] (Timothy C. May) writes:
> > Islam, notably, was known for this policy of conversion by the sword:
> > entire national populations were given the choice of converting to Islam or
> > being put to the sword. Most converted, naturally enough.
> 
> No, the population was given the choice of converting or becoming slaves.
> (Slaves who opted to convert later didn't become free.) There were very
> few examples of mass genocide during the moslem conquests, and generally
> they avoided killing anyone who could be sold into slavery.

Just curious how much slaves cost at that time. Would be interestnig 
to see a price of a good slave as compared to, say, average monthly 
earnings or a price of one sheep.


	- Igor.