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Re: Net and Terrorism.

To: [email protected] (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Subject: Re: Net and Terrorism.
From: [email protected] (Igor Chudov @ home)
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 1996 16:08:27 -0500 (CDT)
Cc: [email protected]
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM" at Jul 4, 96 02:03:50 pm
Reply-To: [email protected] (Igor Chudov)
Sender: [email protected]

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.

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- Re: Net and Terrorism.
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