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In terms of slavery - what was practiced in the US was really amongst the worst. Most other cultures enslaved those captured in war and they were never regarded as subhuman. The US enslaved specifically one race that was specifically bred like animals and regarded as subhuman. In the American south it was very institutionalized and very dehumanized. I think it was muc worse.

In terms of being treated as "second class" - that is relative. Those same conditions - escept worse - applied in the Christian countries. Try being a Jew or Muslim in Christian Spain or France for example. The Ottoman's main prohibition concerning slavery was that they could not enslave muslims and anyone who converted to Islam must be freed. It was not dissimilar from the Christians of the Medievil period. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_medieval_Europe)

It was during the medievil period. The Ottoman Empire never really left the Middle Ages however until the 19th century when some attempts were made to curtail slavery. In this regard - there is NO DIFFERENCE from the US south.

<blockquote data-quote="Coyote" data-source="post: 31477" data-attributes="member: 314">In terms of slavery - what was practiced in the US was really amongst the worst.&nbsp; Most other cultures enslaved those captured in war and they were never regarded as subhuman.&nbsp; The US enslaved specifically one race that was specifically bred like animals and regarded as subhuman. In the American south it was very institutionalized and very dehumanized.&nbsp; I think it was muc worse.In terms of being treated as &quot;second class&quot; - that is relative.&nbsp; Those same conditions - escept worse - applied in the Christian countries.&nbsp; Try being a Jew or Muslim in Christian Spain or France for example.&nbsp; The Ottoman&#039;s main prohibition concerning slavery was that they could not enslave muslims and anyone who converted to Islam must be freed.&nbsp; It was not dissimilar from the Christians of the Medievil period.&nbsp; (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_medieval_Europe" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_medieval_Europe</a>)It was during the medievil period.&nbsp; The Ottoman Empire never really left the Middle Ages however until the 19th century when some attempts were made to curtail slavery.&nbsp; In&nbsp; this regard - there is NO DIFFERENCE from the US south.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Coyote, post: 31477, member: 314"] In terms of slavery - what was practiced in the US was really amongst the worst. Most other cultures enslaved those captured in war and they were never regarded as subhuman. The US enslaved specifically one race that was specifically bred like animals and regarded as subhuman. In the American south it was very institutionalized and very dehumanized. I think it was muc worse. In terms of being treated as "second class" - that is relative. Those same conditions - escept worse - applied in the Christian countries. Try being a Jew or Muslim in Christian Spain or France for example. The Ottoman's main prohibition concerning slavery was that they could not enslave muslims and anyone who converted to Islam must be freed. It was not dissimilar from the Christians of the Medievil period. ([url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_medieval_Europe[/url]) It was during the medievil period. The Ottoman Empire never really left the Middle Ages however until the 19th century when some attempts were made to curtail slavery. In this regard - there is NO DIFFERENCE from the US south. [/QUOTE]

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