Slavery under the Islamic Rule: Through Pictures
Non-Muslim Slaves & Muslim Masters How did Islamic kingdoms treat the societies, countries and citizens it defeated? In this thread, we will understand the problem just by looking at a series of paintings depicting non-Muslim women under Islamic rule. The painting is titled “The Slave Dealer” – painted in the year 1919 – by Otto Pilny, a Swiss artist. The slave dealer has just removed the clothes of the non-Muslim slave girl, showing her ‘wares’ to a rich Muslim prince. The Slave Market” – 1910 – Otto Pilny. A scene from the Arab-Turkish slave market is shown where non-Muslim slave women are sold like cattle in open market, completely naked! “The Horse or the Slave” - Otto Pilny. A non-Muslim slave is paraded naked, for the same price as a horse, and the buyer has to choose between sexual pleasure or the convenience in transportation. (Most slave girls were from the Caucasus, Russia or other European countries) “The Slave Market” – 1866 – Jean Leon Gerome, a French painter. This