slavery in yemen

Slavery and dispossession in the modern Middle East

As a nation of immigrants, and following two thousand years of oppression, there are many who feel as though Israel should be more sympathetic to the plight of those seeking refuge from tyranny.

By CHARLES BYBELEZER/THE MEDIA LINE
25/11/2017
New Yeminite immigrants meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

With covert mission, Jewish Agency calls end to Yemenite immigration

Last 50 Jews in country refuse to leave, says group.

21/03/2016
ISIS female slaves

ISIS fatwa aims to settle who can have sex with female slaves

The fatwa was among a huge trove of documents captured by US Special Operations Forces during a raid targeting a top Islamic State official in Syria.

By REUTERS
29/12/2015
12 Years a Slave

‘12 Years a Slave’ – 150 years later

There are millions of slaves in Africa and the Middle East; slavery is not forbidden under many interpretations of Sharia law.

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