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10 Ottoman Myths Debunked with Dr Yakoob Ahmed

The Thinking Muslim

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The Complexity of Slavery in the Ottoman World

There was a system called a Dab Sharma's sister, where Christian families from the West gave their eldest son to the Ottomans. "Slavery and conscription ... is a very complicated area space," he says. The way that we understand violence may need a better treatment than the way that we're understanding it right now., writes David Frum.

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