when is slavery allowed in islam...and please can you post your sources,
I think it is during wartime, calling it 'slavery' is misleading tho.. hmmm, will have to look it up..
Edit '"Islam does not prohibit slavery but retains it for two reasons. The first reason is war (whether it is a civil war or a foreign war in which the captive is either killed or enslaved) provided that the war is not between Muslims against each other - it is not acceptable to enslave the violators, or the offenders, if they are Muslims. Only non-Muslim captives may be enslaved or killed. The second reason is the sexual propagation of slaves which would generate more slaves for their owner."'
The above quote is from Dr. Abdul-Latif Mushtahari of Al-Azhar University.