This article concentrates on the slave trade of people from
Eastern Europe, Balkans, and Asia Minor/Byzantium: Remember,
Mohammad (allah) demanded jihad/war until all the religion is
allah’s—it cannot go away and nor can the associated slavery and
dhimmitude. (see comments from 20th century Muslims and others
on the ongoing desire for jihad Bostom p 94-104). Both Ottoman
Turkey and Shiite Iran openly practised slavery in the 20th
century. The last Ottoman sultan had a British captive in his
harem, 20th century (Khan p325). Slavery continues throughout
the Islamic world today and is brought by Muslims into the west.
Europe, Asia Minor, the Balkans etc were initially attacked by
Arab Muslims, then Muslim Turks and Tartars attacked central and
eastern Europe (11th-15th century), Muslim Tartars attacked
Poland and Muscovite Russia (15th-17th century); and Asia Minor
was attacked by Seljuk and Ottoman Turks (11th-15thC ) while
Persia, Armenia, and Georgia were attacked by many Muslim groups
including Shiite Safavi