... they would be taken to sugar plantations in Cyprus and the would be sold to rich households in Italy. [Dunn, pp. 163 - 164] Slaves were often used as trading property or a form of gift giving, When he went to China a Muslim he had met years before in India was now rich. He owned about fifty white slaves and as many slave-girls, and presented him with two of each, along with many other gifts. [Dunn, 248]. Battuta learns that slavery is accepted and very common in most Muslim countries. Religious tension is something that has been a big deal for a long time with the Muslims and other religious groups. You can see that Ibn is very critical of the Christians, Jews and the Shi'i Muslims. And he finds it acceptable that the Hindus and the Chinese believe in more than one god. Ibn just dislikes the ...

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