Ottoman Harem bad?

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   Salaam brothers. I am a university student.

One day I was taking a course on Islamic empires, and we covered the Ottoman harem today. After class a non believing girlkept saying how misogynistic it was. But I had to ask myself, as lustful and sinful as the Ottoman sultans may have been, were they any better or worse than the average manor woman on any American campus today?

At least with ottomans, they actually protected the women in their power, and the girls had to be faithful to just one man, not following whatever lust they had.

So was Ottoman harem especially bad? Or just another form of human lust, which was far more restrained the west today?

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Janissary7 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Male Joined: 27 June 2013 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote Janissary7 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Ottoman Harem bad? Posted: 10 April 2014 at 7:12am
	Salaam brothers. I am a university student. One day I was taking a course on Islamic empires, and we covered the Ottoman harem today. After class a non believing girlkept saying how misogynistic it was. But I had to ask myself, as lustful and sinful as the Ottoman sultans may have been, were they any better or worse than the average manor woman on any American campus today? At least with ottomans, they actually protected the women in their power, and the girls had to be faithful to just one man, not following whatever lust they had. So was Ottoman harem especially bad? Or just another form of human lust, which was far more restrained the west today?

Ali.Fahed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Starter. Male Joined: 29 November 2015 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ali.Fahed Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 December 2015 at 9:01am
	Salam brother I think it's against the true teachings of islam. There are several aspect, one of them is that the money the sultan spent on the harem and palaces. They belong to the muslims and not to the sultan.