in the West in the 18th and 19th centuries, whereas slavery continued to exist in the Arab world into the 20th century and is still practiced in parts of Islamic Africa such as Sudan. Kay rhetorically asked "what the Christian tribespeople from southern Sudan who have been abducted, forcibly converted to Islam, and enslaved by Arab Muslims in recent years would make of Elmasry's historical fantasies". See also List of University of Waterloo people References External links Elmasry's home page at the University of Waterloo CBC article about Elmasry's October 2004 statements Article by Elmasry on October controversy Toronto Star article about Elmasry's October 2004 statements Article on October 2004 controversy 1943 births Living people Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Canadian Muslims Canadian clergy Engineers from Cairo Egyptian emigrants to Canada University of Waterloo faculty University of Ottawa alumni Nortel employees Anti-Zionism Cairo University alumni