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Who says that the Muslim world isn't modern? Sure they could hold old-fashioned auctions for African slaves. But instead they're leveraging the power of social media for their slave auctions.
No it's not a joke. Saudi Arabia had an estimated 300,000 slaves in 1960. Slavery was then officially abolished, but unofficially continues to exist.
Saudis who travel outside their country sometimes bring their slaves with them, leading to run-ins with the law. One of the ugliest such incidents was the murder of a slave by a Saudi prince in London.