They’re hoping that by pleasing an arab, and adopting their customs, they won’t be captured as slaves; it’s the Stockholm effect:
“Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response “... in which the hostage shows signs of loyalty to the hostage-taker, regardless of the danger (or at least risk) in which they have been placed.”
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Slave Trade in the World Today
Slavery may be illegal in much of the world, but it still goes on. See auctions of stolen children and scenes from a sheik’s harem. Most of the footage comes from India and the Middle East. ~ All Movie Guide