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Pedophilia endemic in the Middle East

On September 28, 2009 an article entitled “Critics want independent


investigation into Afghan child abuse” appeared in the news (see link at end of
page). In a nutshell it describes the disturbingly frequent rape of children by the
adult Afghan military, young boys in this case. A quote from the article paints the
picture:

‘The sexual abuse of young boys by Afghan military and police personnel is so
commonly known that Canadian and other foreign soldiers have coined a phrase
for it; they call it "Man-Love Thursdays," although at least one soldier has noted
that the rape of kids also took place on other days.’

‘Man-love Thursdays’ are not confined to the Afghan military or just Afghanistan.

The sexual abuse of children is a common and, in many middle-eastern and


eastern countries, officially sanctioned. In the Western world we refer to the
‘activity’ as a crime - pedophilia - and have, certainly in the U.S., implemented
draconian consequences for anyone who participates in it. Not so in the Middle
East.

Just a few weeks ago an editorial described the death of a 12 year-old Yemenite
girl who died, along with her baby, while attempting to give birth. Children, some
of whom are capable of getting pregnant, are incapable of giving birth; their little
bodies are just not built for it. The result is that these children die painfully or
suffer from obstetric fistulae, prematurely, stillbirth, and sexually transmitted
diseases (including cervical cancer).
To add insult to injury the abhorrent sexual abuse of children results in the
protection of the perpetrator more than the child. The act may be legally
sanctioned through marriage. A recent case had a man in his 80’s married to 10
year old girl. If the victim is male, there is a chance that they will be accused of
being homosexual if they protest to the authorities; homosexuality is a
prosecutable crime. The victim in many cases is treated as an outcast –
sometimes killed by their own family – for allowing themselves to be raped. The
rape of a boy is not regarded as breaking the pre-marital rule. (Take a moment
and digest this paragraph).

To take one country as an example, according to the United Nations Population


Fund, the widespread prevalence of child marriage in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia has been well documented by human rights groups. Saudi clerics have
justified the marriage of girls as young as 9, with sanction from the judiciary.
There are no laws defining the minimum age for marriage in Saudi Arabia, and
girls as young as eight years of age can marry.

And that’s just ‘legitimate’ pedophilia. Child rapists in the Middle East are rarely
prosecuted. The subject is taboo and swept under the carpet. It is silently
accepted. Make no mistake however that it is a silent, horrible, deliberate
practice.

Pedophilia is deeply engrained in Arab culture. Even Muhammad, the founder of


Islam, is recorded as having participated. According to Islamic texts the child
Aisha was six or seven years old when betrothed to Muhammad. She stayed in
her parent’s home until the age of nine, when the marriage was consummated in
Medina. 'Consummated,' now there’s a thought for a nine year old and a middle
aged man.
If we in the west regard pedophilia with such disgust and punish it so harshly
why then do we tolerate it in Arab and other countries? Are the children of these
countries any less deserving of protection? Why do we not demand a stop to it
and demand the implementation of punitive solutions? Why do we do business
with societies that turn a blind eye to such blatant criminal behaviors?

Pedophilia is a horrendous crime and should be treated as such no matter what


the culture, tradition or religious beliefs. Rape of child is a sin like no other. It
may supercede murder in some people’s minds.

So what does it come down to?

The treatment or mistreatment of women and children in these societies must


change. If there was ever a cause to unite the women of the world, it is the
realignment of Arabic, Muslim and other male-dominated societies to treat
women as equals as opposed to property; to make pedophilia a capital crime, and
to protect children though societal rules that disbar marriage before the age of 18.

‘There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it
treats its children.’ Nelson Mandela.

Reference
Critics want independent investigation into Afghan child abuse
http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=2013850

Child Marriage Fact Sheet


http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2005/presskit/factsheets/facts_child_marriage.htm

Pedophilia Plagues Middle East


http://muslimmedianetwork.com/mmn/?p=1655

Yemeni girl, 12, dies in painful childbirth


http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/14/yemen.childbirth.death/index.html

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