Posted on 03/06/2013 10:18:19 AM PST by Nachum
The stunning omission of motive and ideology from the story is, in and of itself, a crime. By omitting the religion and culture (Islam) that allows such savagery, the Puff Ho invariably sanctions the motive. This is, after all, Muhammad's example.
A two-year-old was the youngest child at risk of being forced into marriage, one of 250 children aided by the UK's Forced Marriage Unit, according to new statistics. Huffington Post, March 6, 2013 (thanks to Brad)
Around 80 of those helped were under the age of 15 when authorities had intervened, and statistics identify those between the ages of 16-25 as being the age most at risk.
Children under 15 are among those who authorities have helped avoid forced marriages
Anup Manota, project manager at forced marriage charity Karma Nirvana, told Huff Post UK he believes this is the "tip of the iceberg".
He said: "Many of the victims have in fact been promised to someone from birth, or maybe even before birth, with families saying the daughter or son is promised to another family in exchange for business or land. We are finding that is a common occurrence.
"The child grows up and they do not realise they have a choice. We have been doing more and more work in primary schools, it has to be done tactfully but teachers need to know the risks, to be sensitive when children from these communities are taken away for extended periods."
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All the politicians, especially libertarians, and celebrities and corporations should be promoting this like gay marriage.
///sarcasm
I wonder where the NOW gang is on forced marriages?
Islam mixed with turd-world values, but I repeat myself. What could go wrong?
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