Teachers rape 15 minor male students in Pak

The article doesn’t say Muslim seminary. Why?

Because it is written by a Indian newspaper for an audience that would have fully understood what the institution is.

But, it does seem odd that it did not reference it as neighboring country.

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Not exactly.

Islamic culture can be one of generosity and hospitality. Pederasty is not a tenet of Islam and is even forbidden. But it is common in Afghanistan.

It’s like Christianity in not being monocultural. How would you describe Christian culture? Certainly, it is not one of pederasty. But that does exist in churches and schools of various Christian denominations.

So, when I pointed out the connection between the Afghanistan culture and 9/11, I was being specific. There is a connection between sexual perversion and violence. Sexual perversion desensitizes people to the suffering of others and makes those who engage in it capable of doing heinous acts.

While I reject the concept of jihad as spreading religion by the sword, what we’ve seen coming from some subcultures within Islamic states is the desire for mayhem and destruction that has nothing to do with furthering a religious cause. While jihad itself is bad enough, it is not interpreted by most Muslims as an excuse for terrorism, suicide bombings, rape, torture, or murder.

I’ll add one other thing. Afghanistan has a population of over 40 million. I would not consider pederasty to be a characteristic of the entire population.

But it has a foothold in the Taliban, who are in charge there. It may come as a surprise that the Taliban rose to power due to general outrage over this problem being common among politicians and police. The Taliban put a stop to the practice when they first came to power. Pederasty went underground for a while, but over time this culture infiltrated the Taliban as well.

I do not believe it is common in Arabic-speaking Islamic cultures.

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