Posted on 01/16/2015 3:36:32 PM PST by SJackson
Yes!
Unfortunately pornography has a foothold in both the Islamic and non-islamic worlds. Western society is well known for its blatant promotion of the pornographical industry, and it has never hidden the rampant pornography consumption that is prevalent within its developed countries. But the consumption of pornography in Islamic countries has seemingly flown under the radar, with the Islamic community leaders either unaware of, or turning a blind eye to the issue.
Many experts are of the opinion that the pornography addiction topic is well known by the Imams in western countries, but it is an area they dare not enter into out of fear of providing acknowledgement of the issue. They would rather pretend that none of the muslims in their area suffers from a pornography addiction, and that the problem just isnt a concern. The acknowledgement of the situation is even worse in Islamic nations, with experts having knowledge of the issue also remaining silent on the sidelines.
Pornography is an issue that the Islamic states need to deal with immediately, as figures show that consumption may already be spiralling out of control. Google recently released data detailing where the most sex related term searches were originating from, and muslim nation Pakistan came in at first place. For those who think that Pakistan may just be a blip on the radar, think again. Muslim states actually held 6 of the top 8 positions for searchers intending to seek access to sex related sites. The complete top 10 were:
1. Pakistan 2. Egypt 3. Vietnam 4. Iran 5. Morocco 6. India 7. Saudi Arabia 8. Turkey 9. Phillipines 10. Poland
Even more disgusting were the statistics for various animal sex terms, where Pakistan once again led the field across most areas. A suggestion for them to rename their nation as Pornistan would not be out of the question, as they were the country that produced the most searches for sexual terms for the animals pigs, donkeys, dogs, cats, horses, cows, goats, snakes, monkeys, bears, elephants, and the generic term animal.
Saudi Arabia was the only country to generate more searches than Pornistan for an animal, coming in at position 1 for ‘fox sex’. They also finished second or third for a good number of the abovementioned animal terms. Other muslim countries to register top 5 positions for those terms were, in order of prominence, Iran, Egypt, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Morocco and the UAE.
Other interesting statistics were Turkey ranking number 2 for ‘child porn’, and arabic being the language used 2nd most for searches for ‘gay man’, ‘gay sex’, and ‘gay girl’. Egypt led the pack when it came to ‘fat sex’ and ‘bird sex’, Indonesia was first for ‘homo sex’, and Saudi Arabia up front, or should I say back, for ‘ass sex’. Pornistan also led the searches for the terms ‘children sex’, ‘sexy child’, ‘sexy children’, and ‘rape’.
The fact that muslim countries dominate the list for pornography searches is alarming in itself, but when you add in the data for the child, animal and homosexual sex searches, it paints quite a disgusting picture of the state of the islamic world. Statistically a large number of pornography seekers confess to having an addiction problem, which means that pornography addiction is currently a massive problem within our muslim ummah.
Christians surveyed on the pornography issue state that it is a major problem in the home for 47% of them, and based on the above statistics we can assume that the figure is even higher in muslim homes. Unfortunately religion does not appear to be a barrier to pornography access, as can be seen in the figures that show Iran visits the most pornographic sites on the Shiite’s Ashura Day. Furthermore, another study in Saudi Arabia focusing on teenagers mobile phones showed that up to 70% of files exchanged between phones contained pornography.
Pornography addiction is an issue which can no longer be brushed aside by the muslim community. Many muslims are suffering from this problem and need assistance. If the community continues to deny there is a problem, it makes it harder for them to admit their isuues and seek help. Fortunately there are some muslims tackling the issue over the internet, with a number of pornography addiction programs available. One of the best programs available today is Purify Your Gaze by Zeyad Ramadan. If you are suffering from, or know someone who has a pornography addiction then please visit the Purify Your Gaze website to start on the road towards breaking your pornography addiction permanently Insha Allah.
Bird sex?
They don’t have to watch it - they live it.
Meaning the credit card debt from porn site subscriptions is causing many of them financial problems?
Buy a goat, it's a one time, up front expense.
“Goat threesomes are very popular.”
Is that one goat or two?
You mean Wednesday afternoon, last day of the muslim week.
Haven’t you heard: thank allah, it’s Wednesday.
“waiting to cross over to Bahrain where prostitution is legal” — Bahrain and UAE, where for the latter at least there is constant human trafficking for sex (sex slavery) and many girls and boys are under 18 yrs old. It’s been going on for years.
Sharia Porn....
Of course, porn addiction doesn’t discriminate, plus masturbating to it is easy pleasure.
Interesting. The article suggests that the first animal searched for beastiality was "pigs".
The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan
It’s an ancient practice, secretly revived—young boys sold by families to ‘entertain’ wealthy merchants and warlords. An undercover investigation into this illicit sex trade...
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/dancingboys/
"under the radar" is a keyword vis a vis the West. What I despise is they accuse the West of being decadent and immoral because of being blunt, and claim if a woman wears the veil, she is supposed to be 'modest'. Reality is these things happen in the muslim world under a veil (or under the radar) - that's typical.
Are Islamic leaders unaware in those countries? A few maybe, most aren't. Several yrs ago I read an account where a religious leader in Iran was demanding that 'the girls' pray naked in front of him, but of course in private.
Think about it.. a religion that manipulates & exploits sexual desires of men in particular and reinforces them by promising 72 virgins in paradise, dictates that women need to cover themselves head to toe and allows polygamy, is not addicted to porn per se, it actively encourages addiction to sex.
On a serious note, this article reflects a real problem in the relationships at the strategic level between Arab/ Muslim countries and the rest of the world. Porn is shaping the view most Arabs have of the rest of the world and their attitudes towards westerners, and women in particular. Before the explosion of internet porn, the Arab world perception of American/ western decadence was defined by Pamela Anderson and Baywatch. The ready availability of porn on the internet has only further defined the popular Arab/Muslim view of us. — Their use of porn (and addiction to it) confirms their sense of moral superiority to the rest of the world, because they don’t see very many Arab/ Muslim women in the videos.
This is huge when one considers this is the only portrayal of western women many of them see. Given the taboos on premarital sex (between men and women, that is) in Arab society, it has a huge impact on how they react to and treat western, Asian, and non-Arab/ Muslim women. The sex slave trade is an indicator of this. -—When I was working in Saudi Arabia, I had an interpreter who had spent some time in the US and spent a good bit of time chasing prostitutes in Bahrain. As his father was taking him to Indonesia to find a wife, he lamented that he had never seen an Arab woman naked.
The addiction aspect is also an issue in business and military training. One of the guys I knew who was working with one of the Iraqi Army training programs told me how they couldn’t get the guys to do computer based training because they were constantly watching porn during the training.
One other note, the author of the article does not understand the impact of language barriers in internet searches which I believe has led him to over estimate the levels of animal sex searches. The terms “fox sex” (could easily be reference to a foxy lady) and “ass sex” come to mind. However, the levels of searches child and gay would probably not surprise anyone who has worked in the Middle East.
— my two cents.
This is interesting to me. I have had a website advice column since 2001. My website was blacked out in Saudi Arabia in 2004. They have very strong controls on their web content. It surprises me that porn gets in.
Not totally sure about S. Arabia, but I know in Iran many use proxies to access banned websites. I’d imagine the Saudis and others can do the same. Besides, the Iranians can be very creative in smuggling porn stuff into Iran. Some have connections who turn a blind eye for some $$$ - money talks and walks!
I though it was 99 virgins. What do Muslim women get?
“Elephants”??
I suppose they're seeking something... proportional.
For porn, it's high risk but high return business for some women, in Iran. I'm speaking of those who participate in making a porn movie. This has absolutely nothing to do with religion for them, it's purely a business transaction, similar to most other countries, including Western ones. Given the state of economy in Iran, 'high-class call-girls' & boys are becoming more prevalent.
It may surprise some in the West, but even 'living together' w/out being actually married for younger men and women in Iran can be OK so long as it is religiously sanctioned. That religious sanction is called "sigheh" (temporary marriage) where you can get an official religious blessing to live together and have sex (a man and a woman only) for a short or longer period of time.
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