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| Christian girl raped for Iraq Revenge |
| 2003-05-24 |
| A nine-year-old Christian girl from Pakistan claims to have been beaten and sexually assaulted by her Muslim employers whenever footage from the war in Iraq was shown on television. The girl from Faisal Town in Lahore claims that when she cried for mercy, they would ask her to call for the Americans to help her, according to a report from Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). The girl said the couple told her they were taking revenge for the American bombing of Iraqi Muslim children on her because she was an "infidel and a Christian," according to what she told CSW partners, the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA), a human rights NGO based in Pakistan. |
| Posted by:Paul Moloney |
| #7 No problem here for a Muslim. Wasn't Mohammed's last 'wife' a nine year old? Runs in the 'culture' I suppose... |
| Posted by: Ned 2003-05-24 22:52:42 |
| #6 Yes, in Pakistan young girls often work in the homes of their employers. Christians aren't allowed to have education like everyone else, or even work in anything but menial jobs. Sexual assault by Muslim employers of Christian girls and women in Pakistan is all too common. For that reason, some of the human rights orgs that work in Pakistan train the girls and women to do things like sewing, which they can do from home and not put themselves at risk. If you read the whole article, you'll see that this sort of thing is not so uncommon in Pakistan. No fatwa was necessary. Any "good" Pakistani (or Egyptian, or Saudi, or [fill in country here]) Muslim knows that Christians and Jews are dogs and dogs are unclean and deserving of killing. If you feel like doing other things to them first, well, that's ok too. Obviously, some Muslims don't feel that way. But knowing that some, or even many, of their neighbors don't actively wish them harm doesn't help these poor people when someone is raping them or throwing acid on them and no one is doing anything to stop it or to bring their attackers to justice. |
| Posted by: Kathy 2003-05-24 15:38:52 |
| #5 I suppose some mullah issued a fatwah saying 9 year old girls were fair game. What a bunch of crap. |
| Posted by: Douglas De Bono 2003-05-24 13:51:28 |
| #4 "A preliminary medical report from that hospital stated that she had suffered a fractured right arm, multiple burns, and bruises and lacerations to her face and body. She was later treated at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore and is suffering from depression and trauma. The APMA has helped the girl's family register an official complaint against her employers with the Faisal police. The APMA reports that so far no action has been taken on her behalf by the authorities" Whadya want us to do? She's an infidel. It ain't like she's, ya know, human, I mean, muslim |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-05-24 08:51:35 |
| #3 In some parts of the world it is common for children to work in sweatshops and elsewhere, sometimes they are the sole breadwinners for their families. |
| Posted by: Paul Moloney 2003-05-24 08:12:38 |
| #2 nine year old girl? employers??? something must have been lost in the translation |
| Posted by: RW 2003-05-24 07:57:08 |
| #1 more heartwarming moments from the "religion of peace" |
| Posted by: debbie 2003-05-24 06:29:49 |