Inhuman behaviour

Submitted by Rebecca Moulds (United States), Apr 15, 2008 at 18:36

It's very hard to credit such behaviour in the 21st Century but these cases are probably only a few examples of what is going on in certain parts of the world. The recent case in our own country concerning the hundreds of teenage girls involved in the Latter Day Saints scandal could also be categorised as a "sex scandal". Unfortunately, the innocence of the eight year old Yemeni girl has been damaged beyond repair. This little girl's childhood has been ripped from her, never to return.

It is appalling that any branch of Islam would condone such horrific behaviour, but it is equally appalling to see similar things going on here where brainwashing young girls into some weird cult seems to be the order of the day. The frightening thing here is that the world seems to be accepting things that would have been in the past, criminal and moral offenses. Taking action against radical Islamic beliefs should be the order of the day, rather than simply talking about it.

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