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Like Freedom and Justice Party MP Azza al-Garf, who publicly supports FGM. Egypt’s New Women Foundation said they are suing Islamist Parliament member Azza al-Garf over her pro-female genital mutilation (FGM) statements. The women’s rights foundation sent a letter to the speaker of parliament Saad al-Katatny, informing him of legally going after Garf and asking for [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Religious child abuse’
Those “moderate” Islamists running Egypt
May 16th, 2012 
Ophelia Benson 
Posted in Notes and Comment Blog 
Tags: Female genital mutilation, Religious child abuse 
6 Comments »Mary Raftery
January 14th, 2012 Ophelia Benson RTÉ remembers Mary Raftery. Ms Raftery was best known for her ‘States of Fear’ documentary series, which revealed the extent of physical and sexual abuse suffered by children in Irish industrial schools and residential institutions. It led to the creation of the Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse. In 2002, her ‘Cardinal Secrets’ programme for [...]
Compassion in action
December 21st, 2011 Ophelia Benson The Irish government again notes that the Catholic church failed to prevent child abuse by its own employees, failed to follow its own rules, failed to call the cops, failed to protect children, failed to act like decent human beings, failed failed failed. It succeeded at protecting itself and its own people, and that’s it. [...]
Mutilate the baby tastefully
December 17th, 2011 Ophelia Benson Parents shouldn’t mutilate their children, amirite? I think that’s a pretty safe claim. But…. But it turns out it’s ok, as long as you make a show of angst about it first. It’s ok as long as you go on and on and on about your feelings on the subject, demonstrating how sensitive you are, [...]
Here he is, he’s all yours
December 11th, 2011 Ophelia Benson Some parents in Irvine California suspected their son, age 15, of smoking. So they sat him down and explained to him how useful it is to be able to breathe freely, how addictive tobacco is, how bad smoking makes you smell, right? Not quite. They asked a guy to beat the kid up for them (authorities [...]
On religious grounds
December 9th, 2011 Ophelia Benson Human Rights Watch on child (meaning girl) marriage in Yemen.
They’re not here to play
November 16th, 2011 Ophelia Benson Frank Schaeffer fills us in on the world of evangelical child discipline for the glory of god, otherwise known as child abuse. There’s the Texas judge, there are Michael and Debi Pearl, there’s James Dobson, and there’s Bill Gothard. And it is not just individuals who are abused. Whole “Christian” organizations are involved. According to [...]
Posted in Notes and Comment Blog Tags: Beating children for god, Cruelty, Religious child abuse 13 Comments »The good of the faith community takes priority
October 15th, 2011 Ophelia Benson Valerie Tarico interviewed Janet Heimlich last May, on the subject of Heimlich’s new book on religious child maltreatment. Tarico: Some people would say that religion prevents child abuse – that a supportive spiritual community or a personal relationship with a higher power, or a strong moral core is the antidote to maltreatment. Heimlich: As I [...]
Posted in Notes and Comment Blog Tags: Janet Heimlich, Religious child abuse, Valerie Tarico 10 Comments »
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