an article on child abuse in Saudi Arabia

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Don't you just hate it when religious people say that secularists/atheists cannot have proper values and morals, and they are the only ones who are perfect humans?

Muslims will tell you that no rape happens in their countries, no child abuse, no drug abuse, no wife beating (hey atheists, this proves the burqa works!!), no crime whatsoever. You can't defeat any of these arguments by Muslims because their countries never publish reliable crime statistics on any of that!

This study says that more child abuse happens in Saudi Arabia (where child marriage is allowed) than in the US. Surprising? Not at all.

It is good to see some of Western culture making its way to Saudi Arabia though. You know, like, "it's bad to molest your kids".

http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article81402.ece

Two studies have been issued on the issue of child abuse in the last two months. The first one, conducted in the United States, claims one in six children would be subjected to sexual abuse.

The second study, conducted in Saudi Arabia by Dr. Nura Al-Suwaiyan, director of the family safety program at the National Guard Hospital, revealed one in four children is abused in the Kingdom.

This clearly shows that children are far more likely to be molested in the Kingdom than in the United States!

I know that such a result will shock many of us who believe that we are living in utopia, while American society is devoid of any ethical values. These people will reject the results of these studies or at least doubt the credibility of the researchers. They are dreaming. They are determined to provide a picture of our society as one that is completely flawless.

As it is useless to talk to these dreamers, I will address citizens with a more realistic outlook in our society and tell them that child abuse rates in the US will come down with time, while it will increase in our society.

The reason for this is the way each country deals with the problem. From a legal point of view, while sexual harassment against children in the US is considered a heinous crime, we look at it as a mistake or a wrongdoing, not as a crime, unless the child has been raped.

The child molester in America is considered a dangerous criminal while for us he is a man who committed a mistake that does not necessarily entail informing the police!

In the US, there is a detailed description of child harassment. Showing a pornographic picture to a child or talking to him about sex in the US is considered molestation, while in the Kingdom sexual harassment cannot be considered abuse unless actual sex act has taken place.

From a social point of view, it is a duty of parents and adults in America who notice their children being abused to inform police, but in our society parents would feel ashamed to tell officers if their son or daughter has been molested!

The Americans can confront this problem because they know that they are human beings and hence liable to make mistakes, while those in Saudi Arabia are unable to deal with this problem because they want to adhere to the imaginary idea that we are the purest society in the whole world. (klfhrbe@gmail.com)
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Sources:
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2010/07/honorshame-and-saudi-child-abuse.html
http://drsanity.blogspot.com/2005/08/shame-arab-psyche-and-islam.html

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I am SO impressed this was posted on that news site.

It's scary as there molestation is (as stated in the article) only considered as such if an actual physical sexual activity takes place, whereas here, and of course in the US - we all know how wrong it is to do anything sexual with a child.

I feel genuinely uplifted by this; the statistics are saddening but that it is being addressed is huge.

Great article, and a great post as always, Darpie.

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I ran some calculations based on the number you provided and came up with these results.

Children currently under 15 abused in US: 10 million
Children currently under 15 abused in Saudi: 2.7 million

So you can't blame the crime on Muslim societies but you CAN blame them for condoning it and weak follow-up action. Though I'm confident that they will improve its only a matter of time.

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I like the comment on the article that a user left:

PULISSERY HAMZA -

Let us hope the above study and the findings, whether real or unreal, whether correct or incorrect will give food for thought and action on the part of our religious scholars and common man. May Allah Almighty Guide us all!
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NO. Allah doesn't exist. He won't stop the child abuse for you. Inshallah-fatalism:

If in every second phrase, you use that term, and if you really believe that at any moment Allah can come in, and exercise his
will or his whim, and if all things are decided by him, well then -- to the extent that that is truly believed, you are less likely to strive.
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