Have I Missed Something? Boko Haram.

by Joe Grundy 6 Replies latest jw friends

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  Joe Grundy

  A group of bastards, in the name of their islamic religion, under the name 'Boko Haram' (or 'Western Education is Forbidden') have kidnapped hundreds of youg girls from their school and are threatening to sell them - not least because in their religious view the girls should be married, not pursuing education.

  Have I missed the WT public statement condemning this? Or that of other religions, come to that? What about the islamic leaders?

  I am generally anti-interventionist (I have family in the military) but in this case I woud be delighted to see Special Forces from various countries sent in.

  Anyone still want to say that religion is a force for good?
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  designs

  The Islamic Fiqh Academy ( Islamic scholars) have condemned the kidnapping.
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  Joe Grundy

  Then I stand corrected - but there is a dearth of items in the news media from religious groups condemning this.

  What about a fatwa on the culprits, for example?
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  designs

  The First Lady, Michele Obama, has joined a growing group of women and organizations demanding the girls freedom.
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  88JM

  Celebrities including Angelia Jolie have spoken out on it too:

  http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/angelina-jolie-brands-boko-haram-abduction-nigerian-schoolgirls-evil-1447601

  The media in general has been way too slow on this though - it was way down the running on TV news for the first week or two at least. The governments have also left it way too late.

  When you contrast that response to the immediate, international effort that went out when the Malaysian Airliner went down, it's really quite shocking.
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  confusedandalone

  " The media in general has been way too slow on this though "

  There is no major interest because of where it is happening. The United States has no real interest in the area.

  This terrorist group that is sponsored by Alqueda(sp) is not new. They have been committing atrocities for a long while. The real question is why has this story received any coverage at all in light of the lack of interest shown by the media in these areas. Is it a distraction from something else or are they going to use it as the catalyst to go after the resources in the area? Who knows, but in about 18 months we will find out.
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  AnneB

  What good is speaking out? What good is condemning? The people who did the kidnapping are well aware of how others feel about them; the outraged response is like fuel to their fire, not the opposite.

  If the situation is to have a positive outsome it will happen in silence, in secrecy, not by drawing attention to their cause and their actions.

  AB