Child Abuse in The Middle East

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Child abuse is a very sore subject in the Middle East. Children are beat daily, for almost no reason at all. There are many signs of child abuse; bruises, broken bones, scratches, deep cuts, etc, They are also taken to concentration camps, and are kidnapped and put in military hands daily without notifying their parents. Organizations all around the world are trying to help prevent this horrific abuse but due to the citizens beliefs and religions claiming they have done it for centuries, they will not change it just because someone doesn’t like it.

Bacha Bazi is a very popular form of child abuse. Bacha Bazi is when men kidnap young men and dress them up as women and force them to dance at parties and big events as a source of entertainment. After the event, the young men are taken home with the older men and are raped. The effect on the men committing the crime is very minimal. These criminals still practice and spread Islam without any regret or problem as if nothing is even occurring. Because Bacha Bazi is so common, most of the male population in the Middle East live with psychological scars due to sexual abuse as a child. As many as 50 percent of men in Afghanistan take young men as lovers. Bacha Bazi is usually performed in secret to avoid any type of punishment. The government understands that it is happening but fail to do anything about it due to the citizens beliefs and religions. The eldest citizens are defending their belief that it has occurred for centuries, and they are completely accustomed to it so why would they change it? But Bacha Bazi is not the only abuse occurring. (Mondloch)

There are many stories featuring child abuse in the media in the Middle East but a few stories caught my eye. The first one tells ...

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...ilitary police.” (“UN: Israeli Forces Abuse Palestinian Children”)

“These crimes are perpetrated from the time of arrest during transfer and interrogation, to obtain a confession but also on an arbitrary basis as testified by several Israeli soldiers as well as during pre-trial detention” said the committee. (“UN:Israeli Forces Abuse Palestinian Children”)

Works Cited
“Horror of child abuse finally out in the open in Muslim Pakistan.” South China Morning Post Asia.SCMPA. South China Morning Post Publishers.15 Oct 2013. Web. 11 Feb 2014.

Mondloch, Chris. “Bacha Bazi: An Afghan Tragedy.” Foreign Policy. FP. Foreign Policy. 28 Oct 2013. Web. 28 Jan 2014.

“Syrian children: The Forgotten Victims.” Your Middle East.Your Middle East. 10 Feb 2014. Web. 11 Feb 2014.

“UN: Israeli Forces Abuse Palestinian Children.” Aljazeera. Aljazeera. Np/ 20 Jun 2013. Web. 10 Feb 2014.

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