This Is Tragic - and Revealing...

Malian White Slavery

The link above takes you to a BBC article on slavery within Africa. 

Nigerian girls are kidnapped and moved to Mali where they are forced into white slavery.  The current estimated number of girls taken and held is about 30,000.

It makes me sick to think of the kind of abuse these children endure for the sake of a slaver's profit and a man's pleasure.  There is no punishment sufficient on this earth for those who victimize children like this.

Demographics are interesting.

Until 20 years ago, Nigeria was primarily a Christian country.  Of course there was a healthy dose of aboriginal tradition mixed in there.

A civil war, based on religion, has raged in the country for years and now less than 50% of the population adheres to a Christian faith. 

If you'd like to hear horror stories, find a Nigerian refugee who has come to North America.  Odds are he or she is a Christian.  And odds are that he or she is the only surviving member of their family.

Mali, the destination country, is currently 90-95% Muslim. 

What makes Americans so naive as to believe that we can negotiate with people who hold the belief that this behavior is acceptable?  What makes Americans so naive as to believe that we can begin to understand people like this?  What makes Americans so naive as to believe that words have the same meaning to us as they do to them?