human trafficking in the muslim world

Human Trafficking in the Human Trafficking in the Human Trafficking in the Human Trafficking in the Human Trafficking in the Human Trafficking in the Human Trafficking in the Human Trafficking in the Muslim worldMuslim worldMuslim worldMuslim worldMuslim worldMuslim worldMuslim worldMuslim world

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Of 17 Tier-3 worst Offending countries, 9 are Muslim

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Niger

Sudan

Chad

Mauritania

Syria Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Iran

Countries where “democrary” is in a crude or non-existent form. Light men like dark women. Dark men like light women.

VictimsVictimsll As in most parts of the world the victims of human As in most parts of the world the victims of human

trafficking aretrafficking arell 80% women80% womenll 50% children50% childrenll Although no reliable stats, similar in Muslim countriesAlthough no reliable stats, similar in Muslim countries

Except in Afghanistan and NW Pakistan there is Except in Afghanistan and NW Pakistan there is BachaBachall Except in Afghanistan and NW Pakistan there is Except in Afghanistan and NW Pakistan there is BachaBachaBaziBazi, where young boys are forced to wear , where young boys are forced to wear womenswomensclothes, dance, and traded for sex.clothes, dance, and traded for sex.

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ll InIn--mid east boys sold for being camelmid east boys sold for being camel--jockeysjockeys

Why should I care?Why should I care?

Reminder for MuslimsReminder for Muslims

ll “Verily, prayer “Verily, prayer prevents from prevents from immorality and immorality and wrongdoing, and wrongdoing, and wrongdoing, and wrongdoing, and the remembering of the remembering of Allah is greater Allah is greater indeed. And Allah indeed. And Allah knows what you do knows what you do (Quran 29:45)”(Quran 29:45)”

What if you knew one of What if you knew one of these women?these women?

Sex Trafficking

It could be your daughterIt could be your daughter

or wife?or wife?

Sex Trafficking

Or mother?Or mother?

Sex Trafficking

Or sisterOr sister

Sex Trafficking

Or NeighborOr Neighbor

Sex Trafficking

Human Trafficking = Human Trafficking = SlaverySlavery

Defined by force, fraud or Defined by force, fraud or coercioncoercion

Human trafficking is a devastating human rights violation that takes place not only internationally, but also here in the United States. It is a form of modern-day slavery. Traffickers use force, fraud or coercion to enslave their victims into situations involving sexual exploitation or forced labor. When we put it in terms of crime statistics, after drug dealing, human trafficking is tied with the illegal arms trade as the second largest criminal industry in the world according to the U.S. Department of State. In fact, human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world today, and it is often operated by organized crime syndicates. (Source: U.S. Departments of State and Justice, 2006)

“And if anyone “And if anyone saved a life, it saved a life, it would be as if would be as if he saved the he saved the he saved the he saved the life of a whole life of a whole people” people” (Holy Quran)(Holy Quran)

One World, One PeopleOne World, One People

injusticeinjustice

illegalillegal

immoralimmoral

How does trafficking How does trafficking happen?happen?

Recruiter gains victim’s trustRecruiter gains victim’s trust

Traffickers coerce young Traffickers coerce young women and their familieswomen and their families

Sex trafficked women and girls tend to be the most vulnerable in society, having origins in impoverished or war torn regions of the world, and originating from poor, often agricultural families. In their nation of origin, their traffickers typically coerce vulnerable young women and their families by promises of economic or employment opportunities Many trafficked women may leave their home areas of their own volition, but often with limited understanding or knowledge of what awaits them- bonded or forced prostitution An additional 12% report that dalals posed as boyfriends and tricked them into false marriages after which they traveled together to India Or such men acted as brokers for false marriages to women in India Another 17% were tricked into accompanying their employers or ‘friends’ (in reality, dalals) on visits to India. A smaller number (7%) were forcibly abducted from Nepal and taken across the border and sold.

Broker poses as boyfriendBroker poses as boyfriend


Or tricks into false marriageOr tricks into false marriage


Or Tricks into visiting a friend in Or Tricks into visiting a friend in Middle East or the cityMiddle East or the city


Some abductedSome abducted

Others sold by family membersOthers sold by family members


The victim could be anyone.The victim could be anyone.

Sold to a SexSold to a Sex--Broker once they Broker once they cross the bordercross the border

girls agreeing to work in India are sold to a dalal (or sex trade broker) once they crossed the Nepali border, then transported to a brothel in Mumbai (12)

Generations of debtGenerations of debt

Poverty and lack of job Poverty and lack of job opportunitiesopportunities

Lured with promises of a "good" Lured with promises of a "good" jobjob

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Another victim of the terror of trafficking.

“Break in period”“Break in period”Gang rapes/sexual violenceGang rapes/sexual violence

Upon arrival, these women often find themselves in debt bondage, expected to repay the brothel owners and managers the price for the price paid to the traffickers who have sold them into sexual slavery (26). During the initial days/weeks in a brothel, the so-called “break-in” period, in which newly trafficked girls may be subjected to multiple gang rapes and other sexual violence (8) to diminish their physical and emotional capacity to escape this servitude Trafficked women and girls reported very high levels of exposure, serving up to 20 clients per day; The vast majority of trafficked women and girls are physically beaten, sexually attacked and/ or psychologically manipulated to enforce their lack of choice in their work as sex workers. USUALLY passports confiscated and illegally in country, threat. Police are complicit and cannot be trusted. They are often deprived of food, water, shelter, security and access to people to enhance submission psychological tactics include intimidation, threats, deception, emotional manipulation, and unpredictable events—all designed to maximally damage the emotional and psychological psyche of the trafficked victim. Very little is known about the extent and characteristics of mental health needs in trafficked women and girls, but depression, post traumatic stress disorder, extreme anxiety and suicide attempts have all been reported in qualitative studies

Trafficker gains power over his Trafficker gains power over his victimvictim

We can put an end to thisWe can put an end to this

Misconceptions: Misconceptions: Sex with Sex with slavesslaves

ll Ma Ma malakatmalakat aymanukumaymanukumis the term for slaves, is the term for slaves, which may be captives of which may be captives of war. In today's world both war. In today's world both legally and morally legally and morally legally and morally legally and morally Prisoners of war, are only Prisoners of war, are only combatants, there is no combatants, there is no concept of slaves. Sex is concept of slaves. Sex is only permitted with only permitted with someone a man takes as someone a man takes as

a spousea spouse. . Source WikiSource Wiki

Misconceptions: Obedience to Misconceptions: Obedience to husband and inhusband and in--lawslaws

ll There is no There is no obedience to any obedience to any human if the result human if the result is disobedience to is disobedience to is disobedience to is disobedience to Allah. Pimping and Allah. Pimping and forcing women or forcing women or children into children into prostitution is a prostitution is a grave sin.grave sin.

Misconceptions: Misconceptions: MutaaMutaatemporary Marriage temporary Marriage

ll In mainstream In mainstream Sunni Islam there is Sunni Islam there is no concept of no concept of temporary temporary temporary temporary marriage. In marriage. In ShiaShiabranch it is branch it is permitted but not a permitted but not a license for rape, license for rape, and sexual slavery and sexual slavery

Misconceptions: Islam Misconceptions: Islam condones child marriages condones child marriages

ll Marriage in Islam is Marriage in Islam is between 2 adults, between 2 adults, and can only be and can only be consummated consummated consummated consummated when they are postwhen they are post--puberty. Without puberty. Without consent there is no consent there is no marriage, period.marriage, period.

A message: To Victims, A message: To Victims, Families, and those who profit in Families, and those who profit in

human trafficking human trafficking ll Based on Interview Based on Interview with Imam with Imam ZaidZaidShakirShakir, a leading , a leading ShakirShakir, a leading , a leading Islamic scholar in Islamic scholar in North AmericaNorth America

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If you are a victim caught in this If you are a victim caught in this web of debt bondage, coercionweb of debt bondage, coercion

ll “There is no “There is no obligation to the obligation to the oppressor. No debt oppressor. No debt oppressor. No debt oppressor. No debt for something that’s for something that’s immoral and immoral and unlawful.”unlawful.”Imam Imam ZaidZaid ShakirShakir, Scholar North America, Scholar North America

There is no sense of shame and There is no sense of shame and loss of honor, loss of honor,

“It is not your fault”“It is not your fault”Imam Imam ZaidZaid ShakirShakir, Scholar North America, Scholar North America

If you are a victim?If you are a victim?

ll “Know that you “Know that you have with Allah a have with Allah a great position. Allah great position. Allah wouldn’t allow you wouldn’t allow you wouldn’t allow you wouldn’t allow you to suffer without to suffer without compensation.”compensation.”Imam Imam ZaidZaid ShakirShakir, Scholar North America, Scholar North America

If you have been raped or If you have been raped or become pregnant, become pregnant,

ll “The Scholars said as “The Scholars said as in Bosnia when women in Bosnia when women were sent to rape were sent to rape

May Allah give you the strength and patience to get through this trauma.

were sent to rape were sent to rape camps and not able to camps and not able to have abortions you can have abortions you can raise your babies as raise your babies as Muslims.”Muslims.”

Imam Imam ZaidZaid ShakirShakir, Scholar North America, Scholar North America

The community has to be The community has to be supportivesupportive

If you have sold your child due If you have sold your child due to poverty.to poverty.

ll “Know that it is a “Know that it is a major sin. You are major sin. You are putting your salvation putting your salvation putting your salvation putting your salvation in jeopardy. The in jeopardy. The children or women are children or women are absolved from any absolved from any blame for their blame for their actions.”actions.”

ll Imam Imam ZaidZaid ShakirShakir, Scholar North America, Scholar North America

If you are committing these If you are committing these crimescrimes

ll “Your are violating “Your are violating every moral every moral standard and standard and standard and standard and human rights human rights convention. As convention. As Muslims, you are Muslims, you are jeopardizing your jeopardizing your soul.” soul.” Imam Imam ZaidZaid ShakirShakir, Scholar North America, Scholar North America

RememberRemember

ll We are all We are all Ambassadors of Ambassadors of Islam, if we say Islam, if we say “There is no God “There is no God “There is no God “There is no God but Allah,…” We but Allah,…” We need to reflect on need to reflect on our actions.our actions.Imam Zaid Shakir, Scholar North America

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