Muslim Rape Gangs As Religious Warfare

This article is published in full at Crisis Magazine, where it may be read freely.

Britain is back in the news for its mishandled child gang rape scandals. This is a continuation of a crisis that has been ongoing in the U.K. since at least the year 2000. While many believe these to be decade-old crimes that now only need to be investigated and closed, it is much more likely that they continue to occur. This is because the underlying motivation behind them still exists. First, some backstory for those unfamiliar.

For at least two decades, English schoolgirls as young as 12 were groomed by groups of Muslim men and systematically drugged, threatened, and repeatedly raped. They were not only literally passed between these men in houses of horror, they were told that if they did not return on another day, for a recurrence of their victimization, their parents would be killed and their houses would be burned down.

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Personal note: Writing this article last week was tremendously time-intensive and emotionally exhausting. I began my foray into politics in my teens, and gave political speeches about this topic during those early years. I can still remember the faces of the mothers who came up to me to tell me about their daughter’s victimization. It’s easy for us to talk about these girls in political generalities and forget their humanity, but we must avoid that impulse. This happened to thousands of children, most of whom were from broken homes, and they were neglected by everyone who ought to have defended them. Never stop fighting for their justice. Please help to distribute this Crisis Magazine article to friends and family, for we must not let this story be cast aside.