Category Archives: female genital mutilation

Israel v Hamas and The Jews v The World

Yesterday, February 10, 2024 was four months since Hamas invaded Israel.

The Gaza Metro, according to CNN, 10/28/23. 500 km, 311 miles of tunnels. Where is the outrage that $Billions of Aid that was supposed to go to schools, clothing, homes, hospitals, food, etc. was diverted – stolen – and used for tunnels and weapons?

If you want to help the people of Gaza then help them get rid of Hamas. Of course, they need to want this help.

And, rescue the Israelis and others held hostage by Hamas and Islamic Jihad (and Iran).

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Sidebar: Drawing a Line Between Enduring Harm and Legitimate Fear

Adam Liptak , in yesterday’s Drawing a Line Between Enduring Harm and Legitimate Fear ,    tracks a case in which a woman who has:

  • been genitally mutilated;
  • been promised – without her consent – to  marry a man who is also her first cousin
  • the Board of Immigration Appeals has rejected her application for asylum – while expressing, or conceding, that she’s going back into a very bad situation.

My recollection is that – as of late – even sexual acts more or less consented to  – the case that Kurt Eichenwald was covering, the calls for more done about “human trafficking,” – isn’t this case exactly that – sexual slavery, enforced by violence.

Maybe we’ve got enough female refugees, especially those who, because of the mutilation, aren’t so useful in construction a “damsel in distress” narrative. This requires, I think, more thought (on my part) – I’m disturbed and offended but need to re-examine my reasoning.