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[-] snek@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yep, errr, I didn't mean that you said that, but I think the person whom I originally responded to did. Thought that was clear from my comment. I also don't think it's fair to be judging Muslims by the teachings that are controversial among them and the rest of the world is unfair and it draws stereotypes as conclusion, potentially leading to more harm.

In Muslim countries, by the standards of the majortiy of Muslims, people don't think Mohammed married a 9 year old or don't think about it or simply believe the version that says she was 18 anyway, and almost no one would support laws that make the lives of pedophiles easier, the AVERAGE Muslim is horrified at anything involving sexually assaulting a minor. Islam is an umbrella term for a lot of things, but if we are going to judge Islam by how the followers interpret it (rather than the clericsd) to better understand their position and effect on this on society, the landscape changes. There are so many problematic aspects about Islam and Muslims but it doesn't help to misrepresent them. If we really want to win this dumb culture war or religious war or identity war or whatever it is and help others, we need to do better.

[-] elouboub@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Ah, I'm on kbin. For some reason, I don't see you were responding to somebody else. Guess some context was lost.

[-] snek@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

For reference, someone said this:

Several Islamic groups have also condemned the program in a joint statement, fearing it will favor “hypersexualization” of children.

Aren't these the same people that think marrying girls at 10 years of age is fine?

My argument is, no you can't assume that. I am not disagreeing that Islam has pedophilia in its teaching, just that these are probably mostly either mosque imams or parents that are not particularly smart with parenting and don't feel like kids should be "exposed" to sex ed (I am not defending them, just saying that they are probably not the select few Muslims who defend pedophilia and marry off their children). Yes, Islamic parenting has some issue with sex ed that needs to be addressed; these are misinformed parents but could easily also be stubborn stupid parents who let tradition and religion dictate their lives.

However, making that comparison doesn't help anyone nor enable anyone to understand the situation better.

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