A presentation about human trafficking in the muslim word facts, fiction and what can be done about it. With a special message from Imam Zaid Shakir for victims, parent

1. Human Trafficking in the
Muslim world
A Presentation by
Muslims against Human Trafficking
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2. Of 17 Tier-3 worst Offending
countries, 9 are Muslim
Mauritania
Chad
Kuwait
Niger
Sudan
Syria Saudi
Iran Arabia
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3. Victims
As in most parts of the world the victims of human
trafficking are
80% women
50% children
Although no reliable stats, similar in Muslim countries
Except in Afghanistan and NW Pakistan there is Bacha
Bazi,
Bazi, where young boys are forced to wear womens
clothes, dance, and traded for sex.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/dancingboys/vie
w/
In-mid east boys sold for being camel-jockeys
In- camel-

4. Why should I care?

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

6. Sex Trafficking
What if you knew one of
these women?

7. It could be your daughter

8. Sex Trafficking
or wife?

9. Sex Trafficking
Or mother?

10. Sex Trafficking
Or sister

11. Sex Trafficking
Or Neighbor

12. Human Trafficking =
Slavery

13. Defined by force, fraud or
coercion

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

15. One World, One People

16. injustice

17. illegal

18. immoral

19. How does trafficking
happen?

20. Recruiter gains victim’s trust

21. Traffickers coerce young
women and their families

22. Broker poses as boyfriend

23. Or tricks into false marriage

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

25. Some abducted

26. Others sold by family members

27. The victim could be anyone.

28. Sold to a Sex-Broker once they
Sex-
cross the border

29. Generations of debt

30. Poverty and lack of job
opportunities

31. Lured with promises of a "good"
job
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32. “Break in period”
Gang rapes/sexual violence

33. Trafficker gains power over his
victim

34. We can put an end to this

35. Misconceptions: Sex with
slaves
Ma malakat aymanukum
is the term for slaves,
which may be captives of
war. In today's world both
legally and morally
Prisoners of war, are only
combatants, there is no
concept of slaves. Sex is
only permitted with
someone a man takes as
a spouse. Source Wiki

36. Misconceptions: Obedience to
husband and in-laws
in-
There is no
obedience to any
human if the result
is disobedience to
Allah. Pimping and
forcing women or
children into
prostitution is a
grave sin.

37. Misconceptions: Mutaa
temporary Marriage
In mainstream
Sunni Islam there is
no concept of
temporary
marriage. In Shia
branch it is
permitted but not a
license for rape,
and sexual slavery

38. Misconceptions: Islam
condones child marriages
Marriage in Islam is
between 2 adults,
and can only be
consummated
when they are post-
post-
puberty. Without
consent there is no
marriage, period.

39. A message: To Victims,
Families, and those who profit in
human trafficking
Based on Interview
with Imam Zaid
Shakir,
Shakir, a leading
Islamic scholar in
North America
http://muslimouttakes.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/mus
lims-human-trafficking-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-
lims-human-trafficking-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-
an-interview-with-imam-zaid-shakir/
an-interview-with-imam-zaid-

40. If you are a victim caught in this
web of debt bondage, coercion
“There is no
obligation to the
oppressor. No debt
for something that’s
immoral and
unlawful.”
Imam Zaid Shakir, Scholar North America
Shakir,

41. There is no sense of shame and
loss of honor,
“It is not your fault”
Imam Zaid Shakir, Scholar North America
Shakir,

42. If you are a victim?
“Know that you
have with Allah a
great position. Allah
wouldn’t allow you
to suffer without
compensation.”
Imam Zaid Shakir, Scholar North America
Shakir,

43. If you have been raped or
become pregnant,
May Allah give you the strength and
patience to get through this trauma.
“The Scholars said as
in Bosnia when women
were sent to rape
camps and not able to
have abortions you can
raise your babies as
Muslims.”
Imam Zaid Shakir, Scholar North America
Shakir,

44. The community has to be
supportive

45. If you have sold your child due
to poverty.
“Know that it is a
major sin. You are
putting your salvation
in jeopardy. The
children or women are
absolved from any
blame for their
actions.”
Imam Zaid Shakir, Scholar North America
Shakir,

46. If you are committing these
crimes
“Your are violating
every moral
standard and
human rights
convention. As
Muslims, you are
jeopardizing your
soul.”Imam Zaid Shakir, Scholar North America
Shakir,

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

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Trafficking
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49. Today, do just one thing to help end
human trafficking

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