Boko Haram

A long time ago a gang suddenly scooped up a number of well educated young girls; most people have forgotten all about it, except for their parents! They have always campaigned for their daughters to be returned. We are now aware that Boko Haram had abducted them, and what is the world doing? Oliver Wright and Jonathan Brown in "The Independent" last Tuesday reported about this. A number of top politicians say there is a moral argument for nations to intervene against Boko Haram and ISIS; together they form a growing, well organised international terror network reaching into areas that are worldwide. These girls will spend their sixth month in captivity somewhere in  Nigeria.

Chibok is where the school was and there are tales that these girls area alone and married off to their captives. They were studying to become teachers, nurses and engineers and scientists. Another major concern which concern is the fear that they seem to instill in us all. There was talk yesterday that ISIS asked for talks. But today there seems to be no report of it.

I saw on the news last night the macabre practice of female child circumcision which is carried out even in this country. There was a large lady wielding a knife and leading the child away.
No adult has been prosecuted for having allowed this practice. As I have said before this is very cross cultural but I do believe that it is wrong.