[nukkad] Seven year old boy keeps

["Mahesh chandra gupta" <>]

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Arya's description was saddening. The folowing caught my 
attention:

"What does it say about men who would do this? Almost certainly 
that they fear a one-on-one interaction with women, who, if she is 
to give love, must first be recognized as a vital human vibrant 
with vast possibilities."

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COMMENTS

1. At the risk of hurting some vocal muslim friends, who might be 
ever ready to protest against every perceived [though 
non-existent] threat to Islam, I must state that as mentioned by 
some other members, Muslim/Urdu/Arabic/persian literature makes  
allusion or reference to this practice. Even without such mention 
in literature, it is common community perception that male 
homosexuality, especially with boys, is more common among muslims. 
Arya's vivid account only confirms this.

2.  With reference to the para reproduced above, I understand that 
Arya propounds a possibility that man-woman love necessitates 
realization of an equal relation between them. But man-woman 
equality is not a basic tenet of Islam. This might explain why 
muslim men may be more prone to choose a boy, rather than a woman, 
or in addition to a woman, as an object of lust.

REQUEST :

If members must respond, let them respond at academic, civilized 
manner, without viewing this as an affront either to them or to 
their religion or culture. And, at any rate, keep politics, 
saffronism and Pakistan out of it.

MC Gupta



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