Our Social Injustice: Human Sex Trafficking and How to Stop It.

Human sex trafficking has hit an all time high and is growing even as you read this article. Young children and young adults are being coerced or tricked at this very moment into selling their souls. Some do it knowingly, others do it as a result of deception. In every nation, this activity is occurring. Like prostitution and farming, it has been around for a long time. It has become too easy for society to turn it's back on this huge social atrocity until it hits home. Simply travel to any major city at night and many of the children you see on the streets are victims of human sex traffickers. These sex traffickers are good at what they do. They know their trade, and they know their commodity. 

With recent media attention, the ability of more people to travel, increased information on the web, and overall general public awareness, the problem of sex trafficking has come into the spotlight. People want to take action. Many are concerned and angry, but they don't know what to do about it. 

Most children and young adults who are sold into sex trafficking never intended to sell their bodies. Most often they were looking for hope - a way out of a bad economic situation. Someone came along and convinced them that life is better on the other side. Often the carrot that is dangled before them is the dream of working and earning money in Europe or North America. Some victims actually make it, but they are sold as sex slaves. Many never make it and are sold as sex slaves far away from home and no where near their intended destination. Dreams are shattered. Bodies are battered. Lives are smattered. Never to be the same again emotionally, physically, spiritually or mentally, victims of sex trafficking are mounting by the hour. Government corruption, ignorance, apathy and the lack of resources all contribute towards this international problem. Like cocaine and other drugs, there is demand for the "product" and therein lies the problem. 

Men, being the main customer, seek out sex for pleasure, escape, reward, dominance and thrill. They are trying to fill emptiness in their lives with activities that can only satisfy temporarily. How long does sex last? Just a few minutes. And then the cycle begins all over again. Often drugs are also involved because the sex doesn't satisfy. Why? Because it's not kosher or halal sex. It is stolen sex. And stolen sex isn't sweet. It turns sour afterwards with feelings of guilt and shame. And that's a lousy way to live. 

So will demand be curtailed? Probably not anytime soon unless there is an amazing awakening on the part of the main purchasers of sex. That awakening can happen. Find out more at this site which will give the solution in many different languages.  Inspired Sex Relief.

Prostitutes in Iran: Their Life of Working in the Sex Industry.

A recent visit to a rather poor area of a major city in Iran revealed some interesting realities about life. Muslim societies are not immune to the social problems that plague our world today.

As a visiting husband and wife walked through the narrow alley ways, it was hard to believe that a small half-way house was nestled in amongst all the other buildings where day-time shelter, food, and medical care are provided for drug addicted prostitutes. That was their destination. They might also meet children there: if they are very young, they often accompany their mothers coming to the shelter.

Sometimes the women are offered the opportunity to do crafts, in order to keep their hands busy. Or a class might take place for them to learn how to protect themselves from getting or spreading HIV AIDS. They might even watch some television as a means of passing the day time low period, before their sex work begins again in the evening.

As the visiting woman mingled with the women, one thing that shook her was how broken, trapped and destitute the prostitutes were. Their exterior behavior was, of course, tough. They were very depressed, angry at life, sickly-looking and addicted to the drugs that sedate them from facing the reality of their situation. They gave off a hard, tense atmosphere that was very depressing. This echoed in the small house sheltering these women, which was packed with women. It was an unpleasant environment with some very unruly behavior to add to the mix.

The visiting woman couldn’t help looking at one little boy who was with his mother at the shelter that day. He was very shy and thin, and probably not more than four years old, but his mother had at least combed his hair and put clothes on him. His two top front teeth were missing. He was very wary and mistrusting of the visiting husband and wife as the husband tried to befriend the boy. They suspected he had been sexually molested by men. However, when a female approached the little boy, he responded positively to her gentle playful actions.

The couple left the half-way house and went home, but the wife couldn't get this little boy out of her mind. She was shaken to the core of her heart. She was moved to tears for him, the poor little fellow. She felt so sorry for him, and very angry that this little one has had to suffer so much, because of his mother's life style. There was the feeling of helplessness. What can we do to try and help the women and the little children like this young boy?  How will they ever get set free from his hellish nightmare lifestyle? What can the community do to help these people especially the children? Does anyone care?

Such is the life of many women and children along the Silk Road. From Turkey to Iran to Afghanistan to China, and yes, even all around the world in all countries, women and children are suffering.  The European Union on human rights has tried to address the issue. However, these are internal affairs. As societies continue to fall into despair, it fuels the rise of Islamic fundamentalism. When people are without hope, they will cling to anything that promises them a better life. Too often these Muslim women are seen as worthless because of their life style. But are they? Don't they have a soul and a brain and feelings just like the rest of society? As with all of us, peace with God is what they need along with the forgiveness of their sins. These children of Abraham and Ishmael are in need of hope. All across central Asia, the Turks, Persians, Turkmen, Uzbeks, Kasakhs, Kyrgys, Uighurs, Azeris, and other people groups need more than economic hope. They need true spiritual hope. One of eternal life.

This region of the world is headed towards possible turmoil. When the United States pulls out of Iraq at the end of 2011, will peace prevail? Or will Islamic fundamentalists attempt to take control leading to the possibility of more civil strife. Multiple countries could be involved in war, the price of oil would sky rocket, and the world economy would sink into another major recession and possibly even a depression. This would be catastrophic for the poor especially women and children of the region.