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3,000 British schoolgirls vanish every year

IT would seem that most end up essentially “sold into slavery” by familes that come from cultures that still believe in arranged/forced marriages.

But don’t worry, O Reader — Britain’s culture, like ours, is multicultural and tolerant, and all cultures are equal. We shouldn’t condemn. We should try and understand!

Update: Welcome, Steynians!

~ by Kenneth on April 3, 2008.

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