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I just turned 25 recently, and I hate to admit it, but I am growing bald. :( I wanted to spend my birthday in an awesome manner and so I sat at home with mum and dad and ate all day. How cool is that. I guess that is a bit lame, but I went out on Sunday to 4 services, and I enjoyed them all. This post is not about my baldness, nor about my old age, nor about the trip to four churches. This is about something more and as I have always tried to do so, i am going a bit geek-like in this post. The last church I visited was Hillsongs, London and there I came across this shocking news. (Sorry guys, this may hurt a bit).

There are 27 Million people bound by slavery Today. 






THIS IS LESSER THAN THE POPULATION IN THE WHOLE OF AUSTRALIA! If you are like What? ... are you Joking? , I say, no my friend, this is the truth. Slaves ?? Slave to the white man?? No, slave to the rich man! Slave to the pimp ! Slave to slave sellers and buyers! I know this may be off your head, but this is the truth. I guess you would be wondering how come with all the justice and UN services going around this goes unnoticed? Well, for a fact, some one noticed it, and other fact, most of us ignore this.

Back when I lived in Dubai, at Al Baraha we used to find a number of Russian , east European and Chinese girls dressed in the most provocative manner, prostituting in the streets. We assumed that they were poor and they are here (in Dubai) to gain money by selling themselves, but the hard truth was when a news paper revealed this matter. [She was a sex - slaveShe was a sex - slave ]. How does this work? Well, girls are promised secretary, massage - clinic jobs, waiter's job e.t.c. and brought to a country, where their life is ripped off, passports stolen, threatened, abused physically, and sold to people as slaves. Their tears are hidden in the veil of shame they bear and the fear of life they love. ARE WE BLIND?

In some countries, when people take huge loans from someone, they work for the person who they or their ancestors took loan from and live even up to 3 or four generation paying a trivial amount as 20000 INR (~400 USD or ~260 GBP or ~300Euro). I know that you may call this work or paying it off slowly, but the truth is that 2 generations working off that amount is sufficient to cover 10 times the amount. The person bound to this kind are beaten, poorly paid and hurt in all sorts of manner, both physical and emotional.

Now, the danger lies that men, women and children are sold from all counties, and in all countries.

What can i do about these 27 Million ?

Well spread awareness. [links are in the bracket]




Be her Freedom








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