When more than 300 school girls were kidnapped by an Islamic militant group in Nigeria, horror broke open our hearts. How could this be? Precious young lives snatched for some delusional interpretation of religious texts...in 2014? Speaking impassionedly about the barbarity, President Obama sent a skilled team to Nigeria to assist with the recovery. Now we wait--and hope.
These young victims expose an undercurrent of violence that goes beyond religious or national boundaries. While condemning the actions of the group Boko Haram, we need to look closely at the ways in which we fall short in addressing gender-based violence -- in our legal system, in our businesses, in our schools, and in our individual lives.
These young victims expose an undercurrent of violence that goes beyond religious or national boundaries. While condemning the actions of the group Boko Haram, we need to look closely at the ways in which we fall short in addressing gender-based violence -- in our legal system, in our businesses, in our schools, and in our individual lives.
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