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azurnoir

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5. There are an estimated 12 million slaves held worldwide not all of them are Egyptian

Reply to Obamanaut (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 16, 2011, 08:52 PM

Dec 2011

most from what I've read are East Indian and Dubai has a population of Indian children who are slaves from what I've read on this subject

Perhaps doing more about poverty would be a greater help than cutting off what is mostly military aid to a single country

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Sold into slavery as a girl, Shyima Hall becomes a U.S. citizen [View all] NNN0LHI Dec 2011 OP

Horrific MoonRiver Dec 2011 #1

What happened to this family that held her as a slave? Hope they have been prosecuted! n/t teddy51 Dec 2011 #2

They were deported back to Egypt I more wonder about their kids azurnoir Dec 2011 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #3

There are an estimated 12 million slaves held worldwide not all of them are Egyptian azurnoir Dec 2011 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #6

so your saying we should stop all foreign aid? azurnoir Dec 2011 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #8

The problem is that in this family the ones holding the purse strings azurnoir Dec 2011 #10

For whatever reason, modern slavery isn't something people closeupready Dec 2011 #9