Cases of sexual abuse, not only limiting to children, have been rampant in our society
KARACHI: With the surfacing of the rape and murder case of eight-year-old Zainab in Kasur, people believe that there has been a rise in child sexual abuse cases, with leading broadsheets also reporting on at least one case on a daily basis. However, I would also like to buy that narrative because it seems convincing and convenient, satisfies our own misconstrued narratives. But it is far from the truth.
Cases of sexual abuse, not only limiting to children, have been rampant in our society. It is though true that its open discourse only became possible after the Kasur incident this year — with people wanting to take practical measures to put a stop to it — but to say that such cases only increased after it, is not only naivety but also shows one’s ignorance about the ills that plague our society.
To fight any issue effectively, we need to realise, accept and acknowledge its presence first. Denying its existence will lead us nowhere in this fight to save our children, women and men. Ignorance is not bliss.
Mashaal Ansari
Published in The Express Tribune, January 30th, 2018.
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