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A resource site for people detaching from harmful belief systems. Founded by actress and writer Alice Greczyn (@alicefood)⁣ ⁣
Jul 8, 2020 5 tweets 3 min read
This is @YasMohammedXX. As a child, Yasmine was hung upside down in her family's garage by a meat hook so the bottoms of her feet could be whipped for violating the tenets of #Islam. This was in Vancouver, Canada. 🇨🇦

THREAD: 1/5 At 13, Yasmine courageously told police and social services what was happening at home. The judge ruled that #corporalpunishment wasn't against the law and that due to her family's "culture," her punishment might be more severe than in the average Canadian household.

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