Sunday, April 19, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire star offered for sale by her father

A theology and culture that reduces women to commodities gives rise to this kind of thing. Islam Respects Women Update: "Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali for sale: Father tries to cash in on daughter's fame," by Mazher Mahmood for the News of the World, April 19

THE poverty-stricken father of Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali plans to become a millionaire himself-by SELLING his nine-year-old daughter.

In a bid to escape India's real-life slums, Rafiq Qureshi put angel-faced darling of the Oscars Rubina up for adoption, demanding millions of rupees worth £200,000.

As he offered the shocking deal to the News of the World's undercover fake sheik this week, Rafiq declared: "I have to consider what's best for me, my family and Rubina's future."

Rafiq tried to blame Hollywood bosses for forcing him to put his daughter up for SALE.

As he tried to fix the illegal adoption deal, real-life slum dweller Rafiq declared: "We've got nothing out of this film."

Then, almost embarrassed to speak it out loud, he whispered to an accomplice the price tag he has put on his innocent young daughter: "It's £200,000!"

That was an astonishing FOURFOLD increase on his opening demand. But Rafiq's equally demanding brother Mohiuddin insisted: "The child is special now. This is NOT an ordinary child.

This is an Oscar child!"

I love the euphamism "adoption", he is selling her into a life of sexual slavery.

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