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Bacha bazi.

This practice is un-Islamic and was obliterated when Afghanistan was under the control of the Taliban so to suggest that we remain quiet because some evil things happen within our own communities isn't conducive to the discussion. There are many other evils that happen in our own communities, are un-Islamic, and that happen under wraps. People do speak out against them but we cannot go into people's houses and stop them from indulging in these sins, whereas in the West, what should have been confined to one's privacy is instead flaunted for all to see and is forced upon others to approve of and to respect.

Witchcraft happens in our countries. Music concerts happen in our countries. Dance parties happen in our countries. Gambling and drinking happens in our countries. We all know the Islamic stance on these issues. Our ulama do speak out against these things in their countries and in their language. We just don't hear as much because we either do not know these ulama or don't understand the language. Also, these things don't happen at such a large scale as they do in Western countries, mostly due to the fact that there is a difference in moralities.

As for judging others - we are given a divine criterion in the shari'ah to live by. If a person is openly committing sins and trying to gain acceptance of these sins in the mainstream, we have every right to speak against this. If a person is born homosexual, Islam remains silent. If a person engages in sodomy and thus acts upon his homosexuality, then Islam is not silent. If a person goes beyond this and tries to legitimize these things - and our scholars remain quiet - then many of the Muslims would fall into the trap of thinking that such actions are legitimate in Islam. In fact, many Muslims in the West already hold such un-Islamic views when it comes to homosexuality.