Egyptian baby-smuggling ring probed by RCMP (WikiLeaked US embassy cable)

[alp227]

Source: CBC News

Canadian diplomatic officials in Cairo and the RCMP were probing up to a dozen cases of Egyptian infants being smuggled to Canada in a baby-trafficking ring, according to a U.S. embassy cable published by WikiLeaks.

The network may also have been used as a way to smuggle Egyptian babies to the United States via Canada, said the September 2009 cable.

On Sept. 17, 2009, an Egyptian judge handed out two- to five-year jail sentences to 11 members of a baby-smuggling ring that used false birth registration papers to bring children to the United States.

The verdict came after a year-long investigation by Egyptian authorities, said the cable from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. Other embassies, including Canada's, were notified.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2011/02/18/egyptian-baby-smuggling.html

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The cable: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wikileaks-files/egypt-wikileaks-cables/8327177/FPU-REVIEW-OF-DIVERSITY-VISA-CASES-REVEALS-ANOTHER-POTENTIAL-AVENUE-FOR-BABY-SMUGGLING-NETWORK-REFS-A-08-CAIRO-2483-B-08-CAIRO-2562-C-CAIRO-207-D-CAIRO-600-E-CAIRO-1054-1.SBU.html

[2banon]

1. not necessarily true

i read this article with some interest, then scrolled down to read commentary associated with the article, to help me try and learn more if possible, and according to this blogger, MisioSoup wrote, Posted 2011/02/18 at 2:00 PM ET) the headline may be somewhat misleading...

(located on page 5)

My first reation was, "Oh no! How horrible! Babies being smuggled into and possibly sold in Canada?"

But then you read on and it says "Islamic law does not allow adoption, which leaves Christian minorities like the Copts in a legal bind."

So I did a bit of reaarch

"...The guardian/child relationship has specific rules under Islamic law, which render the relationship a bit different than what is common adoption practice today. The Islamic term for what is commonly called adoption is kafala, which comes from a word that means "to feed." In essence, it describes more of a foster-parent relationship.

....It is also important to note that in Islam, the extended family network is vast and very strong. It is rare for a child to be completely orphaned, without a single family member to care for him or her. Islam places a great emphasis on the ties of kinship -- a completely abandoned child is practically unheard of. Islamic law would place an emphasis on locating a relative to care for the child, before allowing someone outside of the family, much less the community or country, to adopt and remove the child from his or her familial, cultural, and religious roots."

Source: http://islam.about.com/cs/parenting/a/adoption.htm

I invite others who are perhaps more knowledgeable about this topic to enter the dialogue.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2011/02/18/egyptian-baby-smuggling.html#socialcomments#ixzz1ERWyNqGc

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edited spelling/grammatical errors

[pnwmom]

2. Interesting. Thanks for the info. n/t

[2banon]

3. your welcome.. n/t

:hi: