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We are entitled to condemn this male barbarity

She was a young Somali called Aisha, and she was 13 years old. Last week, she was murdered - not in an act of war but in the name of "justice." Her crime, according to her father, was to have been serially raped by three men. She had been, he said, a virgin.

She was a young Somali called Aisha, and she was 13 years old. Last week, she was murdered - not in an act of war but in the name of "justice." Her crime, according to her father, was to have been serially raped by three men. She had been, he said, a virgin.