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The Islamic State has released a pamphlet detailing guidelines for treating non-Muslim female slaves in the militant group's custody, according to a group that monitors violent extremism worldwide.
The Middle East Media Research Institute says the Research and Fatwa Department of the Islamic State released the document titled "Questions and Answers on Taking Captives and Slaves," which it claims was printed by the militant group's publishing house.
The pamphlet — which MEMRI says was posted on a pro-Islamic State Twitter account — answers more than 20 questions and states, among other things, that it is OK to have sex with non-Muslim slaves, including adolescents, and that it is also acceptable to beat and trade them.
USA TODAY could not independently verify that the document was written by the Islamic State or its members, nor that it was printed by the group's publishing house. However, its contents have been widely shared by news organizations. MEMRI reported on the pamphlet earlier this month. It says the document was originally dated October or November.
The pamphlet's guidelines make clear that those held captive are under complete control of the extremists. Much of the document focuses around having sex with female slaves, including those who are still adolescents.
On the question of whether it is allowable to have sex with a slave who has not reached puberty, the document states: "It is permissible to have intercourse with the female slave who hasn't reached puberty if she is fit for intercourse; however if she is not fit for intercourse, then it is enough to enjoy her without intercourse."
The document also says it is OK to buy, sell or trade a female captive because they are "merely property, which can be disposed of." However, the pamphlet says a woman can't be sold if she becomes pregnant by her owner.
It also says it is permissible to beat a slave so long as it's a form of disciplinary beating. However, it is forbidden to hit the face.
In some of its answers, the document cites the Koran to back up its claims. In answering whether it's OK to have sex with a captive, the pamphlet states, "It is permissible to have sexual intercourse with the female captive. Allah the almighty said: '(Successful are the believers) who guard their chastity, except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands possess, for then they are free from blame (Koran 23:5-6).'"
In terms of when it's OK to have sex with a captive, the document states that if she is a virgin, her "master" can have sex with her immediately. "However, is she isn't, her uterus must be purified (first)…"
Enslaving, ‘using’ unbelieving women, girls is OK: ISIS
Can you take non-Muslim women and children captive? Yes, says ISIS.
Can you have sex with them, even prepubescent girls? Yes, according to the extremist group.
Can you sell them or give them as gifts to others? The answer is yes, once again.
People in Mosul – the Iraqi city now under control of the group calling itself the Islamic State — got these and other messages loud and clear after sunset prayers Friday, when armed men handed out a color-printed pamphlet “Question and Answers on Female Slaves and their Freedom,” three residents told CNN.
“People started gathering in small groups chattering about this (document),” said one of the men, whom CNN didn’t name for security reasons. “Most are shocked, but (we) cannot do much about it.”
The document was first printed in October or November, then later posted on an ISIS website. It has gotten more publicity recently because of the Middle East Media Research Institute, an independent Washington-based non-profit whose advisory board includes former National Security Agency Director Michael V. Hayden, onetime CIA Director James Woolsey and ex-US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
The idea that ISIS is kidnapping, selling and raping women and children is hardly surprising. Many such accounts have surfaced since the group began its often brutal run through Syria and Iraq, including chilling stories from members of the Yazidi religious minority. And these are on top of other horrific allegations, such as the killings and mistreatment of innocent civilians simply because they didn’t subscribe to ISIS’ extreme take on Sharia law.
And that’s the thing about ISIS: Its militants have justified their actions — like the beheadings of journalists and aid workers — in God’s name.
Even then, it is rare to see its rationale laid out as plainly as in “Question and Answers on Female Slaves and their Freedom.”
In the document, for instance, it is explained that capturing women is permissible if they are “non-believers.” It adds, “Female slaves are the women that Muslims took from their enemies.”
Much of the pamphlet talks about ISIS’ policy on having sexual intercourse with a female slave, something that the group cites the Quran to justify.
“If she was a virgin, he (the owner) can have intercourse with her immediately after the ownership is fulfilled,” ISIS explains. “If she was not a virgin, her uterus must be purified (wait for her period to be sure she is not pregnant.)”
There are other rules as well, like that two men who co-own a captive can’t both have sex with her and that a man can’t have intercourse with his wife’s slave.
As to girls: “It is permissible to have intercourse with the female slave who hasn’t reached puberty if she is fit for intercourse,” the document reads. “However, if she is not fit for intercourse, he (the owner) can only enjoy her without intercourse.”
The Q&A is clear that, young and old, the captors have full control of their captives.
As such, the ISIS document claims, “It is permissible to buy, sell or give as a gift female captives and slaves, for they are merely property.”
In response to the question of whether a female slave can buy her freedom, the answer is, “Yes she can.”
The document also says that freeing a slave is something a sinner who has committed an act like unintentional murder or perjury can do for his sin to be forgiven. Alternative actions are fasting for two consecutive months or feeding hungry people.
The pamphlet sets a few other guidelines, such as that a captive mother can’t be separated from her young children and that an impregnated captive cannot be sold. Beating a female slave for discipline is OK, but beating her for pleasure or as a form of torture is not.
There are fewer rules for the captives themselves, though the ISIS pamphlet does identify one thing as “the gravest of sins” – running away from one’s master.
This document marks the most detailed, albeit not first, justification for enslaving non-believers, as defined by ISIS. Time and again, the group cites the Quran and its view of Sharia law.
“ISIS is drawing these rulings from ancient Middle Eastern and Mediterranean codes of conduct for war and prisoners,” said Abbas Barzegar, professor of religious studies at Georgia State University.
“Muslim leaders and lay practitioners the world over continue to condemn ISIS and find its alien interpretation of Islam grotesque and abhorrent. Unfortunately, in the context of failed states and civil wars most sane voices are often the most drowned out.”
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