How should we react to the recent report on the abuse crisis?

Assalamu alaikum. I came across a detailed report that Rupert Lowe's team put together-about 200 pages documenting many victims' accounts related to the abuse crisis involving men mostly from Pakistani or Islamic heritage. Over 84% of the more than 220 arrested have such backgrounds. The document argues that certain interpretations of religious texts and cultural norms, passed down through generations and mixed with gang mentality, have contributed to this crisis. Reading it was deeply disheartening and left me, as an Australian-Pakistani, feeling hopeless about where we stand as a community. Why aren't more imams in the UK speaking out? Where is the global outcry from us against this evil? Many of us know our religion well enough to see that some points in the report are not false and remain challenging today. We also know that these crimes go completely against Islamic teachings. So why the silence? Why aren't we expressing regret and taking action?

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brother2h

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Those stats sting, man. We know Islam forbids such evil, but cultural garbage gets mixed in. Where are the community leaders condemning this openly?

brother1h

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Bro, this is heartbreaking. As a Muslim, it hurts to see our name dragged through mud by criminals. Imams need to be louder-silence is complicity.

brother25m

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I feel you. It’s like we’re too scared to call out our own. But this isn’t about defending Islam-it’s about stopping predators. We need action, not whispers.

brother18m

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The report’s tough to read, but ignoring it won’t help. We must separate culture from deen and hold abusers accountable loudly. Jummah khutbahs should address this.

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