Teenage Sex for Sale

Mohammed Shafiq, Director of the Rochdale based Ramadhan Foundation is featured on tonight's BBC Panorama programme at 10.35pm on BBC one titled “Teenage Sex for Sale”.

Mr Shafiq speaks out against this evil practice, the Foundation is the only prominent organisation from the Ethnic minority community in the North West speaking and campaigning against this practice.

Mr Shafiq said: “The Ramadhan Foundation believes that is practice of grooming white teenagers into prostitution is a problem that needs to be dealt with openly and without any fears. Having heard of the effect this has on young girls and their families I am determined that we speak out and ensure that the communities recognise the problem and work to eradicate it.

"Whilst there is no evidence that the police or local authorities are deliberately not speaking out about this evil practice due to the fear of being labeled racist, their silence is contributing to a vacuum where only the BNP benefit.

"I would urge the police, local authorities, religious and community groups to be open about the practice and encourage all to work together to eradicate it; only working together can we defeat it.”

Date article online: 27/03/2008