Not just the middle ages - today as well. In several places, particularly in Africa, today 'witches' are still being accused of stealing penises. "Witch-hunting" - even against children - is still going on, and some hundreds (at least) of mostly women are killed (lynched) each year. A subset of these witch killings are those associated specifically with claims of penis theft.
Former IRA volunteer and ex-prisoner, spent 18 years in Long Kesh, 4 years on the blanket and no-wash/no work protests which led to the hunger strikes of the 80s. Completed PhD at Queens upon release from prison. Left the Republican Movement at the endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement, and went on to become a journalist. Co-founder of The Blanket, an online magazine that critically analyzed the Irish peace process. Lead researcher for the Belfast Project, an oral history of the Troubles.
Not just the middle ages - today as well. In several places, particularly in Africa, today 'witches' are still being accused of stealing penises. "Witch-hunting" - even against children - is still going on, and some hundreds (at least) of mostly women are killed (lynched) each year. A subset of these witch killings are those associated specifically with claims of penis theft.
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