A British man avoided jail Wednesday after being convicted of encouraging two children to whip themselves with a blade-tipped flail as part of a Muslim religious ritual.
Syed Mustafa Zaidi, 44, pushed the teens to take part in the self-flagellation which some Shiite Muslims use to mark Ashoura _ a holiday commemorating the 7th century death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Imam Hussein. The flail they used carried five 8-inch (20-centimeter) long blades attached by chains to a wooden handle. It left multiple lacerations on their backs _ mainly superficial, but with some deeper cuts.
The boys were aged 13 and 15 at the time. British law bars the …
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