A 46 year old Moroccan man has been arrested in Andria, charged with mental and physical abuse of his family, and grievous bodily harm. He was described as a domineering father who imposed many restrictions on his children’s lives: he prevented his 20 year old daughter from dating an Italian boy, and his 16 year…
A Moroccan Muslim man has been imprisoned for continuously threatening and abusing his wife. The wife is a 43 year educated woman, with two sons, and was offered a job as an Arabic language teacher at an army base, Ancona. Her husband forced her to quit the job using violence, threats and insults. Her Moroccan…
Integration Minister Eberhard van der Laan has announced that Dutch health authorities will investigate reports of child abuse during Qur’an lessons in mosques. The investigation, which had already established that corporal punishment was used in the Hague, will now extend to other cities. Participation in the investigation is voluntary, as authorities can only intervene in…
According to editor of The Muslim News Ahmed Versi, Islamophobia in Britain is not given the necessary amount of attention. He claims that Islamophobic attacks in Britain will continue to rise until there is a wholesale change in attitudes, including new legislation against religious hatred. “It will get worse unless something serious is done to…
The Hague city council has filed charges in 49 cases of alleged physically punishment of children during Koran lessons, Volkskrant reports. Investigations were launched after sources from within the Moroccan community told officials that children have been beaten, and routine health checks for 10 year olds revealed bruising among the students. The Hague’s city government…
