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Dutch MPs Call to Ban Imam for Stance on Child Marriage

Euro-Islam12 years ago01 mins

6 December 2011 Dutch parliamentarians are calling for a ban on an imam who supports a young marriage age for girls. Mohamed al- Maghraoui , who is due to attend a conference later this month in the Hague, published a fatwa in Morocco (2008) accepting nine as a marriageable age for girls. Members from the…

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Dutch government tightens regulation on foreign marriages

researcher15 years ago15 years ago02 mins

The Dutch government plans to introduce measures to stem the influx of foreign brides and grooms. Would-be marriage migrants will have to be at least 18, and marriages between cousins, aunts and uncles will no longer be allowed. The measures are aimed at marriages between Dutch residents of foreign origin – particularly from Turkey and…

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