Thousands of polygamous marriages have sprung up throughout Italy, as a by-product of fast and voluminous immigration of Muslims to the country. Souad Sbai, a Moroccan-born Italian lawmaker believes that Italy has turned a blind eye to the phenomenon. It is absurd that in a civilized country like Italy, so little is acknowledged about this,…
A Pakistani man in Atlanta, Georgia, stands accused of killing his daughter because she wanted out of an arranged marriage. Chaudhry Rashid has been accused of strangling his daughter, 25-year old Sandeela Kanwal, after she expressed her unhappiness with the marriage her father arranged for her. Just a few months after she was married, Sandeela…
A 15-year old Pakitani girl jumped from a balcony in the northern Italian town of Alessandria. The act was reportedly connected to her refusal of an arranged marriage with her cousin, a 16-year old Pakistani boy. “My parents had already been in touch with his and told me I would be marrying him. I have…
A 15-year old Pakitani girl jumped from a balcony in the northern Italian town of Alessandria. The act was reportedly connected to her refusal of an arranged marriage with her cousin, a 16-year old Pakistani boy. “My parents had already been in touch with his and told me I would be marrying him. I have…
The Constitutional Court of Belgium decided that all children from a polygamous marriage can be reunited with their father. This decision comes after review of reunification laws, in which state that a foreigner who is legally staying in Belgium, is permitted to pursue family reunification. However, he can only bring over one wife. All children…
