Politicians in Berlin and D_sseldorf are taking measures to try to prevent forced marriages among Germany’s immigrant community. A new program gives advice to young women via the Internet and by phone — and hides them from their parents if necessary. Andrea Brandt reports.
A rule setting a minimum age for the immigration of foreign spouses has led to more Danes with immigrant backgrounds completing their education More young people with immigrant backgrounds are completing an education, thanks in part to an immigration regulation aimed at preventing forced marriages. The trend is especially apparent amongst young men. Figures from…
By Hadi Yahmid PARIS – Parisians are used now to seeing a decorated motorcade carrying a young Muslim groom and his bride to a mosque to tie the knot under Shari`ah terms as many Muslims are keen on striking a balance between civil and Islamic marriages. “Shari`ah-compliant marriages are booming in France,” Daw Meskin, the…
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. – Sheik Reda Shata pushed into Costco behind an empty cart. He wore a black leather jacket over his long, rustling robe, a pocket Koran tucked inside. The imam, a 38-year-old Egyptian, seemed not to notice the stares from other shoppers. He was hunting for a bargain, and soon found it in the…
It was to become a meeting place, where Muslims and non-Muslims could come together. Inssan, a German Muslim organisation, applied for a building permit in Neuk_lln for a large site with a mosque, seminar areas, a youth club and a women’s centre. However, the district administration opposes the project, citing Inssan’s possible connection with the…
