Nine year old rescued from forced marriage in UK
Published by Avi Green on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 4:54 AM.
And yes, this was a Muslim marriage that was intended to take place there, in Midlands, though the article predictably fails to mention this clearly. From the Telegraph (via Dhimmi Watch), here's a story about a girl who almost became a modern day Aisha:
A member of the Tories has said that if elected, they would ban Shari'a courts (also via Dhimmi Watch). Let's hope then that they'll be elected, but most importantly, that they'd keep their promise about it.
British children as young as nine are being forced into marriage by their families, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.If Britain accepts Shari'a into their system, they can be sure a lot more cases like these will turn up.
The disclosure comes as official figures show that nearly 60 children aged 15 or under have been rescued by the Government's Forced Marriage Unit in the past four years.
The cases are feared to be the tip of the iceberg. They will fuel concerns, first raised earlier this year, that large numbers of children are disappearing from British schools to be forced into wedlock overseas.
A charity which runs a national helpline on forced marriage and "honour"-based crimes, Karma Nirvana, revealed that in one incident a nine-year-old girl from a Pakistani family in the east Midlands was taken into council care after her parents told her she was to wed.
Jasvinder Sanghera, director of Karma Nirvana, said that on average four children a month aged under 16 have contacted its helpline since it launched in April.
"The youngest child we have dealt with was nine years old," she said. "The girl told her teacher she was going to be forced to marry someone and initially she was not believed.
"Ultimately, with the help of the Forced Marriage Unit, she was dealt with through child protection procedures. She was assessed and, thankfully, taken into foster care."
Ms Sanghera called on ministers to make sure primary school children are taught about forced marriage and given advice on how to avoid becoming a victim.
The Forced Marriage Unit has helped rescue 58 underage children since it was set up in January 2005, including 11 under-16s so far this year. The youngest victim this year was 13, one was 14 and nine were 15.
The unit deals with 5,000 inquiries and 300 cases of forced marriage a year. A third of inquiries come from under 18s....
A member of the Tories has said that if elected, they would ban Shari'a courts (also via Dhimmi Watch). Let's hope then that they'll be elected, but most importantly, that they'd keep their promise about it.
Labels: islam, londonistan, misogyny
