Islamist Watch

Writings by Topic: Marriage

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IW Articles

Title Publication Date
Will Sharia Courts in the UK Sabotage Forced Marriage Act? March 9, 2009
"Sharia Is Hate" Front Page Magazine October 6, 2008
Take My Wives, Please: Polygamy Heads West Pajamas Media February 29, 2008
Britain's Encounter with Islamic Law The Jerusalem Post February 13, 2008
Beating Muslim Women "For Their Own Good" FrontPage Magazine September 7, 2007

Blog Posts

Title Publication Date
Forced Marriage: A Big Problem for the UK's Littlest Muslims Islamist Watch Blog October 1, 2008
Polygamy Befuddles Dutch Government Islamist Watch Blog August 19, 2008
Another Big Endorsement of Shari'a in the UK Islamist Watch Blog July 6, 2008
Virginity Restoration on the European Taxpayer's Dime Islamist Watch Blog June 28, 2008
Ontario in Denial over Polygamy Culture Islamist Watch Blog June 13, 2008
"Divorce me once, shame on you…" Islamist Watch Blog May 9, 2008
Polygamy in the Fast Lane Islamist Watch Blog April 7, 2008
Forced Marriages a Growing Concern in Britain Islamist Watch Blog March 17, 2008

External Articles

Title Publication Date
Italy: Islam denied income tax revenue Adnkronos International August 27, 2010
Women without headscarves targeted in Muslim Chechnya Reuters August 21, 2010
The Battle for France FrontPage Magazine August 18, 2010
Tulsa shelter helps abused Muslim women Tulsa World August 15, 2010
Marriage guides promote domestic violence Nine News August 11, 2010
British couple gunned down in Pakistan in suspected honour killing after calling off marriage Daily Mail August 9, 2010
France's interior minister targets immigrants who practise polygamy Telegraph August 8, 2010
New Jersey Ruling Invoked in Anti-Shariah Pitch Investigative Project August 6, 2010
Advocates of Anti-Shariah Measures Alarmed by Judge's Ruling Fox News August 5, 2010
Surge in 'virginity repair' operations on NHS as increasing number of women hide evidence of sex before marriage Daily Mail July 29, 2010
Is Marital Rape a Crime in America or Is It a Muslim Religious Right? Pajamas Media July 28, 2010
"Normal" Domestic Violence in Morocco is a Crime in the United States NewsReal July 27, 2010
Cultural Defense Accepted as to Nonconsensual Sex in New Jersey Trial Court, Rejected on Appeal Volokh Conspiracy July 23, 2010
About 10 couples have Muslim wedding annually in ČR Prague Monitor July 23, 2010
Imams help gay Muslims embrace new social identities BBC News July 13, 2010
Russia's Muslim south triples sharia bride price Reuters July 7, 2010
What isn't wrong with Sharia law? Guardian July 5, 2010
Rise in men reporting forced marriages AFP July 1, 2010
'Hatemonger' barred by Ottawa to speak via video link National Post June 29, 2010
Islamist hatefest should open Canadians' eyes Calgary Herald June 26, 2010
Muslims and Catholics unite against 'negative' media and same-sex marriage Times of Malta June 24, 2010
Six Youths in Forced Marriages SR International June 16, 2010
Dispute over traffic ticket, veil marks extent of unease in France over Muslims Washington Post June 14, 2010
German teachers to get guidelines on forced marriage Expatica June 11, 2010
Migrants marrying UK citizens must now learn English UK Home Office June 9, 2010
Suspected Muslim polygamist charged with welfare fraud France 24 June 9, 2010
Rights Group: Some Immigrant Youth Sent Abroad by Force YLE May 28, 2010
No burka ban in Norway Foreigner May 28, 2010
Family strife blamed for high suicide rate among Turkish women The Local May 21, 2010
Sweden launches inquiry into forced marriage The Local May 21, 2010
Munich Imam Tries to Dull Lure of Radical Islam New York Times May 15, 2010
Woman alleges capture, threats by parents Vindy May 8, 2010
'I have to keep her indoors now': Muslim husband's shocking response as wife is first to be fined £430 for wearing a burka Daily Mail May 5, 2010
Fined burqa-clad wife will never step out Mid Day May 5, 2010
Polygamy banned but some immigrants in France use system to make money on their wives Fox News May 2, 2010
Muslim butcher's many wives 'no worse than French mistresses' Times Online April 27, 2010
Muslim row Labour candidate, John Cowan, suspended BBC News April 26, 2010
Man accused of polygamy in France fights back Deutsche Welle April 26, 2010
Suspicion of polygamy stokes France's veil debate Fox News April 25, 2010
French Muslims feel stigmatised in veil row RTE News April 25, 2010
The virginity industry BBC News April 24, 2010
UK's Islam Channel under investigation The National March 27, 2010
UK's Muslim TV: Wives must not refuse sex with spouse Evening Standard March 25, 2010
Rise in marriages between cousins 'putting children at risk of birth defects', warns Daily Mail March 20, 2010
Rise in marriages between cousins 'is putting children's health at risk' Times Online March 20, 2010
Fears over non-Muslim's use of Islamic law to resolve disputes Guardian March 14, 2010
Court thwarts Dutch immigration policy NRC Handelsblad March 11, 2010
Muslim child brides on rise Toronto Sun March 11, 2010
'Broad support' for Australian Sharia law Australian AP March 8, 2010
Muslims kick own goal in PR stunt Daily Telegraph March 8, 2010
Scots lawyers lead way with sharia advice Herald Scotland March 7, 2010
Digital divorces being used by Muslims Radio Netherlands February 16, 2010
Lawmakers plan new law and tough sentences for genital mutilation Deutsche Welle February 13, 2010
Newcomers to France should sign 'no-burqa' clause, says Families Minister Times of India February 8, 2010
Killings just tip of honour violence iceberg Helsingin Sanomat February 6, 2010
"Reviving the Islamic Spirit" or Promoting Islamic Dominance? FrontPage Magazine February 5, 2010
Wedding trouble as UK Muslim marriages not recognised BBC News February 3, 2010
French citizenship denied to man with veiled wife Christian Science Monitor February 3, 2010
Man who forced veil on wife can't become French Reuters February 2, 2010
France denies citizenship to Moroccan man who forces wife to wear full veil Guardian February 2, 2010
Man charged with bigamy Asian News January 27, 2010
Many here misunderstand Islam's teaching on violence, women, member says Courier & Press January 22, 2010
Police raid German mosques to confiscate banned Saudi bok Monsters and Critics January 20, 2010
Muslim Child Brides in Britain FrontPage Magazine January 14, 2010
Islam and the West: 'Overlapping Consensus' or Capitulation? American Thinker January 12, 2010
Sex Education Interests Young Women in Immigrant Suburbs SR International January 12, 2010
Gay Muslims made homeless by family violence BBC News January 11, 2010
War march fanatic Anjem Choudary runs secret sharia 'weddings' Daily Mail January 10, 2010
Special protection orders save nine-year-olds from forced marriages Times Online January 8, 2010
Muslim revival brings polygamy, camels to Chechnya Reuters December 16, 2009
Murdered agony aunt 'may have been killed for airing family feuds on radio' Daily Mail December 14, 2009
Honour crime up by 40% due to rising fundamentalism Daily Mail December 7, 2009
Police tackle more 'honour' cases Telegraph December 7, 2009
Fear being branded racist and of offending minorities hampers social workers' action over forced marriage Daily Mail December 6, 2009
Muslim Women's Shelter Provides Refuge, Support NPR December 1, 2009
Judge: Christian's 'arranged' Islamic marriage invalid WorldNetDaily November 28, 2009
Spared jail, the forced marriage case father who told wife: 'I'll cut out your tongue' Daily Mail November 19, 2009
Swedish town restricts 'immigrant weddings' The Local November 16, 2009
Man charged with statutory rape in 'marriage' to 14-year-old girl Kansas City Star November 8, 2009
Cautious welcome to anti-forced marriage plan WRS October 22, 2009
Foreign brides face tougher immigration rules Dutch News October 3, 2009
Rachida Dati's brother claims she 'brought shame on her Muslim family' by becoming single mother Daily Mail October 1, 2009
Virginity tests worry social workers Copenhagen Post September 30, 2009
Muslim women discuss true meaning of Islam Buffalo News September 28, 2009
Her 'duty' is helping Muslim women heal after abuse CNN September 25, 2009
Police told to treat hundreds more attacks as 'honour' crimes Daily Mail September 22, 2009
My mother hired a hitman to kill me: The shocking story of a Muslim woman whose parents disapproved of her Western lifestyle Daily Mail September 3, 2009
Waiting in France for a fatwa against forced marriages Reuters September 3, 2009
New school year puts French on forced marriage alert Reuters September 2, 2009
Muslim man sentenced to life in jail after killing his German-born wife because she was 'too independent' Daily Mail August 21, 2009
Why must we bow to the intolerant ways of Islam? Telegraph August 15, 2009
Jim Fitzpatrick condemned for 'hijacking' Muslim wedding by bridegroom Telegraph August 14, 2009
MP storms out of Muslim constituents' wedding after he was segregated from his wife Daily Mail August 14, 2009
MP defends Muslim wedding walkout BBC News August 14, 2009
Let Muslims have their sharia courts NRC Handelsblad July 10, 2009
Help Muslims escape the tyranny of sharia law NRC Handelsblad July 10, 2009
Sharia law UK: Mail on Sunday gets exclusive access to a British Muslim court Daily Mail July 4, 2009
Ten-fold rise in forced marriages in just four years Daily Mail July 2, 2009
British warning: Summer is forced marriage season Christian Science Monitor July 2, 2009
Dozens of sharia courts are giving illegal advice, claims Civitas report Guardian June 29, 2009
Britain has 85 sharia courts: The astonishing spread of the Islamic justice behind closed doors Daily Mail June 29, 2009
Women 'really messed up' over forced marriages Enfield Independent June 23, 2009
Polish Muslims will not pray for president Polskie Radio June 17, 2009
Imam bridges a wedding divide Oxford Times June 6, 2009
'Outlaw forced marriages in Sweden' The Local June 2, 2009
Muslim mother who forced her school-age daughters to marry their cousins is jailed for 3 years Daily Mail May 22, 2009
Rotterdam trialling plan against forced marriages Radio Netherlands May 20, 2009
Icelandic Muslims marry for first time Ice News April 30, 2009
Politicians unite against forced teenage weddings Copenhagen Post April 27, 2009
EU judges want Sharia law applied in British courts Daily Mail April 27, 2009
Minority youths fear honour crime Politiken April 8, 2009
Mich. court overturns ruling in Muslim divorce Chicago Tribune April 8, 2009
Sharia Infiltrates German Courts, Schools, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Family Security Matters April 6, 2009
My imam father came after me with an axe Times Online March 15, 2009
A forced marriage stirs emotions in Spain, Mauritania Earth Times March 12, 2009
Sharia's Inroads Around the World Middle East Times March 2, 2009
ISNA's Beheading FrontPage Magazine February 27, 2009
Calls for Brent Sharia law councillor to resign Harrow Observer February 25, 2009
A history of abuse preceded Orchard Park beheading Buffalo News February 22, 2009
Was sharia reference relevant? Toronto Star February 21, 2009
Suspect 'almost in shock' over wife's beheading Buffalo News February 19, 2009
Beheading in Buffalo FrontPage Magazine February 18, 2009
Beheading in New York Appears to Be Honor Killing, Experts Say Fox News February 17, 2009
Possibility of 'honor killing' mulled in Orchard Park slaying Buffalo News February 17, 2009
The Plight of Women under Islamism: Time for Muslims to Shed the Denial Family Security Matters February 17, 2009
Muslim girl in baptism row was fleeing an arranged marriage Daily Mail February 14, 2009
Prominent Orchard Park man charged with beheading his wife Buffalo News February 13, 2009
Women refuse refuge because of nearby mosque Sunday Star Times February 1, 2009
Muslim cleric says Australians addicted to alcohol, gambling Courier Mail January 22, 2009
Wife-beating call was metaphoric: cleric Australian AP January 22, 2009
It's ok to hit your wife, says Melbourne Islamic cleric Herald Sun January 22, 2009
'Think Twice about Marrying a Muslim' Der Spiegel January 15, 2009
Cardinal 'warns Roman Catholic women against marrying Muslim men' Australian January 15, 2009
A Private Feud Turns Into a National Issue Washington Post December 26, 2008
Parents drugged, bound and gagged doctor in forced marriage bid Times Online December 19, 2008
Some Imams 'biased against women' BBC News December 15, 2008
‘Forced marriage' doctor, Humayra Abedin, heads home from Bangladesh Times Online December 15, 2008
NHS doctor held captive by family in Bangladesh facing forced marriage Telegraph December 7, 2008
London doctor is held as forced marriage hostage Independent December 7, 2008
Italy: Top Muslim representative responds to Vatican official Adnkronos International December 5, 2008
Shariah: Tutoring the Times TCS Daily November 25, 2008
Diplomats dash to rescue 15-year-old British girl from threat of forced marriage in Pakistan Telegraph November 23, 2008
Forced marriage cases up by 80pc this year as investigators find parents using 'bounty hunters' Telegraph November 21, 2008
Local Muslim clerics accused The Age November 21, 2008
Britain Grapples With Role for Islamic Justice New York Times November 18, 2008
Court reverses annulment in Muslim virginity case Irish Times November 18, 2008
French 'virgin' ruling reversed BBC News November 17, 2008
Immigrant Men Are Forced to Marry, Too Der Spiegel November 7, 2008
Muslim men 'think they have God-given right to beat wives', claims female Muslim medic Telegraph November 7, 2008
Gay couples rush to wed in California before election Boston Globe November 2, 2008
Nine-year-old Midlands girl rescued from forced marriage Telegraph September 28, 2008
Purge on Muslim clerics who turn a blind eye to the abuse of women Times Online September 26, 2008
MPs too scared to talk about forced marriage 'in case they lose Muslim votes' The London Telegraph September 1, 2008
Sharia courts rule on sex lives in Britain Telegraph August 26, 2008
Frustrated love and forced marriage guardian.co.uk August 20, 2008
Launch of 'The Muslim Marriage Contract' City Circle August 8, 2008
They told me I was a servant, says Muslim bride 'beaten every day' after being flown from Pakistan for arranged marriage Daily Mail August 6, 2008
Dad charged with murdering reluctant bride CNN July 8, 2008
Italy: Pakistani girl 'leaps from balcony after refusing arranged marriage' Adnkronos International July 2, 2008
Father jailed for forcing daughter to marry Aftenposten June 30, 2008
French court suspends virgin marriage annulment Reuters June 19, 2008
European Groups Call for Action Against Forced Marriage Voice of America June 16, 2008
'Crisis' of forced marriages UK Herald June 12, 2008
For Muslim women in Europe, a medical road back to virginity International Herald Tribune June 10, 2008
Outrage as French judge annuls Muslim marriage over bride's virginity lie Times Online May 31, 2008
Muslims Try to Balance Traditions, U.S. Culture on Path to Marriage Washington Post May 27, 2008
UK MP for ban on cousin marriage The Statesman May 11, 2008
Islamic Divorce Ruled Not Valid in Maryland The Washington Post May 8, 2008
Doctors face moral dilemma over restoring Muslim brides' virginity Times Online May 7, 2008
Court denies Islamic divorce The Baltimore Sun May 7, 2008
Muslim is spared a speeding ban so he can drive between his two wives The Daily Mail April 5, 2008
More 'fake' marriages foiled Aftenposten April 4, 2008
Shari`ah–Compliant Marriages IslamOnline.net March 31, 2008

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