06 November 2011

Denmark: Muslim women face trouble getting divorced

.... women who leave a Muslim marriage, risk violence in the worst case and in some cases being forced to give up contact with their families.

This according to a new report from the Danish National Centre for Social Research (SFI), which for the first time investigated the extent of Muslim marriages in Denmark, based on interviews with 250 people, primarily from the Muslim communities in Denmark.

.... The report confirms that there are Muslim women in Denmark who experience violence, harassment and social isolation because their husband won't give up on the religious marriage. [Islam in Europe] Read more