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Children & Teens
‘Clan culture’ warning: Tory MP fears first-cousin marriages undermine integration and enable grooming gang cover-ups Richard Holden says first-cousin marriages are having a knock-on impact on society
(GB News) Tory MP Richard Holden has called for a ban on first-cousin marriages, warning that such unions create a “clan culture” that undermines integration and enables grooming gang cover-ups. Speaking on GB News, Holden argued that the practice traps communities and […]
Children & Teens
Shamima Begum’s lawyer: ‘What Javid has done is morally appalling and flawed legally’ Tasnime Akunjee on his quest to bring the Isis bride back to the UK.
(New Statesman) I met Tasnime Akunjee for the first time in autumn last year. I was interested in the case of the three girls from Bethnal Green Academy who in February 2015 joined Islamic State (IS) in Syria and, because he was […]
Children & Teens
Shamima Begum: Lawyer says teen was ‘groomed’
(BBC) The lawyer representing Shamima Begum’s family has written to the home secretary accusing UK authorities of failing to protect the east London girl from being “groomed” by Islamic State. The letter accuses police and her local council of failing to safeguard […]