Mr. Tambourine Man
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The article is in Swedish and the translation is a bit iffy, but basically two Assyrian children were handed to an Arabic Muslim foster family because their Assyrian aunt 'couldn't provide a suitable home'. The mother of the children expresses her concerns and feels as if the Muslim family has ulterior motives and is indoctrinating her children into the Muslim faith and contributing to their loss of Assyrian identity. Additionally, the mother has obtained legal representation (I believe the lawyer is an Assyrian female) and they both believe that this is a breach of constitutional and humanitarian rights. The following are some harrowing excerpts from that article:
''''Why do not you want your children to live in a Muslim family?''
- We became victims of Muslims in our country, that's why we came to Sweden, to get a better future.''
''To date Nenwa says that the children have said they now worship Allah and that they have learned the Muslim confession of faith in Arabic. Moreover, she says that the 6-year old son told me that he and the 4-year-old sister may not worship "their God" - and that they have been deprived of their cross as they used to have that necklace.''
''According to Chapter 6. ? 1 of the Social Services Act should be the care of a foster child placed designed to promote the child's affinity with family members and other relatives and contact with the home environment. The preparatory works emphasized that this means both geographical proximity as consideration for the child's linguistic and cultural background.''
''The Ombudsman has also in several cases held that a placement of a child should have as a basis for the child to keep in touch with their cultural origin.
"In the case of children of foreign origin is often of particular importance for the child's ability to develop in a positive way" ... "In the first instance, seek to place in a home with the same cultural, ethnic and linguistic background as the child, "''
''Attorney Kinora Awrohum representing Nenwa. She believes that children's current position not only jeopardizes children's religious beliefs without children also become alien to their native language and they feel insecure in their ethnicity as Assyrians.''
http://www.dagen.se/mamma-kraver-att-barn-flyttas-fran-muslimskt-familjehem-1.928817
Frankly, this is disgusting but I expected nothing less from Sweden. Apparently the mother's visitation is also limited, I pray for her and the children.
''''Why do not you want your children to live in a Muslim family?''
- We became victims of Muslims in our country, that's why we came to Sweden, to get a better future.''
''To date Nenwa says that the children have said they now worship Allah and that they have learned the Muslim confession of faith in Arabic. Moreover, she says that the 6-year old son told me that he and the 4-year-old sister may not worship "their God" - and that they have been deprived of their cross as they used to have that necklace.''
''According to Chapter 6. ? 1 of the Social Services Act should be the care of a foster child placed designed to promote the child's affinity with family members and other relatives and contact with the home environment. The preparatory works emphasized that this means both geographical proximity as consideration for the child's linguistic and cultural background.''
''The Ombudsman has also in several cases held that a placement of a child should have as a basis for the child to keep in touch with their cultural origin.
"In the case of children of foreign origin is often of particular importance for the child's ability to develop in a positive way" ... "In the first instance, seek to place in a home with the same cultural, ethnic and linguistic background as the child, "''
''Attorney Kinora Awrohum representing Nenwa. She believes that children's current position not only jeopardizes children's religious beliefs without children also become alien to their native language and they feel insecure in their ethnicity as Assyrians.''
http://www.dagen.se/mamma-kraver-att-barn-flyttas-fran-muslimskt-familjehem-1.928817
Frankly, this is disgusting but I expected nothing less from Sweden. Apparently the mother's visitation is also limited, I pray for her and the children.
