Finally, justice is prevailing in the decision to prosecute Islamic State (IS) brides for crimes against Yazidis. Islamic State brides are often jihadists who are just as dangerous as their husbands. Many also indoctrinate their children to commit extreme violence in the cause of jihad.
It would be better if these jihadist women and their children had never been allowed re-entry into their countries of origin to begin with, since they frequently tend to view infidel countries as enemy states, and many of them will likely continue their work of trying to destroy those countries from within. Some continue their missions in jail, joining the ongoing effort to turn prisons in the West into jihad training camps.
Yet Islamic State brides are often presented as victims of Islamic State men. The truth is that are (at best) complicit and at worst, participated in the abuse of Yazidi slaves in their households.
Far too often, the victims of jihadists are forgotten as the latter’s “human rights” are prioritized over those of their victims. Let’s hope that the Netherlands’ and Germany’s prosecution of crimes against Yazidis will be a precedent-setting moves for other countries.
“The Netherlands takes steps to prosecute crimes against Yazidis,” by Priyanka Shankar, Al Jazeera, June 12, 2023:
Twelve Dutch women and their children were repatriated to the Netherlands last November from the camps in northeast Syria for foreigners accused of being associated with the armed group ISIL (ISIS).
They were taken into custody on terrorism charges.
Hasna Aarab, a Dutch woman hailing from the town of Hengelo in the east of the Netherlands, was among those repatriated. She was primarily held for travelling to Syria with her four-year-old son in 2015 to marry a Moroccan ISIL fighter, according to Dutch prosecutors.
They also plan to prosecute her for enslaving a Yazidi woman, which is considered a crime against humanity.
A district court in The Hague began hearing Aarab’s case in February. Since then, Dutch prosecutors have been investigating the matter, which is still in the pre-trial phase.
“So far in this case, Hasna A, hasn’t come to court, but she has been represented by her lawyers, who said that she had a Yazidi woman living in the house, but did not work for her. So, they said Hasna A has not enslaved a Yazidi,” Brechtje van de Moosdijk, spokesperson of the Dutch Public Prosecution Service, told Al Jazeera.
Moosdijk said Aarab along with the other women have been held in a women’s prison in the east of the country.
With this case, the Netherlands has become the second European country after Germany to prosecute crimes against Yazidis….
Hoi Polloi says
Thank you for the good news.
Bushan mehra says
This is fine,but Europe should stop muslims entering .Poland is doing this,it has vision,but Europe is too blind to see the danger lurks and by day comes closer and closer.
cornelius says
Hate to be cynical….but knowing the European proclivity for “compassion” and inaction, all will be released with either an acquittal or a slap on the wrist.
Tatanka says
Would’ve been better to leave these vile Islamic serial killer’s brood sows there. They went there willingly.
Ohiyesa says
A straight talker, refreshing. Leaving them wallow? Would that not just create a greater future threat?
Avenger says
There wouldn’t be any future threat if the US State Department would stop funding Al Qaeda and end the US military occupation in Syria. The Syrian military would quickly deal with these ISIS and Al Qaeda terrorists.
Fuzzy Bear says
What’s worse: first they repatriated them. Mind boggling!