Abducted: The Growing Crisis of Children Stolen from Sweden by Muslim Parents (Videos)

Sweden has a growing problem of children being abducted from Sweden by a Muslim foreign parent or other relative and taken abroad. A recent investigation has revealed that at least 916 children have been taken from Sweden without permission from the relevant authorities. The findings come from a review of migration data and show that the children were abducted between 2015 and 2020.

The review also showed that most children who left were born in Sweden, but at least one of their parents was a foreign Muslim national. In many cases, the children were taken out of the country by one of their parents without the other parent’s knowledge or consent and brought to an Islamic country.

According to the investigation, many cases involved parental disputes, fears of forced marriages, or Islamic “honor” violence. For example, in one case, a 14-year-old Muslim girl was taken out of Sweden by her mother and married off to an older man in Iraq. The girl’s father had been unaware of the plans and had reported his daughter missing to the police. In another case, a 7-year-old girl was taken out of Sweden by her mother, who had lost custody of the child to the father. The mother had left a note saying she would rather die than let the father have custody of the child.

The reasons for the unauthorized removal of the children varied. Still, most cases involved children being taken out of the country to be raised in their Muslim parent’s country of origin. For example, in one case, a 10-year-old boy was taken out of Sweden by his mother to live with his grandparents in Iran without the father’s knowledge or consent. The mother claimed she was taking the child on vacation but had no intention of returning.

Hala’s daughter is among the many children who have been abducted, having been taken to Jordan by her Muslim father when she was just eight years old. The daughter will be turning 18 and getting married in a few months. Watch the video clip below to hear Hala recount her daughter’s abduction.

Attempting to retrieve an abducted child can be a daunting, time-consuming, and financially burdensome process. Rasoul, who was granted sole custody of his three-year-old daughter after a prolonged legal battle, faced this struggle when the child was taken by her Islamic mother to her native Morocco during Christmas of 2016.

Despite Rasoul’s unwavering hope for his daughter’s return, it has been seven long years since her disappearance. Rasoul has made eighteen trips to Morocco and spent hundreds of thousands of kroner on legal fees and private investigators but has yet to find his daughter. Unfortunately, due to the high cost of the search, he has had to temporarily halt his efforts. Watch the video below to hear more about Rasoul’s heartbreaking fight to recover his daughter.

The investigation has sparked concerns about the safety and welfare of the children taken out of the country without authorization. There are also fears that some children may be abused or exploited, especially in Islamic nations.

Implementing travel bans is one method social services employ to prevent children from being abducted. However, since the law was enacted in 2021, only half of the children subject to such applications have received adequate protection.

The new law did not help Sandra’s children, who were taken away to Saudi Arabia by her deeply religious husband when they were one and three years old, even though she had expressed her concerns about it before she gave birth to their most recent child.

Fearing that her two older children, which are not his, would also be taken away, Sandra and her older children locked themselves in their apartment and waited for a travel ban. However, it took five days before they could meet with social services, and unfortunately, no travel ban was put in place. Sandra now lives in sheltered accommodation and still worries that her Islamic supremacist Saudi ex-husband could take away her older children.

In the following video below, Sandra shares her heartbreak and describes the moment she discovered that her children had been kidnapped:

Lara, who fought tooth and nail to bring her children back home after they were detained in Turkey by their father during a custody dispute, believes that more people should be aware of the possibility of successfully reuniting with their abducted children. “It can happen,” she says, “even though Islamic legal systems [Sharia] in different countries may vary, and [Muslim] fathers may have an easier time gaining sole custody. But there is help available, and we should spread the word.”

The Swedish Migration Agency has emphasized the importance of obtaining permission before taking a child out of the country. It has urged parents to seek legal advice if unsure about international child abduction rules and regulations. The agency has also stressed the need for cooperation between Sweden and other countries to ensure the safe return of children taken out of the country without permission.

Despite Sweden’s warnings to Islamic migrant parents and their countries of origin, they are being blatantly ignored. This begs the question: why did Sweden open its borders to Muslims whose values and beliefs are in such stark contrast to their own? Furthermore, it is concerning that despite the warnings, there is little effort to stop Muslim migrants from entering Sweden. This lack of action not only undermines social cohesion but also poses a significant threat to the safety and security of the country.