The leader of the Green Left party in the Dutch Parliament, Femke Halsema, recently said in an interview: “I would ideally like to see each woman in the Netherlands headscarfless and completely free”: in response, Imam Sheikh Fawaz Jneid of the As-Soennah mosque in the Hague argues that the wearing of headscarves keeps women from being raped.
Washington
Grade: C
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 25,000
Status: Existing Legislation Needs Strengthening
Improve by adding: Prosecuting parents/guardian, felony offense