Islamist Child Bride Scandal in Philadelphia Grows

The scandal involving a child bride at a radical Philadelphia mosque is just the tip of the iceberg, according to Clarion Intelligence Network sources aware of the investigations into the underage marriages that have taken place for years in the area.
The mosque in question, Masjid Uthman Dan Fodiyo, is connected to other extremist mosques and organizations.

The sources say that the weddings for the child marriages that took place at Masjid Uthman Dan Fodiyo are facilitated by an informal network of extremists that extends beyond the mosque’s congregation. The sources say that Islamist men seeking to marry girls traveled from hours away.

The imam of the mosque was directly involved in scheduling and officiating the marriages for years, the sources say.

Multiple accounts reviewed by Clarion Intelligence Network sources confirm that there was widespread awareness of the underage marriages, polygamy and spousal abuse by members of the Masjid Uthman Dan Fodiyo and related mosques, including those with leadership positions.

Some former members of the mosque made vague social media postings about “what happens in that place,” declining to go into detail but confirming they were disturbed by whatever they experienced there.

“They often stressed to parents, mostly mothers, to marry off their daughters at age 14 and up so they do not go out and fornicate and become pregnant. Then he would give words from Quran, Hadith and their African scholars about how they married young and the community prospered because they were following Allah’s commands. This bothered many women because many of them were sexually abused as children … The imam often mentioned that all the girls in the community should be married off.”