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"Killing one of us is a good deed" Series

"Killing one of us is a good deed"

Judith van Uden

In this video, we introduce Ahmed and Fatima, a couple from the Ahmadi community in Pakistan. As a religious minority, the Ahmadis face increasing hostility in their home country. The situation becomes dire when shots are fired at Ahmed's home and the couple decides to leave.

"I ran so much that day, my feet were injured for six months" Series

"I ran so much that day, my feet were injured for six months"

Judith van Uden

Five months after arriving in Morocco, Ahmed and Fatima become parents to a son named Sikander. Unaware of the requirement to register their child with Moroccan authorities within 30 days, they find themselves in a difficult situation and must go to court to register Sikander.

"I don't know what to do next" Series

"I don't know what to do next"

Judith van Uden

Last year Ahmed and Fatima tried to register Sikander in school. His application was denied because his parents did not have a residency permit. This stopped Sikander from attending school. Two more administrative hurdles have to be dealt with before Sikander can attend school.

This website is part of the project Living on the Other Side: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Migration and Family Law in Morocco of the research programme Vidi SGW (NWO).

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