A Muslim scholar has launched a groundbreaking campaign against forced marriage in Scotland.
Shaykh Amer Jamil says the practice has no place in Islam.
During the next few weeks leaflets and sermons are being given in mosques as part of an initiative to educate the community.
"In the Muslim community there's a misconception amongst some people that religion allows this, that parents have an Islamic right to choose partner of their children, and that they don't have a choice in this," says the Glasgow-based Imam. [BBC] Read more
