Minister Nasser Bourita of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad has explained the "kidnapping" of Moroccan children by Swedish social services to place them in Christian or gay foster homes.

Member of Parliament Abdellah Bouanou of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) posed a written question to Minister Nasser Bourita about "the agony of the Moroccan diaspora in Sweden, with regard to discrimination and the 'kidnapping' of children, to bring them into Christian or homosexual foster homes." The head of Moroccan diplomacy replied that, according to unofficial estimates, these are the children of several dozen Moroccan families. Only two children of Moroccan families were taken away from their families by Swedish social services and placed in foster care, Hespress reports .

Bourita assured that his service has been following the file "with great interest" and through the Moroccan embassy in Sweden, which is in contact with the Moroccan diaspora in the country, to inquire about the cases of Moroccan children removed from their families. "In addition, the Moroccan representation has contacted the two families involved, as well as their relatives in Morocco , to follow them closely," the foreign minister added. The Moroccan diplomatic services' investigation found that the phenomenon is explained by "the non-assimilation of the country's laws by a significant number of newcomers to Sweden."

The written question to the head of Moroccan diplomacy follows a controversy stemming from accusations against the Swedish authorities by Muslim associations. According to the latter, the Swedish authorities kidnap Muslim children and place them with Christian or gay families. The allegations have been denied by the Swedish authorities and the ambassadors of the Muslim countries involved.

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In February 2018, we held a getaway for adult adoptees, over two nights at Barrenjoey Hideaway in the Adelaide Hills. The aim of this getaway was to connect adopted adults in a relaxed setting, for them to share their experiences of what life has been like as an adopted person. Coinciding with this, we filmed interviews and created a documentary by which we hope to raise awareness of the complexities and issues surrounding adoption.

Five adoptees reveal their most personal experiences of adoption and how it has affected their lives.

See how their seemingly unrelated life experiences resonate with others who’ve faced such extreme trauma so early in their lives but are somehow expected to be grateful. The common traits among adoptees, despite their seemingly different circumstances and the unspoken issues which sometimes surface decades later.

This new emotion-charged documentary dispels many myths which have kept adoptees silent for decades and helps unite them as a community working for better lives.

A not-to-be-missed documentary for anyone touched by adoption.

In the year since Amrex and its entities folded, Sergey Nicholavich Zasyatkin had two heart attacks, his house and car were repossessed and his wife divorced him. However, those who saw him at the 341 meeting said he looked tan, fit and relaxed. Nothing like what a person should look who’d lost his companies, his wife, his house and his car. Maybe Serg has good genetics or he is still working scams unabated.

Is Sergey down, but not entirely out? Have those losses, to reiterate — his house, his car, his companies, his health, his soulless wife — enough to keep him out of the adoption gig? What do you think?

Serg’s info page was found on “Moy Krug” (My Circle), a Russian version of Facebook. It’s complete with photos of Serg, and previously unknown to us, his three children. Check it out.

The front page says he’s lived in Atlanta since 1990. He lived originally in Ukraine and not Russia, having attended school in Yalta (1974-1975) and then becoming an “Urban Planner” at the Kharkov School of Urban Development from 1978-1983.

The “FotoAlbum” is enlightening. Eight photos of Serg, his children and some “friends”.

by Stephanie Kripa Cooper-Lewter, Ph.D., M.S.W.

The minute my feet hit New York City streets this past June, I was struck once again by nonstop lights and the hustle and bustle among a diverse array of people from all walks of life. Visiting this city is always an adventure. While walking in the heart of Times Square, I paused to reflect on Muhammad Ali’s photo prominently displayed across a mega digital billboard; Ali had passed away one week earlier, the greatest boxing legend in the world.

I traveled to New York to participate in AAPIP’s National Network Convening and Giving Circle Campaign Celebration. Joined by my fellow Roshni Sister, Harley Place, AAPIP’s opening plenary deeply resonated with the audience as participants from Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native communities from around the country stood and shared their I Am Philanthropy stories. I was invited to add my story and what inspired me to lead Roshni, Lost Sarees National Women’s Giving Circle. The group collectively laughed and shed tears as we listened to the profoundly compelling stories. I saw a common thread in our journeys: a strong personal commitment to give back and willingness to be a part of a healing movement in order to see our families, along with our communities, fully supported and whole.

With Muhammad Ali’s recent passing, AAPIP Board member Suk Rhee’s plenary remarks highlighted Ali’s journey and commitment to justice, lessons from his life that we could learn from and apply to our own. She challenged us to defy the conventional, to risk something meaningful in our quest to make an impact, and reminded us we are so much more than our every day roles. As she neared her closing, she shared this quote by Ali that has stayed with me: “Boxing was nothing. It wasn’t important it all. Boxing was just meant as a way to introduce me to the world.”

Philanthropy, too, is nothing and unimportant if it doesn’t introduce the struggles, heartaches, and triumphs of our beautiful communities to the world. In Hindi, Roshni means light, brilliance and brightness. I am so proud to be connected with nine other remarkable women who serve as Roshni Inaugural Founding Members, spreading their light and love with others through giving, service and leadership: Rebecca Peacock in Washington, Sumitra Dorner in Minnesota, Parul Agrawal in Arizona, Roshni Rao in Maryland, Reshma McClintock in Colorado, Anuradha Murali in South Carolina, Jahnavi Muppaneni in Texas, Harley Place in New Jersey and Courtney Cooper-Lewter in North Carolina.

Parents who adopted children since the beginning of this year may be eligible for up to $20,000 in grant money from the Ohio state government.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order to launch the Ohio Adoption Grant Program, which will provide up to $20,000 to parents adopting a child.

Karin startte 'datingsite' voor wensouders: 'De gunfactor is enorm' - LINDA.nl (Karin started 'dating site' for prospective parents: 'The goodwill factor is huge' - LINDA.nl)

KARIN (39) SET UP A 'DATING SITE' FOR PROSPECTIVE PARENTS AND FOUND A DONOR THERE HERSELF

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“In Haiti, Mica didn't have a mirror, so it hangs above her play corner. It is special for her to see herself,” says Miranda Tollenaar (49). She recently started living with her adopted daughter in a 'no longer so humble home' in Arnhem.

“I used to live in a small house. Too small for Mica and me together. My dream was to find a house for the two of us, within walking distance of Mica's school. But I never thought it would work.” The Arnhemmer searched for a long time for a suitable, larger home and out of desperation she even enlisted the help of a TV program . Miranda eventually found her place in the Spijkerkwartier.

A place of your own

"This house brought us peace after the adoption period." It lasted eleven years and gained momentum when Miranda was allowed to pick up Mica after all these years. “It gives us a fulfilled feeling that we have everything we want here. A delight!” De Arnhemmer refers to, among other things, the amount of space (76 square meters), two separate bedrooms and a garden. "I always thought that combination was not feasible, but now we both have our own place."

'Really our moment'

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The body under the Delhi government has also backed the demand for conferring adoption and succession rights for same-sex couples raised in a clutch of pleas pending in the apex court. In its intervention application filed this week, the statutory body submitted that same-sex couples were not in any advantageous or disadvantageous position at parenting when compared to heterosexual parents.

Coming out in support of the legalisation of same-sex marriages, the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court.

The body under the Delhi government has also backed the demand for conferring adoption and succession rights for same-sex couples raised in a clutch of pleas pending in the apex court.

In its intervention application filed this week, the statutory body submitted that same-sex couples were not in any advantageous or disadvantageous position at parenting when compared to heterosexual parents.

Hamm · When she was 13, Petra Welkers from Hamm found out that she had been adopted – she was lied to about the background, she had to cope with it on her own. How disastrous that was for her life and why she only started researching her origins at the age of 52.

By Jörg Isringhaus

When Petra Welkers opened her adoption file for the first time at the age of

52, her heart was pounding in her throat. Again and again she had

fantasized that she would find a photo or a letter from her birth mother in

Shariya Small was 14 when she gave birth to triplets in 2020.

The infants, born at 26 weeks gestation, spent over five months in the neonatal intensive care unit at Indianapolis’ Community Hospital North, where Small, only in eighth grade at the time, met nurse Katrina Mullen.

“She’d be there alone for days at a time sitting at her babies’ bedside,” Mullen, 45, told TODAY.com, noting that Small refused to share information about her personal life. It wasn’t until Mullen revealed that she, too, had been a teen mom that a relationship between the pair began to bud.

“That’s when we really developed trust,” said the nurse, who has five children of her own.

Even after establishing a judgement-free space, Small was still hesitant to share too much, but it didn’t deter Mullen from offering her phone number to the young mom of three — just in case.