April 8, 2026

Police in the Italian city of Brescia, shown above, have expelled a Pakistani imam who promoted the practice of child marriage.

Italy has expelled an imam of Pakistani origin who sparked massive outrage after he was filmed in an undercover investigation citing the Qur’an as an endorsement for marrying girls at the age of nine.

On April 2, the Italian daily Il Giornale reported that Paolo Sartori, the police commissioner of Brescia, known as Italy’s Islamic “capital,” ordered the deportation of Ali Kashif, who told a reporter for the TV program Fuori dal Coro that girls can be married after their first period.

[T]he authorities are right to repatriate those who fail to comply with the law and fundamental human rights.

 

Italy has booted a Pakistani imam after an undercover sting captured him allegedly citing the Qur’an to justify child marriage — even saying girls can be married after their first period and as young as nine. In Brescia, the country’s self-styled Islamic hub, police commissioner Paolo Sartori ordered Ali Kashif’s expulsion on grounds he posed a threat to public order, turning a shocking clip into a hard-line deportation and a fresh clash over law, faith and basic human rights.

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