The Plight of Young Syrian Girl Refugees in Jordan It seems to Syrian families to be the lesser of two evils... Syrian families fleeing their own country for Jordans refugee camps are paying attention to rumors of rape and kidnapping by marrying off their young daughters to family-approved, chosen-husbands within days, and sometimes hours after crossing the border. These girls are never given a choice in the matter, nor asked whether their families forced them into the arrangement, however many refugee families believe the true danger does not lie in early marriages, but rather in foreign suitors. According to Truthdig; Jordanian law prohibit[s] the union [of] those under the age of 15. But Zaatari refugees are exempt from having to obtain their host country’s permission for a wedding. Even so, many young ones are married before their arrival in Jordan... One case, recently reported by Inter Press Service in the same refugee camp this month, tells of Amani, a woman who sold her sister for $300 to a Saudi suitor in order to sustain her family of 10. “I have seen Jordanians, Egyptians and Saudis passing by the tents in search of a virgin to take along,” said Amani. “They pay 300 dollars, and they get the girl of their dreams. ... I knew she wasn’t in love, but I also knew that he would take care of her. I would have sold myself, but Amara was the only virgin in our family. We had to sell her, in order to allow the rest of us to survive. What else could I do?” The Miriamne Page continues to act as a platform to keep you informed about Global relief efforts that help people who are endangered and caught-up in political strife like Syrias civil war. To find out what YOU can do to help, please click onto the link(s) below. UNICEF at: unicef.org/ OR Amnesty International at: amnesty.org/ Why not tell us how YOU feel about this issue? If you are currently seeing this article on one of the many Pages that Miriamne contributes to, please be assured that we will be notified of your comments, and we will respond to you right here, on this Page. As always, your comments are appreciated and validated! Posted by: JB Richards, Author https://facebook/pages/Miriamne-the-Magdala-First-in-the-Series-of-the-Yeshua-Miri-Novels/206903979347028 To learn more about “Miriamne the Magdala”, the first book in the upcoming publication of “The Yeshua and Miri Novel Series”, and to catch up with recent affairs affecting our world today, please click on the above link to The Miriamne Page. Don’t forget to hit the “Like” button at the top of the Page once you’re here to get all our updates first-hand, along with exclusive, pre-publication excerpts from the entire “Yeshua and Miri Novel Series”!
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:50:27 +0000
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