Jordan: Refugee Women and Girls turn to Prostitution

by | Mar 28, 2020

Iraqi prostitute covered in niqab against red wall
Iraqi prostitute covered in niqab against red wall

Jordan Refugee Prostitution from Cheryl Diaz Meyer on Vimeo.

As millions have fled the wars in Iraq and Syria, the exodus into Jordan has exposed women and girls to physical, sexual and psychological abuse. Reports of girls being married as young as 12, remarrying multiple times to much older Saudi and Emirati men, others being trafficked, and countless more “choosing” prostitution as a desperate and dangerous path to survival. This is their story. (By Cheryl Diaz Meyer)

Total: $2000.00

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