Poverty Drives Syrian Refugees in Lebanon to Marry Girls Off Early

As 17-year-old Aziza sat in her dark tent in a refugee camp, she rocked her baby while her tiny hands adjusted his pacifier, looking down at all she had left from two broken marriages. Aziza’s parents arranged for her to marry her cousin when she was 14. Her mother, Rashida, said it was normal for girls her age to become brides in their Syrian tribe because it protected them from harassment and reduced pressure on the family budget. “I regret that I got married,” Aziza, who declined to...

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