“I couldn’t go to school because of the war,” says Ola, a Syrian refugee who was married at 14 years. “We had to stay at home, the schools closed. I studied only until 6th grade.” The Syrian war has created a vortex of conditions, such as displacement and poverty as well as fears about the… Continue reading Sep 2020. Syria’s Refugee Child Brides Part 2
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Sep 2020. Syria’s Refugee Child Brides Part 1
Child marriage among Syrian refugee children is on the rise. Two girls tell us about their lives as wives and mothers. Each year, childhood ends for an estimated 15 million girls around the world who marry before the age of 18, according to the International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW). South Asia has the… Continue reading Sep 2020. Syria’s Refugee Child Brides Part 1
Jul 2020. Elections in Syria
July 2020. Syria held parliamentary elections across government-controlled areas of the country on Sunday, as President Bashar al-Assad marks 20 years in power amid a continuing war and deep economic woes. More than 2,000 candidates, including businessmen under recently imposed US sanctions, are running in the legislative election – the third since the start of… Continue reading Jul 2020. Elections in Syria