Teen Voices
Refugee Girls Often Left Behind Without Education
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If it wasn’t for the Yale Refugee Project, girls like Noor wouldn’t be getting the services she needs after she left her home in Syria.
peace talks
Syrian Women’s Group Keeps an Eye on Stalled Peace Talks
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The struggle for female representation at any talks that might resume in Geneva is all too familiar. “You could just delete ‘Syria’ from this discussion and put in Northern Ireland, Liberia, Northern Mali or South Africa,” says one U.N. observer.
forced marriage
Forced Into Marriage, Syrian Teen Engulfed by Abuse and Trauma
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As her family was fleeing Syria, one mother thought an arranged marriage for her 11-year-old daughter was a chance at safety. Instead, it opened the door to devastation, according to a doctor who met them at her clinic and tells what she observed.
Equality
Teen Recruit to Al-Qaida Branch in Syria Wants Out
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She thought she would be taking care of orphans in Aleppo, says her brother, referring to one of the most war-damaged cities in Syria. “Now, she watches children of fighters.” In the past month, a network of jihadist recruiters have been exposed in Turkey and France.
Arts & Culture
Sex Assault Campaign Launched; Call for Aid to Syrians
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Federal judges in Louisiana and Texas have blocked abortion restrictions from going forward. Also this week, a UNICEF report reveals that 1 in every 10 girls around the world is forced into intercourse or other sexual acts before the age of 20.
Turkey
Video: Syrians Speak of Harsh Refuge in Istanbul
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While Turkey has officially welcomed Syrian refugees, this video explores the circumstances in which many of the women and children are living. Some refugees say they face discrimination and violence.
Turkey
Influx of Syrian Women Frays Turkey’s Welcome Mat
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As official “guests” in Turkey women trained as pharmacists and lawyers cannot find comparable employment. For less-educated, rural women, the conditions can be deplorable.
C-sections
Syria War Shatters Maternal Care, Mothers’ Health
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While 96 percent of mothers in Syria had medical assistance when giving birth before the conflict, medical services for women have become almost nonexistent, finds a recent report from Save the Children. C-sections are riskier than ever and more than twice as common now.
Abortion
Saudi Heads Newspaper; Fleeing Syrians in Top Stress
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Somayya Jabarti is the first woman in Saudi Arabia to head a newspaper. Also this week, Syrian women who have fled to Lebanon are suffering severe stress and health problems.
Child Marriage
For Syrian Refugees, Early Marriages End Early
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Early marriages are subject to special pressures in the unstable conditions of refugee camp life in Jordan. The divorces that follow can be complicated by the questionable legal standing in which marriages are conducted.