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Syrian Refugees Fuel Underage Marriage in Jordan

By: Dominique Soguel (Women's eNews Arabic editor) | February 12, 2014

Religious court data show a growing share of Jordanian marriage licenses going to Syrian female minors in the past three years. But the debate in the international aid community is whether early marriage is worsening for Syrian refugee girls or just being exposed by the crisis.