Thursday, January 28, 2016

The Places Where Women — & Their Children — Aren't Equal Citizens




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Shireen fears for the future of her children.

They were born in Jordan, where she lives. But because her husband is from a different country, they can’t be included on her passport — only his. Jobs and legal rights for them are out of reach. She worries her husband will take the children away. Shireen fears that the only hope for a better life for her young daughter is to marry the child off to a Jordanian man.


Her story is just one of…



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The Places Where Women — & Their Children — Aren"t Equal Citizens

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