Iraq’s Secret Sex Trade (full documentary) | FRONTLINE + BBC News (Aired 2019)
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An investigation by FRONTLINE exposes how some Shia clerics in Iraq exploit ancient marriage practices known as mut'ah, or pleasure marriages, to trap vulnerable women and children in short-term unions that amount to exploitation.
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Answers: Are some Shia clerics in Iraq abusing temporary marriage practices to exploit women and children?
- Mut'ah marriage exploitation in Iraq
- Shia clerical abuse of temporary marriage
- Vulnerability of widows and orphans in Iraq
- Legal and religious status of pleasure marriage
What it concludes
- Some Shia clerics in Iraq are exploiting an ancient temporary marriage practice known as mut'ah to engage in the grooming and prostitution of vulnerable women and children.
- Many clerics operate marriage offices and conduct temporary marriages with underage girls in exchange for money, bypassing legal and familial consent.
- Despite being illegal under certain interpretations and punishable by prison time, abusive temporary marriages continue secretly because authorities fail to enforce the law effectively.
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