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‘No One Should Be Terrified Like I Was!’ Exploring Drivers and Impacts of Child Marriage in Protracted Crises Among Palestinian and Syrian Refugees

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  • Bassam Abu Hamad

    (Al-Quds University)

  • Samah Elamassie

    (UNRWA)

  • Erin Oakley

    (The George Washington University)

  • Sarah Alheiwidi

    (Gender and Adolescent: Global Evidence)

  • Sarah Baird

    (The George Washington University)

Abstract

Exacerbated by 9 years of conflict and displacement, child marriage among Syrian refugees appears to be increasing, while in Gaza, the noticeable reduction in child brides over the past two decades has recently plateaued. This comparative study explores drivers and consequences of child marriage in protracted crises, drawing on mixed-methods research from Gaza and Jordan with married adolescent girls and their parents. Our findings suggest that conflict reignites pre-existing drivers of child marriage, especially conservative norms around family honour and clan inter-marriage. Poverty is a strong driver of child marriage among Syrian refugees, while social protection programmes and educational opportunities for girls have played a protective role in Gaza. In both contexts, our findings underscore the multiple and intersecting negative effects of child marriage on girls’ health and bodily integrity, and point to the urgency of tackling this harmful practice to ensure that no adolescent is left behind.

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  • Bassam Abu Hamad & Samah Elamassie & Erin Oakley & Sarah Alheiwidi & Sarah Baird, 2021. "‘No One Should Be Terrified Like I Was!’ Exploring Drivers and Impacts of Child Marriage in Protracted Crises Among Palestinian and Syrian Refugees," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 33(5), pages 1209-1231, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:33:y:2021:i:5:d:10.1057_s41287-021-00427-8
    DOI: 10.1057/s41287-021-00427-8
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    1. Fatima, Sana, 2023. "Rural Development and Education: Critical Strategies for Ending Child Marriages," MPRA Paper 116035, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 07 Jan 2023.
    2. Sarah Baird & Laura Camfield & Ashraful Haque & Nicola Jones & Anas Masri & Kate Pincock & Mahesh C. Puri, 2021. "No One Left Behind: Using Mixed-Methods Research to Identify and Learn from Socially Marginalised Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 33(5), pages 1163-1188, October.

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