Prostitution in Iraq

Prostitution in Iraq is illegal but prostitution used to be tolerated by the government before the war on Iraq 2003. Prostitution exists in Iraq in many cities. There are also many Iraqi women fleeing the Iraq War to neighboring countries , involved in this activity. [ [http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070702-050738-5557r Iraqi sex slaves recount ordeals] ] In Syria alone, an estimated 50 thousand Iraqi refugee girls and women, with ages comprised between 15 and 40 years old, many of them widows or orphans, are forced into prostitution. [ [http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2701324.ece '50,000 Iraqi refugees' forced into prostitution] ] Cheap Iraqi prostitutes have helped to make Syria a popular destination for sex tourists. Many clients come from wealthier countries in the Middle East - including Saudi Arabia and Turkey. [ [http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/iraq070824 Iraqi refugees forced into prostitution] ] High prices are offered for virgins. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/world/middleeast/29syria.html?ex=1338177600&en=8caf56b484d2ebb9&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg Desperate Iraqi Refugees Turn to Sex Trade in Syria] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/18882 ‘Freedom’ to Rape Prostitutes in Iraq: Fun and Porn for the Boys]
* [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/15/iraq.prostitution/index.html Iraqi women: Prostituting ourselves to feed our children]
* [http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=9443 The Sex Lives and Sexual Frustrations of US troops in Iraq:An Ocean of Ignorance]
* [http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2007/11/17/how-prostitution-is-legalized-in-iraq-through-pleasure-marriage/ How Prostitution is Legalized in Iraq Through "Pleasure Marriages"]
* [http://www.counterpunch.org/mcnutt07112007.html Military Prostitution and the Iraq Occupation]