Prostitution in Iraq

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Prostitution in Iraq is illegal but pleasure marriages are legal. Pleasure marriages are when a man hires a woman to be his wife in exchange for cash. Such an arrangement can last as long as several years or a couple of hours. The Arabic word for pleasure marriage is muta'a. Women are not allowed to enter muta'a; they were illegal under the rule of Saddam Hussein but have flourished since he stopped ruling the country. It is practiced in the Shi'ite sector.[1][2]

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• Iraqi women: Prostituting ourselves to feed our children
• The Sex Lives and Sexual Frustrations of US troops in Iraq:An Ocean of Ignorance
• How Prostitution is Legalized in Iraq Through "Pleasure Marriages"

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