A former sex worker in Iraq is now helping vulnerable women caught up in the business
They are women who work in the sex trade. Some have chosen this work voluntarily but others have been lured in. "[They're] mainly women and girls who don't have the support of their families," says reporter Rania Abouzeid, who has written about the sex trade world in Iraq for the New Yorker. "[It's] either because they are fleeing from their […]They are women who work in the sex trade. Some have chosen this work voluntarily but others have been lured in. "[They're] mainly women and girls who don't have the support of their families," says reporter Rania Abouzeid, who has written about the sex trade world in Iraq for the New Yorker. "[It's] either because they are fleeing from their families because of some sort of domestic abuse or they've been displaced and their usual family network isn't around them." Abouzeid reports about the way young women and girls are lured in the sex trafficking work, given free food and lodging and a sense of stability.
