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Syrian refugee aged 14 will marry landlord to pay her family’s rent


The family of a 14-year-old Syrian refugee have told how she has agreed to marry a 44-year-old landlord in Lebanon because they cannot  afford the rent.

The reported that the owner of the house demanded Hanifa become his second wife.

Hanifa Amar told them: “I am crying because of the situation we are in. But I have to do it so that my family can survive.â€

Her mother Mysa Amar said: “No mother wants to hurt her child but we have no choice.â€

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Picture: Al Jazeera.