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After enduring extensive clergy ab*se at the hands of her community’s trusted imam in her own home (detailed in part 1), Layla’s family gave her as a young bride to a 37 year old man. Rather than reporting the imam for the CSA, her family kept it a secret so it wouldn’t affect the marriage prospects for Layla and their other chiIdren. The man she was given to was extremely ab*sive in every way, keeping her captive in her own home by not allowing her to have keys or gate fobs, or access to a phone. Every action was monitored and he weaponized their Islamic religion, using it as permission to continuously hurt her.
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Chapter Marks
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:26 TW: Married at 15 -Layla's official marriage
00:12:42 TW: R*pe-Layla's wedding night
00:15:08 Layla's expectations as a young bride
00:22:22 How Leah's husband reacted when she told him about the ab*se she went through
00:25:36 How Layla escaped her marriage
00:33:16 Layla starts to deconstruct Islam
00:43:11 How Layla is doing now
00:46:53 Linda, Listen
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