"Abuse plagues Muslim women in Germany
Traditional attitudes linger, leading to forced marriages and violence
Erik Illenseer / Special to MSNBC.com
BERLIN - Imagine a home with so much pressure to cook, clean and take care of younger siblings that you don’t have enough time to do homework. Imagine your parents forbidding you from going out to socialize with friends from school. Imagine running away from home at 17.
This was Leyla’s life. Born in Turkey near the Syrian border, Leyla* came to Germany at the age of six with her mother and siblings to join her father, one of the many so-called '"
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