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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