I was forced to marry a 68-year-old sheikh. Her family was convinced that she could never have children until I got pregnant. But when they discovered the truth, the whole family was destroyed.
My name is Amina Hassan, I am 26 years old and I never imagined that my life would end up becoming a nightmare inside one of the richest homes in Morocco.
My marriage did not begin with a romantic proposal, or with flowers, or with a promise of love.
It started with a debt.
My father, Youssef, had borrowed a huge amount of money from a powerful family to save his business. When it came time to return it, I didn’t have enough money.
Then appeared Khalid Al-Rashid, a 68-year-old man, a widower, owner of several companies and known for his enormous influence.
He offered my father a solution.
He would marry me and cancel all debt.
