Is The Story Of Waging 'Sex Jihad' In Syria False?

Muzaffar Salman / Reuters

The Sex Jihad That Never Happened -- Sheera Frenkel, BuzzFeed Staff

Stories of women entering Syria on a “Sex Jihad” have taken the media by storm.

But are any of them actually true?

RAMTHE, Jordan — Leila, 23, still blushes when she talks about her first kiss. Now heavily pregnant with her first child, she says she didn’t even hold hands with a boy until she met her husband.

“I come from a rural area, I am a modest woman, a believer,” she says. “You understand that my husband and I were both very innocent when we were married. That is why this whole story, this crazy sex jihad thing is so so shocking.”

Leila is one of hundreds of women who have been accused of going on a “Sex Jihad” in Syria. Last month, her parents appeared on a local Tunisian television network to speak about their “lost daughter.” Her mother stands silently as her father tearfully recounts how his daughter was led astray to “prostitute herself to Syrian dogs.”

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My Comment: This story did catch the world's attention .... but it is all false. Another example of disinformation and propaganda in a war-zone.