Tourism is viewed in Egypt as a positive force, providing jobs and cultural interaction and driving the country’s economy. But a sinister side to the industry has come to the fore again following the launch of a campaign against “marriage tourism”, where a visiting Arab man pays to wed a young Egyptian girl, usually below the legal age of marriage.
The marriages last any amount of time, from a couple of hours to years. Often they are simply a pretext for the man to have sex with the girl legally, while sometimes the man will take the girl back to his country, where they often serve as maids to other wives. *HERE* <http://1426.blogspot.com/2009/08/now-marriage-tourism-in-egypt.html>
