Escaping child marriage… with Payzee Mahmod

Payzee Mahmod is an activist, campaigner and public speaker who advocates for women and children’s rights. She is campaigner at the KWRO women’s rights organisation and an Obama Leader.

She tells us the incredibly moving story of how she became a victim of child marriage at the age of sixteen. After her sister Banaz was murdered in of an ‘honour’ killing - Payzee bravely left her marriage and started a new life. She now campaigns for women and girls around the world - working to end harmful practices including child marriage and female genital mutilation. 

Payzee tells us about the successful campaign to criminalise child marriage in the UK, what it was like to see her sister’s story told in an ITV drama and her journey to healing. 

As a content warning, this episode contains some content some people may find distressing - including discussion of violence against women and murder.

IKROW is a charity supporting women & girls in the UK at risk of ‘honour’ based abuse, domestic violence, FGM and forced marriage. You can find more information about their work here.

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Should I Delete That? is produced by Faye Lawrence 

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