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Britain urged to intervene to end forced marriages

One girl below the age of 18 is married off every three seconds worldwide, according to a community development charity, which is calling for the British government to help end child marriage. Plan UK will publish a report this week entit [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Asian Brides Online for Marriage at Free Asian Dating Sites

The world we live in is wonderful. We live in an electronic world. We can do anything on net. Even we can seek love on net. There are thousands of Asian brides for marriage at free Asian dating sites. Thousands of Asian relationships and [...]

Posted On : Jun, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Asian marriage and sex culture

The number of Asian girls looking to marry foreign men out weighs the opposite scenario. This has been the case for decades as young and older Asian females seek a better life than the third world conditions they are accustomed to. Wester [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

South Asian Marriages

Marriage is one of the most significant events that each of us has or ever will experience in our lives. When focusing our lens even closer onto South Asian families, such a life-changing event can have a noticeable impact not only on eac [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Marriage bridal Lehnga Colour and Design

Whatever the alternative – be it the saree or lehgna most South Asian brides shall opt the customary red colour for their marriage outfits.The colour purple has been associated with royalty from the times of the Roman Empire and ver [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

PAKISTANI TRADITIONS OF MARRIAGE AND COURTSHIP

There is no tradition of dating in Pakistan. Which I think helps teenagers to avoid a disturbed state of mind by not getting into messy relationships, instead we have arranged marriage system for people there, believe that, “Its bet [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

GENERAL REASONS WHY HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE IS HARMFUL

1. It Is Not Marriage Calling something marriage does not make it marriage. Marriage has always been a covenant between a man and a woman, which is by its nature ordered toward the procreation and education of children and the unity [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Child marriage: our commitment to ending it

At the coming review summit on the millennium development goals, the focus will rightly be on those areas where progress has been most disappointing. High on this list is the failure to improve maternal health in the poorest countries. [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Fleeing arranged marriage

A FORCED marriage involves duress and lack of consent from both parties. In an arranged marriage, the families organise the marriage but the choice of whether to accept the arrangement is up to the couple. That's the theory. If only [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Marriage seminars dominate Bride and Groom Expo

MARRIAGE seminars took centre stage at the Bride and Groom Expo on Friday. Guests flocked Katonga Hall at Hotel Africana in Kampala, where Mama Tendo Foundation counsellors examined the marriage institution. The three-day exhibition was [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Walking Marriage of Mosuo People

The walking marriage widely adopted by the Mosuo people of China is a unique marriage custom that is deeply related to its social and cultural traditions of the matrilineal family system. In a walking marriage, the couples do not marry t [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

The Changing Face of Arranged Marriages in India

There’s an interesting article in a special promotional section of the Hindustan Times today. It takes a look back over 85 years of matrimonial ads in India. As can be expected, quite a bit has changed over time. It’s fascina [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Marriages - Traditional and modern

AN interesting commentary on the institution of marriage and the various forms of love, specially in the Indian context. The book is light hearted but with an undercurrent of a thought provoking message. The message? That marriage here i [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

ARE ARRANGED MARRIAGES WORTH A TRY?

The ‘arranged marriage’ phenomena is still extremely popular in India - only that annoying matchmaker aunties have been replaced by sleek matrimonial websites where users can control their privacy settings and dump a ‘p [...]