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2. Marriage customs in Africa - Wikipedia

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   The Yoruba integrate many traditional Yoruba marriage customs (such as arranged marriages and bridewealth) into their Christian and Islamic ceremonies. [11] Marriage to this ethnic group is seen to be the foundation of their society rather than a bond between two people expressing love for one another.

3. Athens author details her life in an arranged marriage ... - AOL

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   Author and entrepreneur Comfort Rexford believes her first book can be an inspiration to women, regardless of their marital status. Rexford recently published “Arranged Marriage: The Dilemma of ...

4. Wedding customs in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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   The Mareko tribe has its own traditional wedding customs. Women get married aged 15–17, men, 16–20. This tribe has eight different types of weddings. Tewaja means an arranged wedding, Alulima is an accidental wedding, Shokokanecho is where the man goes to the bride's house with his friends and takes her by force.

5. Arranged marriage - Wikipedia

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   As immigrants settled in and melded into a new culture, arranged marriages shifted first to quasi-arranged marriages where parents or friends made introductions and the couple met before the marriage; over time, the marriages among the descendants of these immigrants shifted to autonomous marriages driven by individual's choice, dating and ...

6. I Was Forced Into An Arranged Marriage At 18. Then I ... - AOL

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   As my marriage fell apart, I would often fall asleep in my sewing room chair and stumble into bed in the wee hours of the morning. It was the only space in the house that felt safe. My husband ...

7. Ukuthwalwa - Wikipedia

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   Ukuthwala is the South African term for bride kidnapping, the practice of a man abducting a young girl and forcing her into marriage, often without the consent of her parents. [1] These "marriages by capture" occur mainly in rural parts of South Africa, in particular the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. [2] The Basotho call it tjhobediso.

8. Traditional marriage in Hausa culture - Wikipedia

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   Hausa traditional marriage is not as expensive as other forms of marriage in Nigeria. [2] Hausa traditional marriage is based on Islamic or Sharia law. [3] In this tradition, a man seeks his parents' consent when he finds a woman he intends to marry. [citation needed] After the parents have given their consent, the other marital rites follow suit.

9. Mundugumor people - Wikipedia

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   Among the Mundugumor, arranged marriages were the most common and widely accepted way of creating a husband and wife bond. [4] All arranged marriages in Mundugumor culture involved familial ties and acceptance. Marriages were formed around brother-and-sister exchange. This exchange caused brothers to have pre-emptive rights over their sisters ...