arranged marriage
Why some young Muslim women are leaning into arranged marriages
By Aysha Khan — February 13, 2019
(RNS) — Halal dating apps are gaining traction among young Muslims. But dating often comes with its own set of headaches, so many young Muslim women say they are bypassing the drama by leaning into their family’s traditions of arranged marriage.
Canada bill would ban polygamy, other ‘barbaric cultural practices’
By Ron Csillag — November 7, 2014
TORONTO (RNS) The "Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act" would ban arranged marriages of minors and deport polygamists.
Marriage: What’s love got to do with it? Historically, very little
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — February 12, 2014
The ideal of love as a primary reason for marriage began to spread in the late 18th century and early 19th century, partly due to the French and American revolutions and the idea that people had a right to pursue personal happiness.
COMMENTARY: My parents arranged my marriage, and I’m cool with that
By Judilee King — February 7, 2014
(RNS) I was going to say no. But I realized if I was ever going to do this, I needed to try. I felt like I might be blocking a blessing God could be offering me if I wasn't open to it. I decided I was willing to start the process.
REVIEW: ‘Fill the Void’ explores arranged marriages
By Joe Williams — July 12, 2013
(RNS) Rama Burshtein is the first Orthodox Israeli woman to direct a feature film about a woman's yearning for independent identity within the strict, tightly knit religious community of observant Jews.
One woman’s journey out of faith, family and fear
By Kimberly Winston — March 3, 2013
(RNS) A young woman stood outside a Greyhound bus with a ticket in her hand and a backpack over her shoulder. She was guilty of two offenses: rejecting her father's choice of husband and renouncing her family's Islamic faith. Deciding whether to boarding that bus, she said later, would be the hardest thing she had done in her 18 years.
Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon dies at 92
By Daniel Burke — September 2, 2012
(RNS) The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, revered as a messiah within his Unification Church but regarded by many others as a vain and enigmatic man who blessed mass weddings, built a sprawling business empire and presided over a personality cult, died on Monday (Sept. 3) in South Korea. He was 92. By Daniel Burke.
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