dowry
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"Dowry is a social evil and we are committed to ending it. I have directed all police stations to give proper help to any woman who approaches them," Mr Mishra told me.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2023
Dowry, she says, is often not a one-off payment for greedy families of grooms who keep demanding more and more even after marriage because "it's easy money, a conduit to get rich quick".
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2023
Dowry is a complex issue that involves changing attitudes, implementing sex education in schools, and truly empowering women.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2016
In Nairobi, the angry young men have formed a group called the Kenya Dowry Reformation Movement, and are flooding Nairobi pa pers with letters demanding an end.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bryda had nearly reached the entrance to Dowry Square, fearing she might be reprimanded for delay, when her heart beat fast as she recognised the Squire, Mr Bayfield, crossing over it to meet her.
From Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century by Marshall, Emma
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