forced marriage
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When AFP visited Ibrahim's set last year, he was filming season two of "Wata Shida", a series about a woman confronted with the prospect of a forced marriage.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
To change this, the Home Office has said it will pilot a prevalence study looking at how widespread forced marriage is, as part of a raft of measures to crack down on honour-based abuse.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
Personally, I was relieved not to bear witness to another forced marriage between script and score.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024
Roshni, set up in 1979, supports minority communities affected by domestic violence, forced marriage and honour-based abuse.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024
In this it seems clear that ordinary public opinion is in the right, not because people choose wisely, but because any choice of their own is better than a forced marriage.
From Political Ideals by Russell, Bertrand
