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

Sara has urged those involved in forced marriage to stop.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Survivors of forced marriage fear cases will remain underground, despite a new minimum-age law designed to crack down on children being married.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

Washington is one of 43 states that allow children to get married, according to Unchained At Last, an organization that advocates against child marriage and forced marriage.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

As he had foreseen, it required little persuasion to induce Oldcorne to lend his assistance to the forced marriage, and he only feared the decided opposition they should encounter from Viviana.

From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison