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
But charities like Karma Nirvana, which helps women affected by forced marriage, say the prosecution rates do not reflect the true number of victims.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
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
But a forced marriage of that sort obliterates the very brand that helped create the streaming business by making television what it is today.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023
The opening orchestral measures seem oppressed with a tuneful despair that is soon explained by her song, wherein she bewails this forced marriage, for her heart still cherishes Raoul.
From Stars of the Opera by Wagnalls, Mabel
