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- 2008: A study conducted by the British Home Office reported that at least 3,000 British women are forced into marriage annuallyThe Guardian 3,000 women a year forced into marriage in UK (March 8, 2008)
- The United Kingdom's Forced Marriage Unit deals with 5,000 inquiries and 300 cases of forced marriage every yearThe Guardian Compulsory Lessons Urged on Forced Marriage... (June 13, 2008)
- Men or women may be forced into marriage BBC News: Call for Male Forced Wedding Help(February 2, 2008)
- Girls as young as 13 reported as being forced into marriageCNN: Teen Bride's Cry for Help Led to Raid (April 9, 2008)
- A forced marriage may be ground for both a legal and/or a religious annulment
- May occur in any country
- Were common among royal families and the upper-class societies
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The issue of consent is the primary difference between a forced marriage and an arranged marriage. A forced marriage occurs when one or both parties do not willingly consent, or are coerced, into a marriage. In an arranged marriage, however, both parties are willing participants. BBC Religion & Ethics Forced Marriages
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Forced Marriage Questions
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Can a marriage survive without sex? 6 AnswersI think it ultimately depends on the individual couple. I guess it could work for some people. Personally, I would have a hard time dealing with a sexless marri... read more -
What is the difference between the strong force and weak force? Where can each force be found and how can they be measured? 1 AnswerThe strong force acts only on quarks and the strong force carrier (gluon). The electroweak force acts on quarks as well as leptons, which includes more normal e... read more -
How are interracial marriages bad for children? 9 AnswersAs context to the answer I'll state that (1) nobody should have the right to tell two consenting competent adults who they can or cannot marry; and (2) overall,... read more -
What causes the weak force to break down converting a proton into a neutron and positron? 1 AnswerThe weak force does not break down in the process you mention. It mediates this process. At the lowest level (i.e. at the no-loop Feynman diagram level) the pr... read more
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Forced Marriage Central Groups
- United Kingdom
- Missdorothy.com: Survivors' Stories
- Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood: Forced Marriage Condemned
- Fox News: U.K. Cracks Down on Forced Marriage (March 11, 2008)
- The Guardian: Forced marriage in UK 'a widespread problem' (March 9, 2008)
- BBC News: Forced marriage law 'not needed' (June 7, 2006)
- Africa
- UNHCR: Somalia: Prevalence of Forced or Arranged Marriages (October 30, 2006)
- Forward: Child and Forced Marriage
- Third World Traveler: Wanted: the right to refuse (August 2001)
- BBC News: Africa's forced marriages (March 8, 2001)
- UNICEF Statistics: Child Marriage (July 2008)
- United States
- Chron.com: Polygamist Sect Leader Warren Jeffs Hospitalized (July 9, 2008)
- Chron.com: Woman Sobs on Stand... (September 15, 2007)
- Salt Lake Tribune: Jeffs Abused Trust of Teen, judge says (August 30, 2007)
- ABC News: Polygamous Sect Leader Facing Charges in Arizona (August 26, 2008)
- Guardian Unlimited: Leader of polygamist sect forced girl into marriage.. (November 23, 2006)
- U.S Department of State: Poverty, Illiteracy, and Child Marriage (September 14, 2005)
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