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Between Sainu and Shahina: A character sketch of two Muslim women characters in Indian Cinema


Posted by izzie on 21 Nov 2013 / 2 Comments
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With the recent controversy surrounding  Arabi Kalayanam (the term used to describe the practice of marrying  young girls from Kerala, India to Arab men for a lesser dowry), and legalizing marriage for Muslim girls younger than 18 years of age, I was reminded of T.V Chandran’s 2003 movie, Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam (Chapter One: A […]

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Marriages in Pakistan: More than just a gamble


Posted by merium on 26 Sep 2012 / 2 Comments
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Recently, I’ve come across two articles on marriage, each published months apart in the New York Times.  The first is an introspective piece that advocates marriage within a Western setting, and the other addresses the apparent prevalence of free-will marriages in Pakistan.  While the first discusses a past romantic relationship and how the author eventually […]

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Making Arrangements: Are Arranged Marriages Really so Easy?


Posted by azra on 06 Jan 2010 / 0 Comments
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It seems that Muslims seeking meaningful relationships with members of the opposite sex, and how they go about acquiring such relationships in an Islamically appropriate way, have been quite a popular subject.  A recent perusal of the blogosphere over the past week brought me to the wonderful blog Organica where Organic Muslimah has a two-part […]

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