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This Town Ended a Marriage Custom That Has Devastated Generations of Families
It is illegal but rampant in India and has led to violence against brides.
A Pakistani Designer Got Called Out for His Anti-Dowry Bridal Couture
People thought it was hypocritical of designer Ali Xeeshan to campaign against dowry when he sells bridal lehengas for thousands of dollars.
Indonesian Man Marries Two Women At Once ‘So Nobody Gets Hurt’
The ceremony was unconventional and the dowry was negligible.
Alarming Report Finds Not a Single Girl Born in 132 Indian Villages Since April
"We have discovered that out of a total of 216 deliveries, not a single girl child has been born in 132 villages, which is suspicious and has highlighted female foeticide."
Rajasthan's 'Dabbang Devi' Beats Patriarchy With a Stick
She's been threatened with kidnapping and death, but it hasn't stopped Ghisi Devi.
Why India's Men's Rights Movement Is Thriving
The Indian movement might be taking cues from the American men's rights movement, but Indian MRAs are already "lightyears ahead."
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Cows for a Dowry: My Conflicted Feelings About Respecting Kenyan Wedding Traditions in Canada
My sister gets a goat, my dad gets a trenchcoat, and I get to get married.