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

In Norway, where cousin marriage was banned last year, lawmakers said the practice was linked to forced marriage, with some South Asian immigrant women coerced into unions with relatives.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

Now 41, she is an ambassador for Oxford Against Cutting, visiting schools across the region to educate others on forced marriage and honour-based abuse.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

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

She tells the story of the one-eyed man who appeared at her forced marriage, and of the sword.

From The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring by Shaw, Bernard