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

Sara has urged those involved in forced marriage to stop.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

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

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

Perhaps if I had been a mother I could have endured the torture of a forced marriage of suitability.

From The Deserted Woman by Marriage, Ellen