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
But charities like Karma Nirvana, which helps women affected by forced marriage, say the prosecution rates do not reflect the true number of victims.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
To change this, the Home Office has said it will pilot a prevalence study looking at how widespread forced marriage is, as part of a raft of measures to crack down on honour-based abuse.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
Personally, I was relieved not to bear witness to another forced marriage between script and score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
Yours is no better than a forced marriage.
From Imprudence by F.E. Mills Young
