Arranged Marriage is not Forced Marriage
22 December, 2011
by Hena Zuberi Domestic Violence Series, Family and Community, Featured, Gender Relations, Injustice, Marriage, Society 50 comments
Arranged marriages are the cultural norm for many Muslims across the world. Men and women who are ready to get married may meet their future spouse through family or friends. Forced marriage, on the other hand, occurs when a man or woman is coerced by the family to marry, using threats, emotional blackmail, fraud, and even bribes. Arranged against the person will, without consent or consent under duress. That is not a marriage in Islam; it is oppression and abuse.
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