News media across have reported that a wedding in Bareilly (UP) was called off after the bride refused to go ahead with it. The groom and his family allegedly demanded a car and Rs 20 lakh in cash as ...

Should laws against child marriage, domestic violence or harassment be cancelled simply because enforcement is difficult?

In the UAE, family law is stipulated under three main regulations, namely, the Federal Decree Law No. 41 of 2024 on the Issuance on the Personal Status Law, governing Muslims across the country, the ...

The practice of dowry has transformed from a voluntary gift to a coercive demand, often putting a financial burden on the ...

"When a man demands dowry, he’s upholding tradition. When a woman asks for alimony, she’s a gold digger. Funny how the rules change when the money flows in the opposite direction." In a society deeply ...

Unravelling the murky origins of dowry in India is not easy. Dowries are essentially a payment made by the bride’s family in cash or goods in exchange for marriage. Women are expected to relinquish ...

His parents supported him immediately, and members of the bride’s family were visibly relieved. In Muzaffarnagar, an area where dowry transactions have continued discreetly despite the law prohibiting ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Soy MP David Kiplagat has started a conversation to discourage the practice of paying ...

A court in southern India on Tuesday sentenced a man to 10 years in prison in a ruling that found he abused his wife over their wedding dowry, leading to her death by suicide. The district court in ...

Should a woman pay her own dowry? This is a question many Kenyans on social media debated after a middle-aged woman claimed she paid her own dowry for a man who later abandoned her. Purity Wambui, the ...