India's desert state of Rajasthan has the highest record of dowry-related deaths in India, but a Muslim dominated village’s daring break with the problematic tradition 20 years ago has netted results.

Gulalai had several suitors in her hometown in Pakistan, where arranged marriages are common. But the marriage proposals fell through because the families of the potential grooms demanded a hefty ...

Experts explain the history and meaning of this wedding tradition. Fact checked by Cherisse Harris A dowry is a traditional gift given during marriage, involving money, property, or valuable items.

As dowries have shifted from being made up of animals and objects to money, cultures and practices around their payment have changed too. Gitarama - The payment of dowries in parts of Rwandan society ...

A new twist to an ancient custom. In Oman, brides traditionally spend the cash they receive for their dowry on gold jewelry. Now, many Omani women are choosing to invest their dowries in property ...

Over half a century ago, the dowry was finally outlawed in India. The custom traditionally saw the family of a bride expected to give considerable amounts of money, jewelry and other valuables to the ...

A wedding motorcade of classic British TX4 taxis drives along the street in Jiangsu province's capital Nanjing. Chinese weddings are often used to show off wealth. Wang Luxian / For China Daily ...

This remote village in India-administered Kashmir is one of the rare places in South Asia that has managed to put an end to the practice of dowry, labeling it an evil custom.

Dear Editor, Dowries or marriage payments were quite common in rural Ireland until a generation ago. The bride brought with her into the marriage a lump sum of money, usually payable to the bridegroom ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Social affairs news every morning. In Regency England, it was “a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a ...

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