61. Ms. Abankwah protested, refusing to accept an arranged marriage and to take part in rituals intended to determine whether she was a virgin. 62. Of course, it was an oddly arranged marriage to begin with. 63. Perhaps most of all, arranged marriage persists because of family ties. 64. Questions like that actually lead me to reconsider arranged marriages. 65. Rather than go through with an arranged marriage to a wealthy but elderly fishmonger, Rosina decides to take the high road. 66. Recently, the U.S. granted asylum to a young woman who fled the African nation of Togo after she faced genital mutilation in preparation for an arranged marriage. 67. Raja shocked her parents when she told them she would not enter into an arranged marriage. 68. Shah said she was not against the concept of arranged marriages. 69. She disappointed them, she says, by deciding not to become a doctor or agree to an arranged marriage. |