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31

Memories of the Highlands - Ottawa Citizen

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Memories of the Highlands
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - May 31, 2008
Q: This Swedish chest was given to my great-grandmother in 1847 so she could start collecting her dowry. It was made by her father, who carved her initials, …

May

31

Memories of the Highlands - Ottawa Citizen

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Memories of the Highlands
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - 54 minutes ago
Q: This Swedish chest was given to my great-grandmother in 1847 so she could start collecting her dowry. It was made by her father, who carved her initials, …

May

29

In-laws set woman ablaze on city road - Times of India

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In-laws set woman ablaze on city road
Times of India, India - 1 hour ago
He has brought a dowry charge against Vikram's family. Based on his complaint, police have framed charges under Section 304B (homicide not amounting to …
Set ablaze by in-laws Calcutta Telegraph
Woman burnt alive The Statesman
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May

29

In-laws set woman ablaze on city road - Times of India

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In-laws set woman ablaze on city road
Times of India, India - 12 minutes ago
Based on his complaint, police have framed charges under Section 304B (homicide not amounting to murder) and Section 498A (dowry harassment and torture), …

May

29

Wife accuses husband of dowry torture - Times of India

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Wife accuses husband of dowry torture
Times of India, India - 1 hour ago
AHMEDABAD: A woman lodged a complaint with the Vastrapur police station on Thursday, accusing her husband of immorality and harassment for dowry. …

May

28

A focus on female foeticide in India - Merinews

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A focus on female foeticide in India
Merinews, India - 50 minutes ago
There are basically two main reasons behind this act: Dowry, which has become compulsory phenomena in Indian society and another reason is having more sons …

May

27

Dowry ‘is socially endorsed form of violence against women’ - The News - International

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Dowry ‘is socially endorsed form of violence against women’
The News - International, Pakistan - 12 minutes ago
By Myra Imran Terming dowry a socially endorsed form of violence against women, speakers at a policy dialogue on this issue demanded effective legislation …

May

26

Tribe Sidelights: Imposes Fine to Counter Rocketing Dowry Demands - Arab News

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Tribe Sidelights: Imposes Fine to Counter Rocketing Dowry Demands
Arab News, Saudi Arabia - 15 minutes ago
AL-BAHA, 27 May 2008 — Faced with a barrage of complaints from young men who are unable to marry due to high dowry demands, a tribe in this southern Saudi …

May

25

Risky business - Sydney Morning Herald

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Risky business
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 48 minutes ago
"When a girl is born in India, it is not celebrated because the family must start saving for a dowry, whereas when a boy is born, sweets are distributed …

May

24

Samajwadi Party corporator arrested - Thaindian.com

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Samajwadi Party corporator arrested
Thaindian.com, Thailand - 19 hours ago
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) A Samajwadi Party corporator Mahesh Shukla was arrested here Saturday in a dowry harassment case, said the police. …

May

24

Marriages in Chhattisgarh on hold for the want of a “dowry snake” - Thaindian.com

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Marriages in Chhattisgarh on hold for the want of a “dowry snake”
Thaindian.com, Thailand - 1 hour ago
… community in Chhattisgarh’s Korba District observes an ancient bizarre ritual of making the bride carry nine different species of snakes as dowry. …

May

23

Indians' sympathies with higher class - Sent By : nazia144 … - NDTV.com

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Indians' sympathies with higher class - Sent By : nazia144 …
NDTV.com, India - 7 minutes ago
… no one is aborting female child,no parents are selling their daughters to prostuition dens for money and no women are being burnt in the name of dowry. …

May

23

Clinton and the Delegates: A Friendly Reply to Rachel Maddow - Huffington Post

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Clinton and the Delegates: A Friendly Reply to Rachel Maddow
Huffington Post, NY - 8 hours ago
It's funny: as in olden days, before women got the right to vote in 1920, it's the man who still needs the woman's dowry…in this case her political dowry. …
Proving Rachel Maddow Right: Clinton as Understudy OpEdNews
Hillary's Hypocrisy OpEdNews
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May

23

Clinton and the Delegates: A Friendly Reply to Rachel Maddow - Huffington Post

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Clinton and the Delegates: A Friendly Reply to Rachel Maddow
Huffington Post, NY - 6 hours ago
It's funny: as in olden days, before women got the right to vote in 1920, it's the man who still needs the woman's dowry…in this case her political dowry. …
Proving Rachel Maddow Right: Clinton as Understudy OpEdNews
Hillary's Hypocrisy OpEdNews
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May

23

Clinton and the Delegates: A Friendly Reply to Rachel Maddow - Huffington Post

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Clinton and the Delegates: A Friendly Reply to Rachel Maddow
Huffington Post, NY - 1 hour ago
It's funny: as in olden days, before women got the right to vote in 1920, it's the man who still needs the woman's dowry…in this case her political dowry. …

May

23

Clinton and the Delegates: A Friendly Reply to Rachel Maddow - Huffington Post

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Clinton and the Delegates: A Friendly Reply to Rachel Maddow
Huffington Post, NY - 18 minutes ago
It's funny: as in olden days, before women got the right to vote in 1920, it's the man who still needs the woman's dowry…in this case her political dowry. …

May

23

Woman beaten to death for dowry - Siasat Daily

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Woman beaten to death for dowry
Siasat Daily, India - 1 hour ago
Hyderabad, May 23: A 28-YEAR-OLD woman, P Devamma of Sriramnagar, was allegedly harassed for dowry and beaten to death yesterday. …

May

23

Healdsburg continues debate on Saggio Hills - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

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Healdsburg continues debate on Saggio Hills
Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CA - 8 minutes ago
In Burg's view, the developers of Saggio Hills, the last big chunk of undeveloped land in Healdsburg, should be sweetening the dowry. …

May

23

Asia: The land of raising sons - Asia Times Online

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Asia: The land of raising sons
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - 1 hour ago
India practices a "reverse dowry" system, opposite from most other societies. In India, the responsibility of providing a dowry is on the female and her …

May

23

Ostracisation issue settled - Newindpress

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Ostracisation issue settled
Newindpress, India - 29 minutes ago
The charge was that Abdul Khader of Palliyathodi had married off his daughter to a Mujahid activist without accepting any dowry. …
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