Brides of Quran and Forced Marriage

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Practice of marriage is an institution which has existed for centuries. Mostly marriage is considered as one of the best form of relationship as kinship between two individuals. Marriage usually occurs when both parties make their relationship public, official and permanent. The Legal Information Institute in Cornell University Law School defines marriage as a legal union of a couple on the following conditions: 1) both parties should be legally able to marry each other 2) mutual consent 3) a lawful marriage contract (Gangoli et al., 2011: 26) (Marriage). This definition of marriage is ideal for practice but in reality sometimes this is not the case. Sometimes, the issue of consent is questionable because consent can be provided as a result of manipulation and coercion; thus, individuals can get married forcefully. Women are usually the victims of forced marriage, but not all marriage are forced and both men and women have equal potential to be victims of forced marriages. Forced marriage is defined as “a marriage that takes place without the free or valid consent of one or both of the partners and involves either physical or emotional duress (Gangoli et al., 2011: 26). Early marriage is related to forced marriage because minors are deemed incapable of giving informed consent” (Thomas, 2009: 2) . This definition of forced marriage includes words “free and valid consent” since consent can be obtained but it does not always mean it is obtained without threats, coercion or force. One of the most barbaric forms of marriage practice in some countries is marrying a girl to an object, for instance, marrying a girl to the Quran, a holy book. This paper aims to explore what are brides of the Quran and whether marrying a women/girl to the...

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