Curse of Arranged or Forced Marriages

He is from a “good” family or biradri! The girl might be given a chance to look at her future groom once if the parents are “Progressive”

Window Shopping

Since the female/object in question is not really required to speak or profess her opinions during the proceedings it allows her free reign to watch at will.

Thin as a Pin

Most bachelors will regurgitate the socially-acceptable rhetoric of finding the “traditional good girl”. What they fail to mention is that below the tip of the iceberg lies an enormous list of demands that are to be met before these young sta

Deranged Arranged Marriages

I’ve got some advice for all you brown kids out there, take your chances, fall in love, get a date to prom, need an excuse? lie about sleeping over at Abdul or Sana’s house its as easy as that, chances are that the girl won’t feel like p

Superstitious Me: Pappu decides to marry for Allah

Pappu, my close friend, decided to get married for the sake of Allah Subhanahu watallah and to fulfill his deen.

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