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World Service,29 Jan 1999,28 mins

Does Arranged Marriage Impede on Women's Rights?

Everywoman

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Many young Asian-British women in Bradford agree with arranged marriage - up to a point. But when do they become forced marriages? Also on the programme: a mother-and-daughter cowgirl duo discuss the appeal of the rodeo lifestyle in the USA. The topical diary is from a woman who lives on the high seas.

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