arranged marriages in pakistan outline

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Arranged Marriages in Pakistan outline

I. Purpose and defnitiona. Purpose - How are they decided?

i. Generally, the marriage stands as an alliance etween !amiliesin addition to the normal union etween husand and wi!e.ii. "hey are o!ten arranged within the !amily or within the same

community or ethnicity.#. Marriage with an e$tended relati%e, such as a frst cousin,

is decreasing in popularity, ut used to e much more

!re&uent.iii. 'ocial and educational status are %ery important in deciding an

arrangement.i%. (o%e marriages are ecoming more !re&uent, which allows

arranged marriages to e more )e$ile than in the past.#. 'emi-arranged marriages

*. +onsent o! the engaged. tc.

II. 'tatistics and o%er%iewa. 'tats

i. orldwide stats#. //0 o! the marriages in the world are arranged marriages*. In India, 120 o! the marriages are arranged.

a. 3i%orce rate in India is 4ust #.#0. 560 o! the girls in an arranged marriage in 'outh Asia are

under #6 years old.5. 7n a%erage, arranged marriages ha%e a di%orce rate o!

4ust 50.ii. 'uccess 8 *22 study 9according to 'ekho.com.pk:

#. ;ully arranged marriagea. ni%ersity o! ;lorida.

III. Processa. ;ormalities and +ustomsi. ary according to the indi%idual arrangements, ut still !ollow

some generalities.ii. "here is a lot o! %arying in!ormation, due to the modern social

)e$iility that Pakistan currently has.#. 7rder o! e%ents*. 'ome e%ents are now unnecessary and are ypassed

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i. Proposal#. Proposal Party

a. A reception held y oth !amilies@ parents and

elders.. Generally held at the ride-to-e@s house, and

typically without the groom present.c. "here@s usually re!reshments and occasionally a

recitation o! the uran@s frst chapterB 'urah ;atiha.d. May also include a Cgood-willD dowry.

*. ngagement 9ManiyaanEMaiyaan:a. Fot an Islamic re&uirement, ut is a more estern

tradition.. +an e !ormal or in!ormal, %arying in location and

!eel.ii. Pre-wedding

#. 3holkia. Gathering o! women at the ride@s house to sing

and dance.. "here are generally instruments, with theattendees playing them.

c. +ustoms dier, ut it is common !or each !amily tohold their own respecti%e dholki, ut they do not

attend each other@s dholki nights.*. Mehndi

a. Henna ceremonyiii. edding day

#. Mahra. A mandatory payment in money or possessions,

similar in purpose to a deposit or collateral paid y

the groom to the ride.*. araat

a. Procession o! the groom and his !amily, relati%es,

and !riends as they go to the ride@s home !or theceremony.

. Fikah 9Fikkah:a. ;or Muslims, the ceremony itsel!J also includes a

contract signing.5. edding/. 'howing o! the !ace 9Munh 3ikhai:

a. A custom in which the groom rushes ack the

ride@s %eil, seeing her !ace !or the frst time.. "raditionally occurs in pri%ate at the suhag raat, ute%entually ecame a pulic symol.

=. Kukhsatia. "he Csending-oD where the groom and his !amily

will lea%e together with the ride.. ur@an is normally held o%er the ride@s head as

she walks to the e$it.i%. Post-edding


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#. 'har-i-Li!a! 9'uhag Kaat:a. edding night, lit. golden night. Munh 3ikhai 9showing o! the !ace: may sometimes

occur here in pri%ate instead o! at the wedding

reception.*. alima

a. A reception thrown y the groom@s !amily. It is to signi!y the pulic reception o! the marriage.c. "his is more traditionally )e$ile than the pre%ious

e%ents, allowing !or a more estern approach to awedding.

i. Fon-ethnic clothingii. +ake cuttingiii. tc.

. Makhlawaa. ride returns to her parents@ home with her

husand, and they stay !or a !ew days.

. A series o! dinner parties may !ollow, as guestscome to %isit the newlyweds.c. "his system can last up to e%en a year a!ter the

marriage.I. 7ther !acts

a. Polygynyi. A suset o! polygamy with the limitation that only the male may

ha%e multiple spouses.ii. Marriage Act o! #1=/iii. 7ccurs with written consent o! frst wi!ei%. >p to !our wi%es%. Ahar Haidri and wi%es

#. Married two women in the same daya. Had an arranged marriage and a lo%e marriage in

response to his dilemma in choosing one o! the

two.. Mass weddings

i. Go%ernment arranges mass weddings with attendance o!

occasionally hundreds o! couplesii. ;or poorer citiens

. Ke!erences

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