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Marriage in Egypt
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02 Mar 2008 Sun 04:57 pm |
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In Egypt and across the Middle East, many young people are being forced to put off marriage, the gateway to independence, sexual activity and societal respect. Marriage plays an important financial role for families and the community. Often the only savings families acquire over a lifetime is the money for their children to marry, and handing it over amounts to an intergenerational transfer of wealth. Abeer Adel, 19, and her fiancé, Amgad Muhammad, 21, looked at engagement rings and other jewelry at a shop in Cairo. The two, who are cousins, said they planned to be engaged for four years
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/02/16/world/20080217EGYPT_index.html
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02 Mar 2008 Sun 07:40 pm |
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Roswitha, how is this related to Turkey?
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02 Mar 2008 Sun 08:07 pm |
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It is in the general/off topic section
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02 Mar 2008 Sun 08:12 pm |
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that's not where Ros put it though.
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02 Mar 2008 Sun 08:23 pm |
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ok I realised some of her threads have been relocated 
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03 Mar 2008 Mon 07:52 pm |
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Quoting Roswitha: In Egypt and across the Middle East, many young people are being forced to put off marriage, the gateway to independence, sexual activity and societal respect. Marriage plays an important financial role for families and the community. Often the only savings families acquire over a lifetime is the money for their children to marry, and handing it over amounts to an intergenerational transfer of wealth. Abeer Adel, 19, and her fiancé, Amgad Muhammad, 21, looked at engagement rings and other jewelry at a shop in Cairo. The two, who are cousins, said they planned to be engaged for four years
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/02/16/world/20080217EGYPT_index.html |
In any case, some of these brides are 17 or just barely adults....I don't see how waiting a few years is such a crisis.
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03 Mar 2008 Mon 08:26 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: In any case, some of these brides are 17 or just barely adults....I don't see how waiting a few years is such a crisis. |
you are clearly an evil westerner 
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04 Mar 2008 Tue 12:33 am |
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Quoting Elisabeth:
In any case, some of these brides are 17 or just barely adults....I don't see how waiting a few years is such a crisis. |
Of course its not a crisis,just needs good logic and judgment which those who marry early lack them ,in my opinion of course!
But normally they dont get married in that age tho,except if they come from a very poor and non educated environment,but other than that,they marry at their twenties,engagement here can take few years, from 1 to 5 yrs of even more depends on their economical stiuations.
The regular marriage age between girls here almost from 23,24 till 30th
And its getting later for more girls tend to work and settle their careers first before marrige.
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04 Mar 2008 Tue 12:36 am |
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Quoting catwoman: Quoting Elisabeth: In any case, some of these brides are 17 or just barely adults....I don't see how waiting a few years is such a crisis. |
you are clearly an evil westerner |
Tell that to the WESTERN teeagers mothers also 
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04 Mar 2008 Tue 08:19 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Quoting Roswitha: In Egypt and across the Middle East, many young people are being forced to put off marriage, the gateway to independence, sexual activity and societal respect. Marriage plays an important financial role for families and the community. Often the only savings families acquire over a lifetime is the money for their children to marry, and handing it over amounts to an intergenerational transfer of wealth. Abeer Adel, 19, and her fiancé, Amgad Muhammad, 21, looked at engagement rings and other jewelry at a shop in Cairo. The two, who are cousins, said they planned to be engaged for four years
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/02/16/world/20080217EGYPT_index.html |
In any case, some of these brides are 17 or just barely adults....I don't see how waiting a few years is such a crisis. |
It's easier to have babies when you are young than when you are older and your bones and ligaments become more rigid. Like it or not, anatomy has a LOT to do with destiny.
Just because a woman gets married young is no reason her education has to finish. I know a couple who got married young, the wife is now finishing her phd.
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