Read more arranged marriage stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12949/arranged-marriage.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:13:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71663/thousands-marry-in-mass-moonie-wedding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHe is nearly 90 years old, but Sun Myung Moon—cult leader, Washington Times founder, self-proclaimed Messiah—can still draw a crowd. The leader of the Unification Church led a mass wedding for some 40,000 people outside of Seoul today, on the campus of, yes, Sun Moon University. It...http://www.newser.com/story/71663/thousands-marry-in-mass-moonie-wedding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 8:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62982/indians-arrange-marriages-via-reality-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the distant past, Indian parents arranged marriages with the help of relations and local priests. These days, they’re turning to Rupert Murdoch. News Corp’s Star TV has launched a daily reality show called Star Vivaah , or Star Weddings , a kind of video personals for prospective brides, grooms, and, of...http://www.newser.com/story/62982/indians-arrange-marriages-via-reality-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Jun 2009 13:43:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57648/saudi-child-brides-marriage-annulled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe marriage of an eight-year-old Saudi girl to a man in his 50s that drew worldwide attention has been annulled in an out-of-court settlement, the BBC reports. A judge had twice denied the girl—reportedly married off by her father to pay a debt—a divorce. The case has led...http://www.newser.com/story/57648/saudi-child-brides-marriage-annulled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 7:27:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56226/saudis-to-crack-down-after-man-weds-8-year-old.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmid an uproar over an adult man’s marriage to an 8-year-old girl, Saudi Arabia will begin regulating child marriage, the BBC reports. The country’s justice minister wants to end the “arbitrary” process, he said, though he didn’t say such matches would be banned. A court upheld the marriage provided the...http://www.newser.com/story/56226/saudis-to-crack-down-after-man-weds-8-year-old.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Apr 2009 8:54:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54291/saudi-court-blocks-marriage-to-8-year-old-girl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Saudi Arabian appeals court has thrown out a ruling upholding an 8-year-old girl's marriage to a 47-year-old man, reports CNN. The marriage—arranged by the girl's father to settle a debt—still stands for now under Saudi law. But the ruling sustains a legal challenge to the marriage by...http://www.newser.com/story/54291/saudi-court-blocks-marriage-to-8-year-old-girl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 4:08:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49703/reality-show-to-feature-arranged-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA series following arranged marriages is CBS’ next big reality-TV venture, James Hibberd writes on his Hollywood Reporter blog. The show, from the producers behind Project Runway and Top Chef , will follow four unlucky-in-love singles whose friends and family select a spouse; cameras will then continue to follow the couples...http://www.newser.com/story/49703/reality-show-to-feature-arranged-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Feb 2009 15:37:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47869/cops-bust-dad-who-married-off-girl-14-for-beer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSomething got lost in translation when a California man arranged for his 14-year-old daughter to marry an 18-year-old neighbor in exchange for cash, beer, and meat, reports the San Jose Mercury News. When the bridegroom failed to pay the promised $16,000, 160 cases of beer, and six cases of...http://www.newser.com/story/47869/cops-bust-dad-who-married-off-girl-14-for-beer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Jan 2009 6:24:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46022/saudi-girl-8-cant-divorce-husband-58-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn 8-year-old Saudi girl will remain married to her 58-year-old husband after a court struck down her mother’s request for a divorce, the Daily Mail reports. The hard-up father, who is divorced from the mother, signed a contract in August and received a dowry of about $7,400. The court...http://www.newser.com/story/46022/saudi-girl-8-cant-divorce-husband-58-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Dec 2008 14:10:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42085/men-are-victims-of-forced-marriage-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYoung men in Germany's Turkish immigrant community are being forced into marriage by their families, Der Speigel reports. Organizations that help people escape from such marriages say the focus on female victims overlooks the fact that men are also being harassed, blackmailed and beaten into marriages, often to a close...http://www.newser.com/story/42085/men-are-victims-of-forced-marriage-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Nov 2008 7:43:39 CST