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Jordan: Wife Seeking in the Middle East

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Jordan, Indigenous, Women & Gender

“One of the most hated rituals in the middle east is the dreaded “Wife seeking”. Not only is it nerve wrecking for the potential groom and his family. But it's also considered humiliating for the ladies who find in the ritual demeaning to the woman,” writes Qwaider [1], from Jordan.