English Summer = Forced Marriage Season?


	English Summer = Forced Marriage Season?

wiccantexan

7-11-2009 11:21 AM

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marriage, teens, pakistan, india, britain

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7-11-2009 12:08 PM

tanyamm

Those poor girls.

7-12-2009 9:53 AM

oldbogus

What a great culture. As bad as the Hindi caste system. I don't understand how people can treat others so callously.

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