Forced marriages prevail

Sat, 01 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JEMBER, East Java: Arranged marriages are common in this city
in spite of the statistics showing that many of them ended up in
divorce, a court official says.

Syamsul Hadi of the local religious court, said many parents
still insist on deciding the spouse of their offspring, and very
often they simply do not match, the Antara news agency reported.
(par)

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