Mai Neng Moua is certain that many of the people in her life won’t like her new memoir, “The Bride Price: A Hmong Wedding Story” (Minnesota Historical Society Press). That’s a tough starting place for ...

Will Benjamin be able to pay the bride price that Akinyi’s family is asking for? Pic credit: TLC Benjamin made his way to Kenya to meet Akinyi, the woman that he wants to marry. The problem is, if ...

After the latest episode of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 days, Benjamin is defending himself. Pic credit: TLC On the latest episode of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days, Benjamin made a major flub ...

If you grew up in the West, you might have thought that exchanges of money between families when their children got married was a practice that ended at least centuries ago. That practice is still a ...

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Florence Musidika was a primary school teacher in an unhappy and violent marriage. In 2002 she asked her husband for a divorce. In response, as she bent over one morning to light a fire to make ...

'The Bride Price' is taking over the Nigerian box office in two weeks. After spending just two weeks in cinemas, the indigenous film is already ruling with ₦13 million. Still, data from the Cinema ...

A municipal government in northern China has congratulated a newlywed couple with gifts of a rice cooker and a pair of handcrafted figurines for marrying with “zero bride price.” According to Hebei ...

This is the second article in a series on bride prices. Part one, on how the practice varies by region, can be found here. Bai, a doctor who runs a clinic in a largely rural county in northwestern ...

When Janet Akiding wed in 2004, when she was a teenager, her husband's family paid a "bride price." That's the custom in Bukedea, the district of Uganda where she lives. Her parents received four ...

A woman whose bride price has not been paid is often viewed as "cheap." This has sparked debates on social media. These demands are seen as a barrier to matrimony, with men stating that the financial ...

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