The Case for Arranged Marriage
Here's my arranged marriage story...Years ago, I was told to scope out a prospective bride. Not for myself; I was actually the scout. One day, I got a call from my dad, saying that my cousin, who lives...
View ArticleArranged Marriage and Micropolis
Arun Venugopal, reporter and the creator of Micropolis—WNYC’s multi-platform series examining race, sexuality, religion, street life and other issues that define New York City—explores the...
View ArticleAndrew and Akina Cox: Meet the Moonies
A hip young artist couple find themselves in an arranged marriage. Get the full story here.
View ArticleConfronting love and oppression in Afghanistan
For years, filmmaker Zohreh Soleimani followed a tragic romance set in Afghanistan. The couple met, fell in love … and went to jail. So what went wrong? With her camera in hand, Zohreh confronted the...
View ArticlePatel Meet Patel
Siblings Ravi Patel, actor, and Geeta Patel, writer and director, talk about what it's like to seek an arranged marriage in America, and their documentary “Meet the Patels” which explores family...
View ArticleEnding Child Marriages in America, How Internment Camps Influenced American...
Fraidy Reiss, the founder and executive director of Unchained At Last, joins us to discuss her work to help women and girls escape arranged and forced marriages, and her efforts to end child marriage...
View ArticleEnding Child Marriage in America
Fraidy Reiss is the founder and executive director of Unchained At Last, a nonprofit that helps women and girls escape arranged and forced marriages and works to end child marriage in the United...
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