Status of Women committee  That's right. Just to quickly answer the question that was asked before, the quickest way to deal with this issue, I think, based on our recommendations in our brief, would be legal empowerment for these women so they feel they have some legal way, through an extradition proces

Status of Women committee  In terms of the first question, you're absolutely right. I did not want to leave the impression that all members of the Muslim community engage in arranged marriages. I singled out the Shia because that is what came to mind at the moment from my own research in terms of temporary

Status of Women committee  Not that I have heard of. That's something that, from my understanding, happens a lot between the Shia, within the Shia branch of Islam. These are temporary marriages that occur. I have not come across any examples of that as of yet, which doesn't mean it may not be happening, bu

Status of Women committee  In Canada, the issue of fraudulent marriages frequently comes up in the South Asian community. Arranged marriages are often the norm within Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim communities back in India. The practice of arranged marriages, one needs to stress, is not the same thing as a force