TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Shariah perspective on marriage contract and practice in contemporary Muslim societies
JO  - International journal of social science and humanity
A1  - Riaz, Shamreeza
SP  - 263
EP  - 267
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
N2  - Forced marriages are worldwide phenomena and also exist in Pakistani society. It involves the lack of free and full consent of at least one of the parties to a marriage. Mostly, females are victims of forced marriages. It is prevalent in the name of religion in many Muslim countries; however, it is purely a traditional and cultural phenomenon which has nothing to do with religion. Forced marriages are different from arranged marriages in which both parties freely consent to enter into marriage contract and they have no objection on the choice of partner selected by their parents. This study will highlights different forms of forced marriages in Pakistani society.    Index Terms--Child marriage, elements of marriage contract in Islam, forced marriage, honor killings, marriage in Shariah<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2010-3646
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7763/IJSSH.2013.V3.241
ID  - ref1
ER  -