Metropolitan Digital

Men's Weekly


.

'Bride kidnapping' haunts rural Kyrgyzstan, causing young women to flee their homeland

  • Written by Erin Hofmann, Associate Professor, Utah State University
'Bride kidnapping' haunts rural Kyrgyzstan, causing young women to flee their homelandA protest against bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, on April 8, 2021, after a young woman abducted for marriage was found dead. Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP via Getty Images

There are many types of forced marriage in this world, but perhaps the most dramatic is marriage by abduction, or bride kidnapping.

Bride kidnapping is common in...

Read more: 'Bride kidnapping' haunts rural Kyrgyzstan, causing young women to flee their homeland

More Articles ...

  1. 'Lady of Guadalupe' avoids tough truths about the Catholic Church and Indigenous genocide
  2. How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak – and why it's so tricky
  3. Study shows AI-generated fake reports fool experts
  4. Why are some mushrooms poisonous?
  5. Are companies that support Pride and other social causes 'wokewashing'?
  6. Why it matters that 7 states still have bans on atheists holding office
  7. IRS hitting you with a fine or late fee? Don't fret – a consumer tax advocate says you still have options
  8. El Salvador's façade of democracy crumbles as president purges his political opponents
  9. 4 new findings shed light on crowdfunding for charity
  10. Supreme Court affirms tribal police authority over non-Indians
Metropolitan republishes selected articles from The Conversation USA with permission

Visit The Conversation to see more