{"id":1475,"date":"2018-01-14T10:39:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T07:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nadafund.org\/yemens-swap-marriages\/"},"modified":"2018-01-14T10:39:15","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T07:39:15","slug":"yemens-swap-marriages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nadafund.org\/2018\/01\/14\/yemens-swap-marriages.html","title":{"rendered":"Yemen\u2019s Swap Marriages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rl9cDJ8a5PU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Yemen\u2019s Swap Marriages<\/p>\n<p>The Documentary<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ll marry your sister if you marry mine. And if you divorce my sister, I\u2019ll divorce yours.\u2019 That is Yemen\u2019s \u2018Shegar\u2019, or swap marriage, an agreement between two men to marry each other\u2019s sisters, thereby removing the need for expensive dowry payments. But the agreement also entails that if one marriage fails, the other couple must separate as well, even if they are happy.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Arabic\u2019s Mai Noman returns to her native Yemen and hears the stories of two women who have loved and lost because of Shegar.<\/p>\n<p>Nadia lives in the village of \u2018Sawan\u2019 on the outskirts of the capital Sana\u2019a with her family. She was married off at the age of 22 and has three children. Nadia had to pay a high emotional price because of her family\u2019s decision to marry her off in the Shegar tradition. She was forced to divorce and now she and her mother have to live with the stigma that brings.<br \/>\nNora and her brother Waleed had little say in marrying their cousins through Shegar.<\/p>\n<p> But what happens when one sibling\u2019s happiness depends on ending the marriage of the other? Could you choose your sibling\u2019s happiness over your own? Stay in an unhappy marriage so your sibling can stay in a happy one?<br \/>\nMai asks why an old tradition that forces you to love only to force you to part, is still practised in Yemen. What do the religious authorities think of it? And is it tied to Islam?<\/p>\n<p>In Yemen, the heart of Arabia, ancient traditions and values have kept the fabric of society unchanged. They helped preserve Yemen\u2019s unique charm and character, but also imprisoned Yemen\u2019s people in the past. Shegar marriage is one such tradition. It helps poorer families to marry, but at what price?<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p023c98x<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rl9cDJ8a5PU\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yemen\u2019s Swap Marriages The Documentary \u2018I\u2019ll marry your sister if you marry mine. 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