In This Chapter's "Contemporary Issues," Arranged Marriages by an Iraqi

question 25

Multiple Choice

In this chapter's "Contemporary Issues," arranged marriages by an Iraqi father for his daughters (ages 13 and 14) resulted in:

• A) the father being convicted of child abuse.
• B) the father and the daughter being deported from the United States.
• C) the husbands of the two daughters being convicted of statutory rape.
• D) the women being flogged in public.
• E) the fathers of the bride and groom being reprimanded publicly.

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