And who says marriages are made in heaven?

Despite the history of their children, George and Anne's marriage was a strong one.

She also wondered how many women lived in polygamous marriages and how such marriages affected their income.

Weddings were reported to be interrupted so guests could cluster around the T.V. set, and then turn their attention back to the bride and groom.

It also stated that women were valued for their reproductive roles, that both men and women accorded women an inferior status, and that early marriages accounted for the low school enrolment of girls.

In the case of mixed marriages, the husband's religious law prevailed if a Sunni man married a Christian or a Shia, the Sunni rules would apply a Muslim woman had to convert if she wanted to marry a Maronite Christian.