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Arranged Marriages: Do Orthodox Jews and Muslims Share Dating Habits?

Published July 31st, 2011 - 11:03 GMT

Arrange marriages existed in the Western countries years ago, and Muslim dating practices still agree with Jewish Orthodox ones; Salafists in Tahrir Square uncovered; What to do with your books once you've read them; The competition to design the new Human Rights logo is open- see if you can qualify for entry.
Arranged marriages have not always been the preserve of the Muslim world: Christians in the West once practiced this tradition, and Orthodox Jews today have dating habits that do not diverge so much from these conservative ways.
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Dunner's Blog [2]
Arranged Marriages
"I came across this story earlier today about arranged marriages. I know a lot of Americans have a negative attitude toward arranged marriages, which I attribute largely to culture shock, having the idea that the only way one can marry is through love and any other reason is largely anathema. However, as the article points out, even Western cultures practiced arranged marriages up through about 200 years ago:"
Btnafas (I'm breathing!) [3]
The Bearded Friday Battle
Salafists in Tahrir: "Salafists' political naivety shows Muslim Brotherhood as the only mature and responsible Islamic group in Egypt. a Free favor by immature rival." "Salafists lack the political maturity and I guess it's unfair to count them as political group to begin with."
Musesephere [4]
Books Dilemma !!
Do you stay awake at night wondering what happens to all the books and printed material in the world and the capacity of storage? "I love, love reading books so i buy lots of them, yes they stay for long sometimes for their turn to be read ,but they are going to be read eventually and here is the dilemma :D, what shall i do with them after that ?"
Leadersot (Leaders of Tomorrow) [5]
Design the new Human Rights Logo!
A competition that could earn your unique stamp world renown: "Join the greatest creative challenge in history and submit your logo design now! Show the world your logo idea, whether it’s a sketch or a complicated design. What matters is that the symbolism is convincing." "Your logo can become the global symbol for human rights and be used wherever the focus is on human rights. What’s more, the winner will be awarded €5000, the runner-up €3000 and the third-placed entrant €1000."
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[2] http://dunner99.blogspot.com/2011/07/arranged-marriages.html
[3] http://btnafas.blogspot.com/2011/07/bearded-friday-battle.html
[4] http://musesephere.blogspot.com/2011/07/books-dilemma.html
[5] http://leadersot.org/design-the-new-human-rights-logo/