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In the quiet corners of a bustling city, where cobblestone streets intersect and cultures collide, we found each other. My of sun-kissed olive skin, and he, with eyes that held galaxies within their depths. Our love story unfolded like a tapestry, woven from threads of diverse traditions. We laughed echoing through the shop. He whispered sweet nothings in his English language, my dear you have a big head, people with big heads can get away with murder, when he wanted to buy me a hat, it was wintertime, people at the shop looked at us with despair, like how could he talk to her like that. But I replied in his language a laughter we realised the beauty of our differences... The love was unique and palpable, genuine. we called each other by our nick names. Our love was a passport, a ticket to explore uncharted territories. www.Colpot.co.uk When misunderstandings arose, we navigated the labyrinth of miscommunication with patience. His English demeanor, was appealing we laughed, we shared the same jokes knowing that love spoke a universal language of course English, We took walks, and travelled to watch movies . went shopping eyes glared our Love was the richness of diversity. Giggled like children, in a playground, we were mates. For us was not just a love story; that we celebrated our humanity' we had a place where cultures entwined, and love knew no boundaries. Bought him a police badge exactly like the ones for the children.

Multicultural Relationships and Dowries

BBC News, Delhi Geeta Pandey Dowries have been illegal in

India since 1961, but the bride's family is still expected to gift

cash, clothes and jewelry to the groom's family.

Now, a 27-year-old teacher in the central city of Bhopal has

started a petition asking the police to deploy officers at marriage

venues and conduct raids to put an end to this "social evil".

Gunjan Tiwari (not her real name) tells the BBC her petition is

rooted in her own experiences of being rejected by dozens of

men over dowry. The practice of giving a dowry is mentioned

even in the oldest law codes, such as that of Hammurabi in

Daughters did not normally inherit anything from their father's

estate, but they got a dowry from their parents when they

married - which was intended to offer as much lifetime security

as her family could afford. A wife's dowry was administered by

her husband as part of the family assets. In the case of a divorce

without reason, a man was required to give his wife the dowry

she brought as well as the bride price he paid. If the woman died

childless, her dowry reverted to her family.

In African the Malobo goes to your parents, and you don‟t have

In general, people today do not believe in a dowry, as it supports

the demotion of women and their absolute dependence on their

husbands. A dowry ultimately refutes the long-fought battle for

equality of the sexes and incorrectly characterizes women as

second-class people and in some extreme cases the practice has

The engagement ceremony is also known as the dowry payment

ceremony. Paying the bride price in the past guaranteed

premarital female virginity and sexual fidelity.

In modern Africa, the bride price is a way for the groom to prove

that he can take good care of the bride by being a good provider.

Each community has its way of celebrating the engagement

ceremony. For example, in Burkina Faso, the groom‟s family

visits the bride‟s family to discuss the bride price. Dowry can be

in the form of animals, money, kitchen utensils, cereals, or

clothes. In some counties but not in Africa where its cows and

money, and few items like a blanket

Some communities in Kenya also conduct an engagement

ceremony that involves the groom paying a dowry with

traditional brews, cows, goats, honey, and green bananas.

Modern-day grooms pay the bride price in cash.

INDIA