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Love marriage or arranged marriage? Choice, rights, and empowerment for educated Muslim women from rural and low-income Pakistani communities

Ayesha KhurshidEducational Leadership & Policy Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 90-106 | Published online: 17 Sep 2018

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