dowries

SPN's stance on dowry. We adhere to the principles laid out in the Sikh Rehat Marayada regarding the payment of dowry: i.e., (l) No Sikh should accept a match for his/her son or daughter for monetary consideration. From Sikh Rehat Maryada, 1971, Section 4, Chapter 10. All that glisters is not...

MP demands law against dowries By Poonam Taneja BBC Asian Network The dowry system in the UK should be banned, urges a Labour MP who says it leaves women vulnerable to domestic violence and is open to abuse. Paying and accepting dowry - a centuries-old South Asian tradition where...

Top Sikh leaders urge end to dowries (Nanaimo Daily News) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=137nhveue/*http%3A//www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=9b269957-088f-4683-b06f-2afdc7d0e5ea Array Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:14:48 GMT The Sikh religion's ruling...