Photos: Haunting Face Of Arranged Marriage Bride Who Looks Miserable During Wedding Forced On Her

 

This haunting wedding photos appear to show a miserable bride who was given just a few days notice that she was to marry an impoverished history teacher.

The match between bride Marjona Hudoidodova and Saidsho Asrorov, 23, was brokered by Tajikistani's all-powerful dictator Emomali Rahmon.

But while the groom appears thrilled with the match , 22-year-old Marjona did not smile at all during the ceremony.

Arranged marriages are common in Muslim Tajikistan, although it is rare for the president to order them.


A "matchmaking committee", run by a local apparatchik in charge of ideology, was formed to find Saidsho a bride.

President Rahmon stepped in after the teacher read a sycophantic poem at a gathering attended by the Tajik strongman who has ruled the ex-Soviet republic for a quarter of a century.

In the poem that won him a bride, Saidsho praised the president for his role in "supporting education and the upbringing of the young generation" in Tajikistan.

Saidsho told Radio Free Europe: "The president asked me about my life

Photos: Haunting Face Of Arranged Marriage Bride Who Looks Miserable During Wedding Forced On Her 2017-09-04T14:35:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Alaba Ayenomuro