Reputation In Afghanistan

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n Afghanistan, marriages are usually arranged, and women aren’t as educated as men. The women marry at at least the age of 12 and don't meet who they're marrying till the wedding. don’t work outside the home and average 6 children, and are usually restricted to socializing with relatives. older females interact with younger male siblings and cousins. For all Afghan women, maintaining a good reputation is a lifelong demand. Once a woman's reputation is ruined, she is no longer respected. Rape and divorce and other sins will all diminish a woman's reputation. Once a woman's reputation is destroyed, she is no longer respectable and a community's respect cannot be regained.

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