The Latest Marriage Dictionary!

A new dictionary is soon to come out, defining some issues in marriage that people were curious about. Here are some of the definitions we thought we’d offer to include in it:

Bachelor

1.A man who has been able to avoid the opportunity of making some woman miserable.

2.A man who is said to be foot-loose and fiancee-free.

3.A man who never made the same mistake once.

4.A bad boy who has cheated some poor girl out of her alimony.

5.A person who believes in life, liberty, and the happiness of...

Dewji Blog

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Feb

Responsibilities in marriage

Maria Sempawa, a 26 year- old nurse at Arafa Hospital in Tabata is all smiles, accompanied by George Simba, her prospective husband who is a civil servant at the Ministry of Home Affairs

 

10 years ago

Vijimambo

15 Jun

The spirit of marriage

The Prophet Muhammad SAW was once asked, "What is more important than prayer?" He replied, "The spirit of prayer" - the spirit that animates the prayer. He was asked what is more important than fasting - he replied, the spirit of fasting. For each question concerning an Islamic practice the answer was the same - because the spirit brings the action to life and unfolds its potentials. Without this animating spirit, the prayer is only movement, and the fasting only hunger. But when spirit...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Feb

BY THE WAY: For marriage, all you need is wealth

>There is this advertisement being run by a commercial bank where a young man is questioned about his ability to take care of a lady he is interested in marrying.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

05 Jul

EDITORIAL: Say no to forced marriage

>Marriage is essentially a hallowed institution, but its place in society is gravely compromised by people, mostly greedy men, who have turned their daughters into commodities for sale in which, by and large, livestock is the currency.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Jun

Marriage, health and mortality

We all want to live longer, healthier and happier life. Some of us even understand that not everything is in destiny’s hands, as we also play a huge role in the process.

 

10 years ago

Free Tanzania

02 Sep

Campaigning for a Child Marriage

Campaigning for a Child Marriage-Free Tanzania
AllAfrica.com
A new drive to end child marriage is underway in Tanzania. In a country where almost two out of five girls will be married before their 18th birthday, the "Child Marriage-Free Zone" campaign faces an uphill struggle. At the age of 16, Mahija Mwita was forced ...

 

11 years ago

Dewji Blog

09 Apr

Here are tips for a successful marriage from A-Z.

A = Acceptance is a key. We all have things about our partner that we would like to see different. They have those same feelings about us. A key to a healthy relationship is to accept those differences and not try to change another person.

B = Give your partner the Benefit of the doubt. Look for the positives in what they are doing rather than the negative in their behavior.

C = Commitment to each other and to the relationship. In healthy relationships, there is that intrinsic belief that,...

 

10 years ago

Again

28 May

Marriage Act under attack

Marriage Act under attack - again
IPPmedia
Group photo of some Political leaders and representatives of Children�s Councils. (Photo: Daniel Semberya). Great strides in legislation, policies and the constitution provide every child rights. However, mainland law of the Child Act about corporal ...

 

9 years ago

Herald &Amp; Review (Blog)

30 Aug

There is no universal definition of marriage

There is no universal definition of marriage
Herald & Review (blog)
Patterns of marriage vary widely across cultures and through time. For example, in Tanzania, I visited the family compound of a Massia tribesman. There the male head of family lives with several wives and their children. When his daughters reach ...
LETTER: Patterns of marriage, family variedJournal Gazette and Times-Courier

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