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Aug 12 2008, Madhuri Katti

“I want to get married” is a perfectly normal thing to say for a young Egyptian man. But when a girl says it in such a conservative society - let alone writes a book with that title - she is making a political statement

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ADVANCE FOR JUNE 14-15; graphic shows annual growth of population whose spouse is of a different race; two sizes; 1c x 5 1/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 133.4 mm; 2c x 3 inches; 96.3 mm x 76.2 mm