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Swaziland Marriage Lawsuit Postponed [All Cultures are Equal]
Associated Press ^ | November 5, 2002 | By THULANI MTHETHWA

Posted on 11/06/2002 7:37:39 PM PST by StopGlobalWhining

MBABANE, Swaziland -- A woman who sued Swaziland's monarchy to prevent the king from marrying her daughter postponed her lawsuit indefinitely Tuesday, saying she doubted she had any chance of winning.

Lindiwe Dlamini had asked the court to force the royal family to release her 18-year-old daughter, Zena Zoraya Mahlangu, from a royal guest house. Mahlangu and two other women were picked by King Mswati III's aides in September after the king decided they would be his 10th, 11th and 12th wives.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: equality; moralequivalence; subnormalhumanity; womensrights
All cultures are equal. Who are we to judge?
1 posted on 11/06/2002 7:37:39 PM PST by StopGlobalWhining
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To: StopGlobalWhining
This does not compute....
"There are TONS of unemployed musicians in this country, and YOU want to marry a KING!!!!????? Hmmph! Some daughter I raised!!!
2 posted on 11/06/2002 9:04:45 PM PST by Frank_2001
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To: Frank_2001
Oh, who am I to judge...;))))
3 posted on 11/06/2002 9:07:06 PM PST by Frank_2001
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