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Nepali Women Protest $600 'Marry-a-Widow' Incentive

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 11, 2009 5:15 AM CDT

(Newser) – Hundreds of women marched through Kathmandu yesterday to protest a government plan to offer $600 to anybody who marries a widow, the Independent reports. The government says the scheme will help overcome social stigmas attached to widowhood, but the women say it is insulting and... Read full story »

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