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Crossing Continents

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Reports on the stories that matter to people around the world.
In the United Arab Emirates a traditional wedding can cost up to L100,000 - a financial blow that has led many men to marry women from other countries. But Emirati society frowns on spinsterhood, so now the state is providing loans for more restrained festivities - as long as the bride is local. Meriel Beattie investigates. Producer Rosie Goldsmith

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Meriel Beattie
Producer:
Rosie Goldsmith
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