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Widow inheritance, also known as bride inheritance, is a type of marriage in which a widow marries a kinsman of her late husband, often his brother. It can have various forms and functions in different cultures, serving in relative proportions as a social protection for, and control over, the widow and her children. She may have the right to require her late husband's extended family to provide her with a new man, or conversely she might have the obligation to accept the man put forward by the family, with no real prospect of turning him down, if her birth family will not accept her back into their home. The custom ensures that the wealth does not leave the patrilineal family.

A form of widow inheritance existed in ancient Judaism; see article at yibbum. It is known in India [1]. It is common in certain African groups, for example the Luo in Kenya and Uganda around Lake Victoria. As it is a mechanism for the transmission of HIV within a given social community, women are increasingly challenging this custom as an abuse of their human rights.

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The type, functions, and characteristics of marriage vary from culture to culture, and can change over time.

Eastern vs. western views

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In the Americas and Europe, in the 21st century, legally recognized marriages are formally presumed to be monogamous
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WIDOW is a full-length album recorded by British rock band Ritual released in 1983. The album gained notability for the band when it was mentioned by Alan Freeman on the Friday Rock Show.
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Extended family (or joint family) is a term with several distinct meanings. First, it is used synonymously with consanguineous family. Second, in societies dominated by the conjugal family, it is used to refer to kindred who does not belong to the conjugal family.
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Patrilineality (a.k.a. agnatic kinship) is a system in which one belongs to one's father's lineage; it generally involves the inheritance of property, names or titles through the male line as well.
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Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people, based on principles and ethics embodied in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and the Talmud. According to Jewish tradition, the history of Judaism begins with the Covenant between God and Abraham (ca.
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Yibbum (pronounced "yee-boom"), in Judaism, is one of the most complex types of marriages mandated by Torah law (Deuteronomy 25:5-10). According to the law, a childless man's brother has an obligation to marry his dead brother's wife.
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Luo may refer to:
  • Luo (family of ethnic groups), a group of related African ethnic groups.
  • Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) (also called Jo-Luo), a people of Kenya and Tanzania, part of the above named group
  • Luo languages
  • Luo (surname), a Chinese surname written ?

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Motto
"Harambee"   (Swahili)
"Let us all pull together"
Anthem
Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
"Oh God of All Creation"
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Motto
"For God and My Country"
Anthem
Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty


Capital Kampala

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Primary outflows White Nile River
Catchment area 184,000 km²
238,900 km² basin
Basin countries Tanzania
Uganda
Kenya
Max length 337 km
Max width 240 km

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    Human immunodeficiency virus 1
  • Human immunodeficiency virus 2
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems Codes
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 B20-B24
ICD-9 042 - 044
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Custom may refer to:
  • Custom (law) or customary law, laws and regulations established by common practice
  • Custom (guitar), a model of guitar made by Fender
  • Custom (musician), stage name for New York based musician Duane Lavold

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Human rights refers to "the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.
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Not to be confused with Levite.
Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which a woman marries one of her husband's brothers after her husband's death, if there were no children, in order to continue the line of the dead husband.
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