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-finally  grandmother  asked  nobody  in particular  from where  to  start  her  story,  the  younger  girl  said  from her  marriage, how  did  her  grand  dad  find  her, how  they  got  married, old  woman  shy as  she  was  enjoyed  the  thought  of  telling  about  her  marriage  recapturing  the  event  so  important  in he r life, in those  days  girls  were  not  given permission to  choose  their  spouses, even boys  were  obedient  and  what  the  elders  decided  was  considered  the  best  for  the  couples, they  just  agreed  to  marry  whoever  the  elders  choice  was, grand  daughter  could  not  stop  her  self  from commenting  how  unislamic  it  must  be  to  not  to  allow  brides  to  have  their  say, after  all  brids  must  speak  up ,