Dear friends,

MIFUMI Today debates on BBC World Service

Today the BBC World Service ‘Have your say’ is debating the issue of Bride Price in Africa covering the following areas;

• Does bride price infringe human rights or symbolize love and good faith
between families?
• If you’re a woman, does a dowry make you feel objectified or appreciated?
• Did the failure to pay a bride price stop you from getting married?
• If you’re a man, do you feel bride price is a burden?
• Should states legislate on such cultural issues?

Please visit their website

http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7032&edition=2&ttl=20090923092845

and post your comment or join the live debate on air at 7pm (East Africa Time) today Wednesday 23 September2008 by sending an SMS text to +44 77 86 20 20 08.

Don’t forget to include your name, location, and phone number.

Alternatively, facebook.com/africahys or on Twitter @bbcafricahys.

7pm East Africa is 5pm in London, 6pm in Cape Town and 11am in New York.

Many thanks