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What are arranged marriages in relation to Arab weddings?
When it is time for a young man to get married, his family will look around to identify a number of potential brides.
What qualifies the woman to be a potential wife in arranged marriages under Arab wedding tradition?
Traditionally, the process of investigation takes into consideration the girls' physical beauty, her behavior, her cleanliness, her education and finally her qualities as a housewife.
Does the woman get a say in the process of investigation in an arranged marriage under Arab wedding tradition?
In carrying out this traditional investigation parents also take the behaviour of the prospective bride's family into account.
Does the potential bride's parents have to grant permission before they can wed under Arab wedding tradition?
In Tulpa, the groom, along with his family members, asks the bride, with her family for her part, to her hand in marriage.
Does the groom have to give the bride's family gifts under Arab wedding tradition?

Question: Why did arranged marriages start?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did arranged marriages start in the Arab world?