Rearranging marriage
The American tradition of dating is giving way to the hookup. Here is an essay in the New York Times describing the demise of dating. The free and open hook up depends on an atomistic view of the individual at the mercy of the fates. Uncertainty and unrelenting angst may lead some people return to older and more orderly versions of courtship, or maybe arranged marriages. The sensitive independent film Arranged manages to explore both Jewish-Muslim relations and give us insight into the practice. It doesn’t ignore the issues, particularly for women, in traditional ways of marriage. Yet, neither does it categorically dismiss the practice. The contrast between the essay and the film provides fodder for the discussion on how we marry and how we stay married. I highly recommend both.