JERUSALEM POST — May 9 — Qiran.com, arablounge.com, onlinearabia.net, misyar.com. A decade ago, dating sites were unheard of in conservative Arab and Muslim societies, where most marriages were arranged by parents. While gathering material on the Web for this article, I was approached on Skype by Ali, who was equipped with a Web-cam. "As a matter of fact, I prefer marrying someone outside of the kingdom, since then both the dowry demands and the wedding would be less expensive," he explained. The religious establishment sees these Web sites as another attempt to corrupt Muslim society. Numerous fatwas (religious edicts) were published against matchmaking Web sites, chatting with the opposite sex and any on-line interaction whatsoever for dating. In Egypt a man could be arrested and in Saudi Arabia even killed if accused of homosexual tendencies. In Saudi Arabia, polygamy is legal, weddings are expensive and the divorce rate is 30- 35%.
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Muslim sites being featured in the Jerusalem Post – rather Brilliant.
Life is good.
Muslim sites being featured in the Jerusalem Post – rather Brilliant.
Life is good.
Yeah, you would never see it the other way around, now would you? That says something positive about Israel, but negative about Muslim countries….
Yeah, you would never see it the other way around, now would you? That says something positive about Israel, but negative about Muslim countries….
Hi Sam,
I try to stay away from the use of “always” and “never”; such verbiage is a trap that closes the door on our ability to re-imagine the present and infinite power of possibilities.
That said, I look forward to seeing you again soon, to discuss this and more =)
Life,
-S
Hi Sam,
I try to stay away from the use of “always” and “never”; such verbiage is a trap that closes the door on our ability to re-imagine the present and infinite power of possibilities.
That said, I look forward to seeing you again soon, to discuss this and more =)
Life,
-S
Said, if Israel had more people like you as neighbours, there would have been peace in the ME a long time ago!:-)
But, this isn’t the forum for politics – just couldn’t resist taking a poke at ya;-)
You’re a good man – pity we don’t live closer.
Said, if Israel had more people like you as neighbours, there would have been peace in the ME a long time ago!:-)
But, this isn’t the forum for politics – just couldn’t resist taking a poke at ya;-)
You’re a good man – pity we don’t live closer.
You can sense the struggle between 21st century way of thinking and out dated custom values.
For the sake of Muslims I hope the former triumph over the latter.
You can sense the struggle between 21st century way of thinking and out dated custom values.
For the sake of Muslims I hope the former triumph over the latter.
In a detailed article about modern marriage very few black or muslim women (mostly Indian) in South Africa (both groups have strong beliefs on polygamy) agreed with it. For black Africans there is a cultural traditional for muslims it’s religious.
In a detailed article about modern marriage very few black or muslim women (mostly Indian) in South Africa (both groups have strong beliefs on polygamy) agreed with it. For black Africans there is a cultural traditional for muslims it’s religious.
MuslimMatrimonial.com is one of the largest matrimonial website and it’s powering Yahoo matrimonial channel in Indonesia and Malaysia.
MuslimMatrimonial.com is one of the largest matrimonial website and it’s powering Yahoo matrimonial channel in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Thanks for the post..
Thanks for the post..