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the idea of arranged marriages is not at all a religious practice, but rather a cultural one. you see it frequently in africa, the middle east, east and southeast asia, and even in south america. in Islam at least, an ‘arranged’ marriage is acceptable if *both* parties (both the man and woman) agree to it. if either party does *not* agree – then it is considered haram or, not allowed in islam

only under special circumstances, is having multiple wives allowed in islam. if a woman is single, widowed, and has trouble providing for herself (in the ‘old’ days, for example, a woman’s husband is off an war, is killed, and is left alone to raise their children) then she can marry a man who already has a wife. his previous wives MUST agree, he must provide for them equally, fairly, and in separate quarters or home, and the maximum is four. having more than one wife in islam ‘just because they can’ is simply not allowed – there are circumstances (example above) that must be met.

a reason that the vice versa is not allowed (a woman having multiple husbands) is because it’s important as a child, to know who your parents are. there were no paternity tests until recent.

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Technically, as with pretty much all organized religions, one is supposed to marry someone who shares their same beliefs – i.e., a Muslim man must marry a Muslim female, and vice versa. Actually marrying someone of a different faith is considered a sin. Of course, God should be the only single judge. Though… I grew up with a Pakistani father (Muslim) who met and fell in love with my Italian, Roman Catholic mother. She, however, for a long time didn’t believe things that she was taught in schools about religion as she was growing up. She met my dad, they married. And completely by her own will and decision, did she choose to convert to Islam because to *her* it was the religion that made sense to her. I think though, every case is different. So in Islam though, in God’s eyes, a Muslim marrying a non-muslim is considered a sin. But that’s all between the individuals at hand, and God… Hope this makes sense!

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there should be *no* difference. at all. accepting a convert, and accepting someone who was ‘born into’ islam should hold no difference in a mosque or community. if anything, they should be given extra praise for taking the step – instead of the easy way, that many people are born into the religion they hold. 🙂

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I’m a half Italian, half Pakistani, American born Muslim. If you were to see me on the street, you’d classify me as ‘white’. My mother was an Italian Roman Catholic, who converted to Islam… [little factoid – only about 15% of the world muslim population, is from the middle east]

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just choose the religion/faith that makes the most sense to you. common sense. for me, Islam is common sense. for you, it may be something different. as long as it’s personal and whatever you choose/do doesn’t affect other people, i say go for it. frankly, it’s just irritating when people get into a shouting argument about what religion is the ‘right’ one. though i believe islam is the ‘right’ one about 99.98% of the way, the truth is that no one knows for sure.

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