Middle Eastern Muslim Perspective Please...?

Question

What is your perspective about Middle Eastern men in the US or other 'westernized' country? Do you believe these relationships can last or are realistic? Do you think it matters whether it is an inter-faith relationship and how much will religion and culture weigh into this type of relationship? Why would Middle Eastern Muslim men want a relationship with an American girl (for example)? Is green card/citizenship the only reason? Why isn't it against Islamic religion for a Muslim guy to marry a non-Muslim girl? What do you think about 'westernized' Muslim men who go to clubs, drink alcohol, and date when in the US (for example)?

Answer 1

To be very clear on this...the Quran said that a muslim man should not marry a person that commits "shirk" and what that i...is the act of ascribing a partner to Allah i.e. Jesus being a son or one with Allah...Non of the scholars really stress that point when marrying a muslim man to a christian woman.
Shirk is a major sin in Islam. That aside.
I dont think most middle eastern men want to marry a non muslim woman for the long haul. There are alot of obsticles and if the 2 parties are not willing to learn and compromise with each other, it will not work. There are alot of things to consider going into an interfaith marriage. There is of course the religion issue, cultural issues, children issues(i.e. how will the children be raised). I have seen many of muslim men marry non muslim women and not take their marriage too seriously. I think that muslims in general need to mainstream more in soceity. It doesnt mean we would be or get lax in our religion, but I think by us segregating ourselves from non muslims, it leads to alot of miscommunication between us and them. It continues the stereotypes that we are plagued with. Its sort of ignorant to exclude ourselves from others, in my opinion. I think the more we share our lives with others the more we and they realize how much we have in common. Muslims shouldnt go to clubs and drink, nothing good comes out of clubs and alcohol. If I want to walk in a path of goodness, I should only go where I can find "goodness" not in a club where people are writhing on each other, looking at each other with lust and one night stand intentions, nor should I drink and let my guard down to commit sin. Dating is not allowed in Islam.
Source: my american muslim perspective.

Answer 2

Islam doesn't have different restrictions for men and women and who they can marry, although it's generally preferred to marry within your religion. The Muslim men who drink alcohol are not following their religion, and they are giving a bad example. Plenty of so-called Christians are a bad example of their religion too. Lots of foreign men and women want to get married to Americans for a Green Card whether they are Muslim or not. Plenty of Muslim men and women in the US are already US citizens and don't need a Green Card. Sometimes there are cultural or personal practices in any group that have nothing to do with religion.

I am a white American married to a Hindu woman from India since 1992. She was a US citizen for several years before I even met her. We have friends who are Muslims, but I don't know any Muslim men born in other countries who are married to American women. I do know one Iranian guy (not Muslim) who married an American girl and got divorced. I think men who are born into a strongly male dominated culture would usually have a difficult time marrying an American woman, unless the man is very patient and open minded. If he was born in the US and his parents are from one of those cultures, it's not any different from anyone else if he marries an American girl. Some families are really strict, but some kids rebel against their parents.

Answer 3

there is not any longer something incorrect with midsection eastern people interior the u . s . a .. it rather is a loose u . s . and absolutely everyone could desire to be allowed wherein includes the Mexicans. No i do no longer think of it concerns. it fairly is not against Islam for a Muslim guy to marry a Christian or a Jew(God forbid) lady because of the fact perhaps they could convert the girl to Islam. The "Muslims" who do issues against Islam are not training the religion stunning. ingesting, and courting are against Islam and that they be responsive to that. It creates too many issues. because of the fact maximum midsection eastern women persons are stupid and don't end intense college by using they get married early. i don't be responsive to why any sane Muslim could decide for to stay in u . s . of america different than in the event that they are from stupid dictorial countries like Iran.

Answer 4

i really cant tell u why Muslim- Arabs marry non-Muslim Arabs, but i can tell u this, i live in the USA. i have noticed that Arab- Muslims choose to stay "away" from the non- Arab people. i don't know why they choose to do that? but this is only done by the Arabs not born or raised in the USA, most of the time. i am American born and raised but of puerto rican decent. so i have tan skin and black hair. u can call it ur classic Caribbean Latina. and to be honest with u, i feel that when an Arab, Muslim is born or raised in in a "modern" country, like USA or England for the most part they act modern. in many Arab, Muslim minds and mine also, they seem to be corrupted by modern ideas. and really i have talk to many Muslim, Arabs online for the most part there very intersting people. in my opinion i find Arab men very attractive, it has to do alot with there hair, skin color and their eyes. but really Arabs and or Muslims like to stay with there own kind. and really would choose an non- Muslim or a non- Arab in rare situations, very very rare. i mean ur more likely to have sex with one then to ever marry one, i speaking of the ones that don't live in there country. bottomline, alot or them become more like us in USA, in my and some others minds we can say they have been corrupted by modern life and ideas.

Answer 5

its all up to who u r and what u want and think.i live in an arab country never want to go to anywhere else,even dated women from us ,and many other places and i dont care if she is from ethioopia or an unknown island i just want to find the right woman for me,muslim is a big plus but still no woman who loves me come by,just falls and walks till now,nothing serious and even if it was too many obstacles

Answer 6

they are some kind of Jews...