Category: Islam

Single, Muslim, and Female

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NOTE: The author, Shabana Mir, was born and raised in a humble Pakistani family. Through her talent, hard work, etc, she was able to come to the US for graduate studies. Mir received her Ph.D. from IU Bloomington.

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http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/islamsadvance/2008/09/single_muslim_and_female.html

SHABANA MIR

Dating in the Muslim world is a relatively new phenomenon. The Koran effectively outlaws the practice by frowning upon meetings between single men and women; traditionally, Muslim communities have relied on arranged marriages.

But in recent years, in parallel with an explosion of online dating agencies and “singles’ nights”, dating has begun to make serious inroads into Muslim society, especially in the West. Shabana Mir, author of the excellent Koonj blog, argues that Muslim women need to date and discusses the impact of dating on expatriate Muslim culture in America.

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“Contemporary Muslim Woman” Series: Over 30 and Unmarried – Breaking a Stalemate

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GOATMILK continues its original and exclusive month long series entitled “The Contemporary Muslim Woman” featuring diverse Muslim women writers from around the world discussing a gamut of topics in their own unique, honest and eclectic voices.

Breaking a Stalemate

ZEBA IQBAL

My sincere request to the Muslim American community, namely eligible men and their mothers, matrimonial sites and event organizers, and rishta aunties everywhere: ‘Please stop ignoring me, and many others like me. I am part of a growing population of single women over 35 in our community, and we are not going away.’

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We’ve reached a stalemate on marriage (probably several years ago) and have been on opposite sides of the table for too long. Can we be allies, not enemies? No one’s right. No one’s wrong. Can we call a truce and move on?

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