It would work if u yourself were in pak and would oversee the running of the orphanage. This is a very naive way of looking at it. The kids are extremely vulnerable. How would you ensure that they arent at risk of abuse from the people whom u entrust them to, if you are in a different country.
Peace Hmmna
Yes ... When actually sitting down and doing the proper planning for this ... your concerns are real and would need to be mitigated, before embarking on such a venture.
I really admire people who are adopting kids. They are giving home for a child, and every child should have a loving home. Adopting child is one of the most unselfish things what a person can do. Here adopting process is really long and difficult. It's good thing that they are really careful what kinda people can adopt but they have made adopting almost impossible. My friend's sister and her husband are trying to adopt since they can't have own children. They have been in the process already 1,5 years and they said it can take even 6 years. They are really struggling with this adopting process since it's so long and no one knows when they get permission to adopt.
Minimum time here is about 2-3 years + when you get permission to adopt, you will have to stay that child's country 2-8 weeks. You have to see adopting adviser for 1 year before the process begins. Adopting adviser will see that are you suitable and she/he will decide will you get that permission. To get that permission you have to be over 25 years, financially stable, obviously no criminal records, no unpaid bills, no severe health issues, age difference with that child can't be more than 45 years and adopting adviser will also see are ur motives good and will make check-ups to ur home. You are not allowed to pay from adoption, if u pay something to biological parents your adoption permission will be denied forever..
A Muslim is not a Muslim because he or she is born from a Muslim family. If that was true then all the alcoholics, abusers and terrorists are Muslims. I believe they aren't.
You are not Muslim because of your name or your background. You are Muslim because you believe in Allah and Prophet Muhammad. You believe what is written in the Qur'an to be true.
Its so easy to bring adopted kids my country .. from lets say pakistan, but the boat is full, we already have 3 kids mA. All the best to those who want to adopt.
It's not easy to
Adopt, remember you can't give the child your name, your inheritance and lots of other things, read up
On Islamic rights of adopted children before you take the steps ..
I meant here its easy to get the visa and the documents and get the kid in ... plus we were not talking in religious sense in this thread, so dont make it into a religous debate.
Adoption needs to be a gruelling process for the parents because u have to put the child the priority. I think it takes at least a year to come to terms with the reality of adoption.
A disrupted adoption is horrendous for the child.
I am sure the evaluation of the adopter isn't there in case you adopot from paksitan........in USA..i heard...there are pretty stringent requirements to be elgible to adopt>>
Could I raise that child Muslim? There was a documentary on how Muslim parents are having issues with adoption
Don't rely on a documentary to find out what the laws are in your state in regards to adoption. If you're serious about it, contact the proper agencies and find out the specific guidelines/requirements.
They can not prevent you from adopting a child b/c of your religion. That's illegal.
Once you adopt a child, that child is yours. As far as the law is concerned, that child is not expected to be treated any differently that how the law allows you to treat your own child. And that includes raising that child in ANY faith you want him/her raised in.
Obviously this can be an issue if you adopt an older child (who may have been raised with specific religious beliefs already)...but I don't think that's what we're talking about here. If you adopt a newborn/toddler....once the adoption is final...legally no one can stop you from raising YOUR child as a Muslim (or a Hindu, Baptist, Catholic etc).
While Pakistan may be lac legally, everyone who adopts from Edhi is evaluated personally by Bilqees Edhi herself and she will put people through a grinder and ask for all kinds of documents to satisfy her own decision. She takes it fairly seriously.
Also while laws wise Pakistan may be lax, and US tough. For someone in US adopting from Pakistan they have to go through the approval from both countries.
Puchi Kuchi- it's a different topic and addressed earlier in the forum. What you wrote is not always applicable. I don't want to go on a tangent on this thread but anyone reading this who wants to know more please search on adoption threads here and you will get more info regarding naming and inheritance etc. in addition please do your due diligence from sources other than us random ppl on a forum to make sure you know the local laws, as well as what may or may not be allowed or acceptable in your school of thought, country, city, etc.