Re: adopt orphans from iraq, turkey somalia, iran, afghanistan
smilestar, as foster parenst you are really only responsible until they are 18.
you are also expected to keep teh childs last name, unless the name is knot known e.g. if you find some abandonded kid or infant after some natural disaster and there is no information available for that kid, what name would you use... I have spoken to several eligious authorities and the recommendation is 2 fold #1- if you dont have the information then any name could be used #2- biggest thing is that the child should know that he or she is adopted.
I have an adopted son and daughter so have dealt with teh shariah aspects of it as well e.g. not being mehrem when teh kids grow up, however there are loopholes there, also the issue with them not getting inheritance but there are workarounds for that as well.