Re: Marrying a Pakistani man …
Practices you quote are against Islam. Yaar I am not supporting any practices and traditions which are AGAINST Islam. I just say there is no harm in following traditions which are NOT against Islam. E.g. joint family system, involvement of parents in decisions like marriage etc. Traditions like jehaiz are against Islam so I am not supporting them.
But just for the sake of opposition, we should not blindly oppose ALL traditions. They make us distinctive from other nations. Arabs also have their own traditions which they are following along with the religion.