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I think arab girls make good life partners. I think.
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Thanks ;) and you know how I feel about Pakistani larka's.
you may be right Rumii, I dont really know how others are, not all paki's are urdu speaking either ;)
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*Originally posted by punjab da sher: *
you may be right Rumii, I dont really know how others are, not all paki's are urdu speaking either ;)
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Of course I know that not all Pakistani's speak Urdu. That is why I used the word URDU. Dude I know much about Pakistani and its culture and its people, acha. :)
I wouldn't marry a person who converted to Islam in order to marry me. Also, if there's a huge cultural difference between me and him then I wouldn't wanna marry him because I don't want my partner to criticize my country and its people every morning I wake up! I myself don't criticize anyone's lifestyle or culture but I have seen enough hatred people have for Pakistanis...I really can't stand that!
Culture, ethnic group or country of origin don’t matter to me what matters is that she is a God fearing Muslim.
I think reverts make much better Muslims than those of us who are born into Muslim families, most of us just take Islam for granted whereas the revert has worked hard and even suffered abuse from family and friends for following the right path.
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*Originally posted by Saif-ul-Islam: *
Culture, ethnic group or country of origin don’t matter to me what matters is that she is a God fearing Muslim.
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Culture, ethnic group or country of origin don’t matter to me what matters is that **she is a God fearing Muslim.*
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What kind of Muslim? Pakistani muslim, Arab muslim, Indonesian muslim...which one? They're all different. Wait til you see those differences. I used to think like you but I guess I was wrong...:-)
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*Originally posted by Saif-ul-Islam: *
Culture, ethnic group or country of origin don’t matter to me what matters is that she is a God fearing Muslim.
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I agree with you, a Muslim is a Muslim I do not care what his 'background' is. In the Quran it is said, 'we made you into tribes and nations, so you can get to know one another'. Honestly I do not care what backgroud the person is from, all I care is that he is a God fearing Muslim, and that can mean ANYONE! Arab, Pakistani, Persian, Turk, Afghan, etc..........
At the end of the day a Muslim is a Muslim.
Rumii I just wanted to tell you that i totally support your signature :) Nice to see someone else thinking along the same lines.
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IMHO, a very good thought.
i would marry a convert... if he was converted before we met... but as matsui said.. i wouldnt marry anyone who converted just for the sake of marrying me... thats just stupid.. why would u wanna change urself? i know a few people who have done that and are very happy... but personally i dont think i could live with that..
IMO, whatever most of you guys are saying is something easier said than done...:)
Mostly I have seen those who marry outside their culture are the ones that give up their culture or aren't really close to their culture. For example, a person who was born in Pakistan but lived in America for the rest of his/her life and has acculturated- is definitely not like other Pakistanis. I'm sure if you're close to your culture then you wouldn't marry an average or "typical"(better word?) Pakistani/Arab/etc for obvious reasons which I stated in my previous reply....
:k: well said! I couldn’t agree with you more. 
I am close with my culture, very in touch with it and all, BUT my religion comes first and IF and WHEN I marry someone outside my culture it does not mean I am not close to my culture, it means I'm in love with the person and want to spend the rest of my life with that MUSLIM person!
I think it's only those who are inscure that cannot marry outside their culture!
i think when people put culture before religion thats when they cant accept muslims of other races....
sometimes thought.. it does get difficult for two cultures to mix.. but if ur faith is strong.. Allah Mian always guides
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*Originally posted by CurruptAngel: *
IMO, whatever most of you guys are saying is something easier said than done...:)
Mostly I have seen those who marry outside their culture are the ones that give up their culture or aren't really close to their culture. For example, a person who was born in Pakistan but lived in America for the rest of his/her life and has acculturated- is definitely not like other Pakistanis. I'm sure if you're close to your culture then you wouldn't marry an average or "typical"(better word?) Pakistani/Arab/etc for obvious reasons which I stated in my previous reply....
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i agree. every culture is different.. there is different islam in pakistan than there is in saudi or iran.
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*Originally posted by sadzzz: *
i think when people put culture before religion thats when they cant accept muslims of other races....
sometimes thought.. it does get difficult for two cultures to mix.. but if ur faith is strong.. Allah Mian always guides
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That was quite judgmental of you but anyways... I think religion itself is part of culture and it differs from place to place. A God fearing Muslim from Saudi Arabia is 'most probably' different from a God-fearing Muslim living in US. Agree or disagree? There is a lot of difference in lifestyles of these two. Believe it or not, to live with someone for lifetime a person needs a lot in common and that includes religion AND culture because culture of every country makes religion of every country different from each other(sounds confusing I know :-D).
Rummii says that she can live with someone from other culture and I'm pretty sure she meant a Muslim living in US(which is her home country) because she belongs to two cultures- American and Yemeni, true or not? It maybe possible for her to marry a Pakistani American Muslim because they will be sharing similar lifestyles- there will be quite a lot in common you see.
About me, I don't think I can marry a person from different culture because I'm an average Pakistani who has not lived with people from different backgrounds; therefore, it will be very very tough or impossible for me to live with anyone other than a Pakistani or Indian. It really doesn't mean I'm being racist. It's just that I don't feel comfortable sharing my life with someone who was brought up differently.
suroor_ca02 Thanks for agreeing. :D Atleast there's one person who has same opinion as mine...:-)
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That was quite judgmental of you but anyways... I think religion itself is part of culture and it differs from place to place. A God fearing Muslim from Saudi Arabia is 'most probably' different from a God-fearing Muslim living in US. Agree or disagree? There is a lot of difference in lifestyles of these two. Believe it or not, to live with someone for lifetime a person needs a lot in common and that includes religion AND culture because culture of every country makes religion of every country different from each other(sounds confusing I know :-D).
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hey CA.. sorry i didnt mean to sound judgemental...
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well you have a right to have an opinion of your own even if it's judgmental...don't be sorry..I didn't mind it...:-)
what's the point of arguing anyway. Most likley we are all going to get stuck marrying a big nosed paki anyway :)