yup i would marry a revert watever the reasons being behind is decision, afterall he would be a muslim 
hmm, well iām actually on the other side of the fence, being what u call a convert/revertā¦ and i too have ended up with a ābig nosed pakiā 
all our similarities and differences begin and end with the culture factorā¦ itās what brought us together in the first place.. and when we argue, itās usually because we perceive things differently because of the influence our culture has exerted over us. but Islam is foremost for both of us, and somehow we work things out. we have the basics in common, ie, same belief system, same language (hindi/urdu) and the food is sufficiently similar, so it feels comfortable.
everyday is an adventureā¦ whether it is my discovery of pakistani music or food (haleem 
) and he too enjoys hindi music and masala dosaā¦ variety is the spice of our lives..
Yes thats correct, I was born and bred in the US, even though my culture plays a role in my life it's not as big of a role as religion plays. I can marry any Muslims, but you are right I would be better off and more comfortable with a American born, someone who has more things in common with me. I don't think I can ever marry anyone who shares the same culture with me, but was born and bred in another country. But that's just me.
Re: Would you marry a Convert/Revert?
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I pose this question to you. Would you marry a convert/revert to Islam? Why or why not?
Would it make a difference if he was from the same region of the world you were from? Like lets say if you are arab and he is also arab but from another country, etc.
Keeping in mind that the first 'muslims' were converts per se, would you marry someone who did the same?
This question is specifically posed to muslims, particularly girls, but guys can respond too. Thanks!
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There is nothing wrong with marrying a convert especially when Islam allows it, but its just hard for the parents to accept the mere fact that they weren't raised as proper Muslims.
No harm in it.
my thoughts were different abt this issue earlier but now i think yeah why not
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my thoughts were different abt this issue earlier but now i think yeah why not
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irem, What made you change your mind? Thanks. smile
It really depends on the person. I know people who got married to girls, and the girls just converted to islam just to get marriedā¦ not my idea of Islam! has to be in the heart. for someone who doesnt really care about religion, they could be a christian, a hindu, a muslim, it doesnt really matter to them. So why not become a muslim and marry the dude i loveā¦ wont make a difference to meā¦ so it all depends what kind of a person you are, and are u converting cos ur heart is in islam, or just for the sake of convertingā¦
I had a friend here, he was a nice decent guy, and although not that religious, he was a good human being with a nice personality. He had a girlfriend who was a white aussie girl. We used to catch up at times and discuss Islam or general world affairs, watch Islamic debates, other movies, or just chill and talk. The girl started taking more interest in islam and would discuss with us and would ask questions etc. she slowly started reading about islam, and slowly started changing, and mashallah converted on her own will, does hijab now, and happily married to my friend living in canada. She was such a good influence on us and specially my friend, that mashallah he has a beard now is a quite religious man himself. In short, every person is different, some convert just for the sake of converting, to marry someone, and others do that out of their own choice, although the girl here might be more interested in islam because she was in love with a muslim, but the bottom line is, sheās now mashallah a hijabi and prays 5 times a day and i reckon a much better muslim than most āmuslimsā i know, definitely better than me. In her case, she changed herself and her beliefs, not because she wanted to marry the guy, but because she truly believed it was the religion for her, and her relationship with the boy triggered it initialllyā¦
People who said that they wouldnt wanna change for someone they loveā¦ i say why not??? I think if two people are in love, and are from different cultures and religions, they both have to make sacrifices for each other, and i see nothing wrong with it.
It really comes down to, how much do you really care about someone, and how important that person is to you, and how important are things like culture and religion??
In my friendās wifeās case, the first influence ofcourse was my friend. and then her own will and courage and ofcourse her relationship with my friend, all contributed in her converting to islam.
Incase of jemima khan, she chose to change herself, she adopted a new religion and country and culture, for the man she loved. Although I dont know how devout a muslim she is, or how great an influence was Imran on her as a muslim, but I still have immense respect and admiration for. It really comes down to the couple, how important religion is to them. I,m sure jemima was good enough for Imran and thats why they married. Good on them!
Personally, I would marry a convert, but it really depends how they are. And I know my parents would have huge problems with it, but it really comes down to how much i love the person. If i know that she is the one for me, I would definitely go for it. any raceā¦ as long as we are both in love, race doesnt matter. We are both muslims.
I personally think most converts end up being better muslims than majority of the born muslims.
God this post has no direction! 
its all over the place.
marrying someone take alot more than of being same culture.
All muslims were converts in the begining. and in indo/pak when islam was introduced people turned muslim not for the love of islam but they were tired from hindu cast system ( atleasts that what is being taught to us from class 1 - 12 in our social science books).
there are 2 types of converts in Islam , those who got inspired them selves and those whose initial conversian was because of one of the their partners/friends/family etc.
But unfortunately after becoming muslims we still couldnt get out of the cast system and to most of us culture is even more important than relegion.
I the whole discussion, one thing on which most of the participants agree is that converts are better muslims generally.
ok no i think i will be totally off-topic what i am thinking.
But If converts to Islam, are better muslims then theoratically there is no problem. But practically there are a lot.
If there are some problems and i think i can work them out well then i should go for it, otherwise better stick with traditional prctice.
Kaka, I understood what you meant, no worries there. You made some very valid points.
Madhanee, I agree, if you dont want to marry someone, dont.
kewlsolara, I dunno if anyone can completely distinguish culture from religion at times, regarding certain things.
Code Red, thanks for sharing your views, and thanks to everyone else as well. smile
I would marry a convert if other things were fine as well (just as with anyone). When I was younger I used to think I'd marry a convert for sure because I was not attracted to Pakistani guys for whatever reason. Although this is no longer the case. smile