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		<title>Interracial Marriage: Is It Worth It?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Aisha Faiz from New York In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Marriage is one of the most important decisions in one’s life. How are you supposed to know whether someone is “The One,” or if you are just blinded by her beauty, akhlaq (manners), status in society, or you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the Problem with Converts?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have noticed that some Muslims have a problem with Muslim converts. They will respect them in the mosque and greet them politely, but when it comes to marriage, suddenly a block appears. It&#8217;s especially true when a convert man asks to marry a girl who has been a Muslim her whole life. If I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hoor Al-Ayn &#8211; A Personal View</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Guest Writer, Aisha Faiz, aged 19, from New York. &#160; In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the  Most Merciful. &#160; I would like to unravel the idea of &#8220;hoor al ayn&#8221; to the best of my ability. A lot of sisters may be confused, or even hurt at the thought of it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muslim women buying lingerie forced to deal with male staff</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of women in Saudi Arabia decided to stage a boycott of lingerie stores that only have male staff. The ladies over in Saudi Arabia have to go into such stores and be served by men, including being looked up and down to determine their size! I cannot even believe such a thing would be allowed.]]></description>
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		<title>Failed Marriage Proposals and Unrealistic Expectations</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[none of my proposals have worked out so far, which is why I am still unmarried. I don't feel too bad about this because I know you have to marry the right person for you, otherwise you end up divorced somewhere along the line! Everyone who proposed asked my father, which I feel is the right way. I had a proposal earlier this year, unfortunately I had to turn him down as further information about him could not be obtained.

Many girls' families these days will not let their daughters get married unless everything is set up perfect for her. This means they want her new husband to have a car, a furnished house, a job and a big dowry for his bride! If the man is wealthy, then of course he will want the best for his new wife, and he will be able to afford it all too. But if he's not wealthy, then these expectations are unrealistic. Nobody should get themselves into debt if they can't do these things.]]></description>
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