(Guardian) Syma Mohammed–Why British Muslim women struggle to find a marriage partner

[We are speaking about]…the growing Muslim spinster crisis, which has been brewing for some time and is rooted in cultural, rather than religious, trends.

First, there has always been a tradition for British men originating from the Indian subcontinent to marry women from their country of origin. Families encourage their sons to do so for a host of reasons, including the cultural expectation that girls from “back home” will stay with and look after their in-laws.

The second trend is for Muslim men to marry “women of the book” (Christian or Jewish women), which is permissible in Islam. Men are more likely to work and socialise with British Christian women than their female Muslim counterparts, which leads to a higher chance of such marriages occurring….

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One comment on “(Guardian) Syma Mohammed–Why British Muslim women struggle to find a marriage partner

  1. TomRightmyer says:

    American educated black women and educated Palestinian Christian women have similar problems. With the sex imbalance in American colleges I think the next generation of white women will face a similar problem. Maybe we need an affirmative action program for white men.