Why I Don’t Compete in Love
Posted: May 16, 2013 Filed under: Your voices | Tags: american muslims, dating, From Rae with love, love, Love InshAllah, Muslim love, Muslim relationships, relationships, women writers, your voices 1 Comment »
In the past couple of years I’ve watched friends, former lovers and exes alike choose people to boo up with and partner up with. Some I’ve been surprised by, others made sense to me. Real talk, it doesn’t matter what I think at the end of the day. If you like it, I love it.
I could ask why someone chooses one person over another person but I don’t think there’s any real rhyme or reason. It’s like asking why one person’s voice sounds like a warm and lovely lullaby while another person’s voice sounds like nails against a chalkboard.
I just don’t think we have a choice in the matter.
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Friday love: The Single Muslimah
Posted: April 5, 2013 Filed under: Friday Love | Tags: american muslims, comedy, courtship, dating, Friday love, love, Love InshAllah, Muslim love, Muslim relationships, singlehood Leave a comment »We’re loving this Tumblr page, The Single Muslimah – full of hilarious gifs and spot on observations about the curious, confusing and oftentimes amusing experience of being a single Muslim woman.
We especially love this post “When a prospective writes that he doesn’t like to read.”
The Big M
Posted: March 27, 2013 Filed under: Your voices | Tags: courtship, dating, Love InshAllah, marriage, Muslim love, Muslim men, Muslim relationships, Muslim women, singlehood, The Big M 8 Comments »
Last year, while I was interning in New York City and commuting via public transit daily, I had an awkward moment on the subway. An older Muslim woman noticed my Palestinian-flag bracelet and spoke to me in Arabic, asking me my age, origins (French and Moroccan), my parents’ work and then mine.
When I told her that I was an intern, she said, “Wow, your husband let you travel from Europe for a three-month internship?”
I answered, “I’m not married, but, yes, my parents are confident enough to let me travel on my own.”
A few stops later, she ended the conversation by telling me that I should take off my hijab if I wanted to get married – especially given my advanced age of 26. She said this in the way an aunt, khalti, khanu or mama would say it: solemnly and with my best interest at heart.
It started with a wink
Posted: March 14, 2013 Filed under: Editors | Tags: american muslims, dating, interracial relationships, Love InshAllah, love stories, match.com, Muslim love, Muslim marriage, Muslim relationships, Muslim women, online dating 18 Comments »
It started with a wink.
My husband David and I met on Match.com when he showed up in my weekly report of new guys on the site matching my preferences. He had an awful profile picture (think: taken with a cell phone camera in a moving car), but I loved everything else about his profile, from the description of himself to what he was looking for in a partner. So, I virtually winked at him. He sent me a message the next day
Fast forward 16 months and I was moving to Chicago as his bride.
It sounds easy enough but my road to the altar was a long and arduous one.
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