Media scares about ‘sharia marriages’ miss the point
Epigraph: And one of His Signs is this, that He has created wives for you from among yourselves that you may find peace of mind in them, and He has […]
The 8 Most Common Reasons for Divorce
Source: MSN.com Reason number one: Seventy-three percent of couples said a lack of commitment was the main reason their marriage didn’t work. According to the survey, 62 percent of exes […]
Child Brides and the Quran – Dispelling the Misconceptions on International Women’s Day
Source: Patheos.com March 8, 2015 by Ro Waseem 154 Comments It demands no introduction that many people, including Muslims, believe that Islam permits child marriage. As a result, Islam is […]
Muslim call girl in London offers to marry clients first
The Muslim Times Editor’s note: I believe Nikkah Mu’tah is more akin to prostitution than a marriage. So even if a sect leadership is allowing it, it does not take our accountability to the All Knowing God. We are all answerable as individuals and not as members of sects. Source: […]
Are marriages stronger when one spouse is dominant?
The Telegrapgh: by Roger Dobson — Researchers claim married couples are more likely to have a stable relationship when either the husband or wife asserts dominance Having a dominant spouse in a marriage may give the partnership greater stability and lead to more children, researchers claim. A study found that […]
Short Video: Blessings of Marriage in Islam
Blessings of Marriage in Islam Dr Bilal Rana Sadr MKA USA Jalsa West Coast USA 2014
Catholic Cardinals Challenge Pope Francis' Openness Toward Nontraditional And Divorced Couples
Religion News Service | By JOSEPHINE MCKENNA Posted: 09/18/2014 8:25 am EDT VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis made headlines this week when he officiated at the weddings of 20 couples, including some […]
Catholic Cardinals Challenge Pope Francis’ Openness Toward Nontraditional And Divorced Couples
Religion News Service | By JOSEPHINE MCKENNA Posted: 09/18/2014 8:25 am EDT VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis made headlines this week when he officiated at the weddings of 20 couples, including some […]
A wife's happiness is more crucial than her husband's in keeping marriage on track
Sciencedaily — Source: Rutgers University When it comes to a happy marriage, a new Rutgers study finds that the more content the wife is with the long-term union, the happier the husband is with his life no matter how he feels about their nuptials. I think it comes down to the […]
A wife’s happiness is more crucial than her husband’s in keeping marriage on track
Sciencedaily — Source: Rutgers University When it comes to a happy marriage, a new Rutgers study finds that the more content the wife is with the long-term union, the happier the husband is with his life no matter how he feels about their nuptials. I think it comes down to the […]
Arrests at protests against Israeli interfaith wedding
BBC News: Four far-right Jewish protesters have been arrested at the wedding of a Jewish-born woman who converted to Islam and an Arab Muslim man in Israel. READ MORE…
Israeli court allows protesters to picket Palestinian-Jewish wedding
theguardian: by Orlando Crowcroft — An estimated 10,000 people attend a rally for peace in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square. Photograph: Sharron Ward/Demotix/Corbis A Palestinian man and his Jewish bride-to-be are facing hostile protests in the Israeli town of Rishon Letzion after Israel’s high court refused their application to ban demonstrations […]
US Muslim movement embraces gay and interfaith marriages, female imams and mixed prayersuf
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Omar Akersim prays regularly and observes the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast. He is also openly gay. Akersim, 26, is part of a small but growing number of […]
Rejecting the Myth of Sanctioned Child Marriage in Islam
Source: The Huffington Post By Dr. David Liepert, Muslim Author, Leader, Spokesperson, Host of “The Optimistic Muslim” on webtalkradio.net Name one thing Muslims and Christians share? Their level effort pointing fingers elsewhere […]
LOST IN RITUALS
By Abida Ruby for The Muslim Times — The culture and traditions give us a sense of identity or belonging to a specific group, ethnicity, country/nationality, religion etc. These are handed down by one generation to another and are observed with religious zeal in most cultures. In most of the […]
Child marriage in Nepal: what do you do when it’s by choice?
theguardian: by Ola Perczynska — When 14-year-old Deumaya from Gorkha district in Nepal, talked about getting married, she said: “I met my husband in the village. He is two years older than me. It was a love marriage – we were in love. We went to another village and stayed […]
Twenty5: A Tribute to My Wife on our 25th Anniversary
Dear Friend – My wife (Nabeela) and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary a few weeks ago on January 5th. I have been so fortunate to have Nabeela as my friend, my partner and my supporter. She is a remarkable spouse who has stood by me through thick and […]
Candace Cameron Bure Explains Being ‘Submissive’ To Husband
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=52b0901ffe34440d780000bb Watch from minute four onward till minute ten. Additional Reading Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal
Judge strikes down part of Utah polygamy law
By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer updated 5:43 PM EST, Sat December 14, 2013 (CNN) — A federal judge in Utah has struck down part of that state’s law banning polygamy, […]
Marriage Isn’t for You
Huff Post: by Seth Adam Smith — Having been married only a year and a half, I’ve recently come to the conclusion that marriage isn’t for me. Now before you start making assumptions, keep reading. I met my wife in high school when we were 15 years old. We were […]