Correspondents

Young people hoping to marry a foreigner, often meet societal resistance for straying from their religious, racial, or ethnic communities.

Culture New Roots for Syrians

Basma Farag |

Egypt |

1.8.2017

Fleeing the war in Syria means adapting to different marital customs in order to secure an Egyptian partner.

Society Working around Sharia Law

Karima Doghrash |

Tunis |

7.8.2017

About 5,000 foreigners have converted to Islam in order to marry the Tunisian women they love, according to official statistics.

Society A Brief History of Mixed Marriages in Libya

Farag Al Esha |

Libya |

7.8.2017

With tribal structures having defined much of Libyan society, mixed marriages have never had an easy time.

Society An Italian in Egypt

Sozan Marmar |

Egypt |

1.8.2017

As an Italian, she needed money. As an Egyptian, he needed citizenship. What started as a deal turned into a marriage with children and a life on two continents.

Society Runaway Husbands

Rizq Faraj Rizq |

Libya |

7.8.2017

When she was 35, Mabrooka Hussein feared she might never get married. “So I decided to venture into a mixed marriage, despite the warnings I received,” she recalled. She finally tied the knot in 2009 to Fareed, an Egyptian man 10 years her senior. He proposed to her through her uncle. “The engagement and marriage […]

Society From Sumatra to Cairo: Breaking Customs

Omnia Qalawon |

Egypt |

1.8.2017

How a persistent Indonesian man finally managed to gain the acceptance of the family of his Egyptian bride.

Society Old Solution for a New Lifestyle

Samar Gabir |

Egypt |

1.8.2017

For young people wanting to have romantic relationships without going against their religion, temporary marriages offer a solution.

Society From Bosnia to Gharbia

Abdulla Ghneim |

Egypt |

1.8.2017

A young woman fled the Bosnian war in 1992 and moved to Egypt. Marriage, two children and years later she does not regret moving to a place where she still has not mastered the language.