What do Muslim men really want from a woman? What do they look for in marriage?
What are they attracted to? Why don't they listen?

When you are a compassionate person, you also fight against injustice.

As a Muslim, I have always been taught to be compassionate.

The American Muslim Mom shares a passionate comparison of an obedient child to parent as it evolves into harmonious Marriage. After being called a "rag head" & the apology attempt was to call her "subservient". It's Okay--Laugh! People are well...read for yourself.

This article challenges you to consider three things before you yell back, “No! You Shut Up!”

three incidences taken from a typical Pakistani setting to determine how Islam looks at the big picture.
1. backbiting
2. Free lance assignments
3. display of marriage dowry

Question: My husband used to drink alcohol, and I am someone who prays alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah). I was very concerned and unsure of what to do, so I lied to him, and I hope that Allah forgives me. I told him: ‘I dreamt of a Shaykh, and he told me that my husband has to stop drinking, or else such and such (bad) will happen.’ When I told him in the morning, he believed me. He made ablution alhamdulillah, and started praying. I still feel uneasy because I lied to my husband, but alhamdulillah he prays now, and has not missed a single prayer ever since. I hope you can benefit me, and pray that Allah forgives me for this lie.

Question: Is dating allowed in Islam so that I can get to know someone for marriage? It’s hard to get married and dating is normal in our society. Arranged marriages aren’t realistic for us nowadays.
Answer: ...

Some of these might be offensive, but I will let you be the judge.

Excerpted from Al Maghrib Institute’s “Fiqh of Love” seminar with Shaykh Waleed Basyouni.

Dr. Aneesah Nadir is a social worker, author, speaker, consultant, diversity trainer, mediator and marriage and family life educator, with a career that spans more than 30 years. Dr. Nadir obtained her Bachelor’s in Social Welfare from Adelphi University and her Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Social Work from Arizona State University. She is a founder and past president of the Islamic Social Services Association-USA and Canada, and currently serves as the president of the Islamic Social Services Association-USA. Today, she coordinates ISSA-USA’s Sakinah Healthy Marriage Initiative, a national effort to promote healthy marriage among Muslims throughout the United States. She is also a writer and member of the editorial board of Marriage Today, an E-newsletter published in collaboration with Soundvision.com and ISSA-USA, and is authoring two upcoming books on marriage titled So You Think You’re Ready for Marriage? and Now that We’re Married.