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beverley6...

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i am a christian and my fiance is druz we were told that we can marry in abu dhabi under the sharia law

i am a british citizen and my fiance is from lebanon working in abu dhabi. we wish to marry in may and we were told if we marry by the sharia law he can come back home with me. we dont know where or how to marry in this way plz help us and what documents we require to marry

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imadrid

February 22, 2009 03:53 PM

As a disclaimer I am catholic. This is based only on my personal views. It is best to consult an Imam (muslim priest) for more information.

I advise you think twice and do thorough research getting married under Sharia Law. There would be a lot of cultural and religious ramification.

In a nutshell Sharia is Islamic Law based on the Koran.

In Sharia, a Muslim man can take a Christian wife. But your husband may insist you convert to Islam. A Muslim man, can have up to 4 wives. Will you be okay with that? There are also a law on ways to get a divorce.

If you would be living in a Muslim country. There will be a lot of issues regarding Women's Rights. In Saudi Arabia, a woman cant even drive a car.

You mentioned that you are a British citizen. But you never indicated if you are going to be married in the UK. If you are going to be married in the UK. Then UK laws applies and they don't recognize Sharia law.
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Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia#Marriage_and_divorce

Islam: Governing Under Sharia
http://www.cfr.org/publication/8034/

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punktlich1

March 16, 2009 12:44 PM

A marriage valid in the place where celebrated is usually valid everywhere. That said, the UK will not recognise more than one wife, but that wife need not necessarily be the first one married. Abu Dhabi is not Saudi Arabia and generally is considered a liberal place. But as with all predominantly Muslim countries I can think of (and a few non-Muslim ones) all children of the marriage are under the control of the husband and if the marriage fails the wife cannot take her children out of the country -- The Hague Convention on Child Abduction is not effective there.

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imadrid

April 01, 2009 11:10 AM

@punktlich1

Abu Dhabi is a liberal muslim country as so a Dubai. But please don't be deceived.

I personally know a female friend who work there, got pregnant by his muslim boyfriend in Dubai. She was forced to go back home here in the Philippines just to give birth to her baby. If she stays in Dubai and the government found out she's pregnant out of wedlock. She would be sent to prison pregnant and give birth to a baby in jail. This might sound shocking but that the law.

RE: failed marriage/wife cant take her child out of the country.

I remember a movie made on that theme. "Not Without My Daughter" Both husband and wife met and got married in a western country. When his husband convinced him to visit his family and Iran. His husband changed and beats his wife. Something he never did when they were together before they came to Iran. When his husband says they are going to stay Iran and are not coming back home. The wife suddenly had no right to say NO to his husbands wishes. She was forced to smuggle his daughter out of Iran illegally.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Without_My_Daughter

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