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[QUOTE]Originally posted by stayingput: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Ramses nemesis: [qb] 1- For ME, the biggest challenges came when I forgot my faith. We have never had a problem with our mixed religion marriage. The religion has been easy. Here's what I mean - in a Christian marriage, the man is the head of the house. In Egyptian culture, the man is the head of the house. In an Islamic marriage, the man is one degree above a woman. In the western culture, husbands and wives are equal. It was the times when I forgot to let my husband be the head of the house (or quietly let him believe he was) that we had our biggest problems. 2 Our children were raised in America and watched their parents practice their faith independently of each other and along side each other. In Egypt, they are Muslim. In America, they were, yes, raised "Islamically" however they are still searching for themselves. Their father and I both know that will come, in time, when God wants it to and it will come, in time, the way God wants it to. For now, we are patient. As for names, they got English translations of Muslim names for first names and Muslim middle names. That was how we met in the middle on that one. 3- I did "give it up," not that it was a big part of my life pre-husband. It was easy, especially because I decided that was not the hill I wanted to die on. 4 Personally, I dress modestly anyway. Before I met him, before I married him, before, before, before. That's the way I was raised. Lowering the hems of my skirts a few inches wasn't an issue and, today, more than 20 years later, it's still my preference. When I'm in Egypt, I am free to cover my skin. In America, I can't do it as easily (although I do it whenever I can) and I just wear really long skirts/dresses only they don't drag the ground. It wouldn't bother him at all that you observe your religion by the way, i.e. go to church, etc. As a Muslim, he had to allow me to practice my faith. He didn't have a choice. But I can say this, early on what he most admired was my faith and, to this day, when he talks about it there is love in his eyes. For more than 20 years this man, my husband, has taken me to church on Sunday (morning in America, evening in Egypt) and sat in the back row while I had my time. He's never complained. He's never been too busy. He's never degraded my religion and, after all this time he's never finished learning about it even though it's not for him. That's okay, though because, to me, the most beautiful part of him is his own faith. [/qb][/QUOTE] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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