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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ayisha: [QB] I am Muslim but don't live in UK anymore coz I'm here but I will stick my piece in anyway. :D I converted for me 2 years before I met my hubby so I was covered when we met. I met th family the day after I met him. As cheeky said you could convert on paper to keep them happy, but that's not a good idea for reasons stated and best to do it for YOU. Also agree with WK, skip the websites and read Quran but the ONLY one I would recommend to you for now is the Penguin Classics 'Koran' translated by NJ Dawood, short paperback, no 'comments from Hadith' and no Arabic. Covering hair is NOT in Quran. You will cover your hair in a mosque as you will also here in a Coptic church if you were in there praying. I fully agree with Dalia and TL. From the sounds of it he is not as 'modern' as the Egyptians in Cairo and the family 'could' be a huge problem for you. Family is law here, he has to be quite strong to go his way if it's against family. This can become more of a problem with those not used to foreigners, which those in Cairo are, not in his village though. I think if you're not planning on marrying yet then he needs to tell his family asap, seems now that you are doing all you can, he needs to deal with this matter NOW so you can then deal with the reaction, which might lead to the converting on paper being the only option. You need to know now how this will go and what HE will do before you really go any further. Personally I wouldn't wait to be there to tell them, I would let him do this without you. Might sound odd but this is 'family' business and kind of doesn't 'involve' you until they accept it or at least know about your intentions. Egypt is very diverse, all people are very different and it sounds like your man is not similar to those ferret will know and WK's hubby although WK's hubby's family might be more similar. I'm picking this up from the 'strict Muslim family in very small village' comment. The village has seen you without your hair covered so there is no reason to start covering it. When I met my in laws I was covered because I did then, now I don't and no one has mentioned me not covering either. They have seen me sweating enough though :D You sound like you're quite 'wise' and you are getting some good advice from all angles, which is good, but really he needs to tell family or at the very least ASK them what they would think IF he was considering marrying you, that way he is asking their advice on him wanting to marry a foreigner for love, that way he will know what he's got to deal with. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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