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Turkey allows marriages between Muslim women and non-Muslim men through secular laws. [52] In Tunisia since 16 September 2017, Muslim women can lawfully marry any man of any faith, or of none. In Malaysia, a non-Muslim must convert to Islam in order to marry a Muslim and the offspring of such unions are automatically Muslims. [53]
The only requirement in marriage and conversion is that the children from that marriage be raised as "believers," a common Islamic term for Muslims. The Qur'anic verses generally quoted are: "And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you. And do ...
Concubinage in the Muslim world was the practice of Muslim men entering into intimate relationships without marriage, [ 2] with enslaved women, [ 3] though in rare, exceptional cases, sometimes with free women. [ 4][ 5][ 6] If the concubine gave birth to a child, she attained a higher status known as umm al-walad. [ 7]
Hinduism is the fourth-largest religion in the United States, comprising 1% of the population, the same as Buddhism and Islam. [ 1] The majority of American Hindus are immigrants, mainly from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the Caribbean, with a minority from Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Canada, Africa, Europe, Oceania, and other ...
An Indian state has approved an unprecedented uniform code for marriage, divorce, adoption and inheritance for Hindus, Muslims and other religious communities under new legislation that also ...
Love jihad (or Romeo jihad) [ 5] is an Islamophobic [ 11] conspiracy theory [ 22] promoted by right-wing Hindutva activists. [ 25] The conspiracy theory purports that Muslim men target Hindu women for conversion to Islam by means such as seduction, [ 28] feigning love, [ 30] deception, [ 31] kidnapping, [ 34] and marriage, [ 37] as part of a ...
Thus, traditional interpretations of Islamic law do recognize the legitimacy of a Muslim man's marriage if he marries a Non-Muslim woman, but only if she is Jewish or Christian. [3] On the other hand, a Muslim woman may not marry a Non-Muslim man. [3] [4] Additionally, it is required in Islam that the children of an interfaith marriage be Muslim.
All the Muslims in India are governed by the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937. [ 1] This law deals with marriage, succession, inheritance and charities among Muslims. The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 deals with the circumstances in which Muslim women can obtain divorce [ 2] and rights of Muslim women who have ...