As Chaperones Hover, Single Muslims Look for Love
Friday, 26. August 2005 - 3:25 pm
NEWSHOUSE
NEWS — Aug 23 — Islam forbids unsupervised dating, so the gathering
of young, unmarried Muslims in the banquet hall of an Edison restaurant
was billed not as a singles party but as a Muslim Matrimonial
Event. Chaperones roamed while the 100 unmarried "candidates" got
to know each other through small group talks. Muslim gatherings like
this have sprouted up around the country in the last few years. Singles
both defend and fret over the prospect of arranged marriages in person
and on Internet sites like www.islamicaweb.com. FULL ARTICLE @ NEWSHOUSE NEWS
Mark Brooks: Shaadi is the leader in muslim online personals.