Speed, were you replying to my post about my Omani friends?
The point I'm trying to make is that many people argue that Muslim girls already do, semantically, have the freedom to marry who they chose.
By extension, some claim if they marry outside of the religion, they aren't Muslim.
And if they marry someone their family doesn't like, they risk social rejection (or possibly some may claim that marriage without their father's express permission is also not permitted within the confines of the religion, so again, they aren't Muslim if they do this).
But in any case, the girls do have the choice to act according to their own motivations. It's just that the consequences my be unpalatable.
I'm not trying to push an agenda, I'm just trying to provide observations from my years living in the Gulf.
Speed, were you replying to my post about my Omani friends?
The point I'm trying to make is that many people argue that Muslim girls already do, semantically, have the freedom to marry who they chose.
By extension, some claim if they marry outside of the religion, they aren't Muslim.
And if they marry someone their family doesn't like, they risk social rejection (or possibly some may claim that marriage without their father's express permission is also not permitted within the confines of the religion, so again, they aren't Muslim if they do this).
But in any case, the girls do have the choice to act according to their own motivations. It's just that the consequences my be unpalatable.
I'm not trying to push an agenda, I'm just trying to provide observations from my years living in the Gulf.