British Woman Marrying Moroccan Man

@Said Idouarab

That's not true

I have lived in Morocco 10 years and I will say Moroccans are the noisiest people!

They try to tell me how to raise my kids and how we can and can't live in our own house.

I'm a practicing Muslim and I have what appears to be practicing Muslims and even not so religious people constantly trying to tell me all sorts.

I have moved house so many times because neighbours act like absolute animals!

I had a woman attack me while I was pregnant!

So I'm sorry, but too often I see Moroccans come on these forums and say things to try to make themselves appealing or 'their country ' appealing but the reality is that someone like me who can be honest and speak from experience will tell the truth.

The law in Morocco states that a child born in Morocco requires legal consent from the father to travel abroad or make a passport!

Also the mother can't take the child or move more than 200km from the birth place within the kingdom.

The father will have all the legal rights but the mother is like the donkey breaking her back for her kid.

I say this because this is the culture ( law) but not Islamic law. I strongly advise you to wait until ( if) you want to be a muslim and then go ahead with marrying this man if you feel that's the man you want to marry. Otherwise I would say do not do it at all especially not within Morocco.

Then you have the massive question, is he sincerely with you because he wants to be with you or because he wants his visa or passport ?

Often people ' change' once the world becomes their oyster.

We see it and read it too often on here.

Once again, I have been here 10 years and seen the fashion of every aunty and her tagine pot trying to get someone to marry their family member from abroad!

It has taken a massive boom since covid and I really would say its a huge risk and can massively change the rest of your life, even if you didn't have kids.

@aishahm Good and sensible advice.

@aishahm I am a Moroccan man who is married to an English woman for 27 years. We have 3 grown up children 2 have no religion unlike most Moroccans who pretend or claim to have one. My optician daughter has chosen to become a Christian at the age of 13 and is still goes to church now with all our blessings. Our children are free to be whatever they choose to be. I have never claimed to be a Muslim. My wife was and will never be a donkey. The problem is that some ladies allow themselves to be what you call a “ donkey “ for unknown reasons. As for People in Morocco. I am sure you have noticed the miniskirts, makeup, smoking, alcohol drinking and the prostitution at scale not know in the western world.

@Said Idouarab

I'm talking about the society in Morocco, what it expects of women and the role they are pushed into.

I had called police for domestic abuse while I was pregnant and had children in the home.

The police told me my husband ( now ex) had to take me to hospital to her a medical report and I would have to take it to court for mediation!

I was bleeding from my uterus and shaking from fear.

The law does not allow a woman to leave her husbands home with the children unless he consents to that otherwise she is kidnapping her children!the police can't interfer with that!

Why the police couldn't take me to the hospital?

Why the court will mediate a divorce for months even in domestic abuse instead of allowing the divorce upon the request and out of safety for the woman ?

It's absurd.

Marital rape law exists here, my ex husband wasn't charged with it, because no one witnessed him raping me!

Yet I had multiple witnesses that I had been asking for divorce and abused for over 5 years!

Yet, nothing!

I conceived 3 children against my will and as you know abortion is illegal here too!

Yes prostitution and all that corruption is rampant here and thanks to tourism, westernised concepts and immoral people in general it's never going to get better.

The corruption on all levels in Morocco is the downfall of Morocco and this is what the people here are raised with.

So how can you expect decency from most of them?

You can't!

Women pimping their young children out to tourists, baby's!!!!

F@cking disgusting

Orphanages raping boys and pimping them to tourists!!!!

Yes I know it !

I know it very well.

But you can't tell me a society with this happening is going to produce normal people, morals and values.

It's not a matter of religion, I was born in a Christian home!

I became Muslim when in my teen years and now at 34 I'm still Muslim and raise my kids as Muslim.

But the culture and mentality of people is the illness. Not religion

@aishahm 🙏

Family can sometimes come in between a couple, especially when the husband's parents are Muslim, they are likely going to pressure them to make sure the children follow Islam. It's a good idea to discuss these things before getting married to make sure everyone's on the same page. This will prevent headaches and maybe divorces later down the road.

While it's essential to recognize that mixed marriages can indeed bring about unique challenges, it's crucial to avoid making sweeping generalizations about their disadvantages. Love knows no borders, and people may find their life partners from different cultures or backgrounds for various reasons. The argument that people should limit themselves to partners from their own culture and religion oversimplifies the complexities of human relationships. While it is true that cultural and religious differences can pose challenges, they can also enrich a marriage with diversity and new perspectives. It is essential to remember that the success or failure of a marriage depends on many factors beyond cultural or religious backgrounds, such as mutual love, understanding, respect, and shared values. Marriage should always be rooted in genuine love and commitment rather than materialistic or immigration-related motives. Divorce rates are influenced by numerous factors, and attributing them solely to mixed marriages oversimplifies a complex issue. Ultimately, the key to a successful marriage lies in the quality of the connection between two individuals, rather than their cultural or religious backgrounds.

In many instances within this particular society, marriages often seem to revolve around financial gain or the pursuit of citizenship, rather than genuine love and commitment. It's disheartening to observe that once these objectives are either achieved or unattained, divorce becomes a common outcome. The institution of marriage, which should ideally signify a union of hearts and souls, becomes a transactional arrangement where personal interests often take precedence over emotional bonds. This trend highlights the need for a more profound examination of the values and priorities within these unions, as well as a broader societal discussion on the true essence and purpose of marriage.

Moral of the Story: Stay Single and be Happy

@notabarista Oh, marrying outside your country and culture is just the absolute worst, isn't it? I mean, who needs love and happiness when you can have the joy of endlessly debating which religion your future children should follow? Marrying someone from a different background is clearly a blunder of epic proportions that should be avoided at all costs.

@notabarista the alarming trend of divorces appears to be on the rise, a trend that seems to have been pre-calculated or predicted by various socio-economic factors. 

@SJAS85 I implore you not to commit the same blunder we witnessed here on site and around us. We must prevent another tragedy at all costs. Let us learn from the mistakes some people did , avoiding the errors that led to such unfortunate outcomes. Run as fasr as you can

@Said Idouarab that is called an `Advice` which @Notabrista gave , everyone is free to give there suggestions !

I can agree with your with your statement. I was being abused. Police asked me if I had anywhere to go or any money. I said no, they said we have to send you back but we will call and check to see if you are okay and if he stopped. They took his phone number and called him, and accepted his reports of me being fine.  They told me we are not allowed to be kept captuve and not have freedom and I laughed. I said then why is the family getting away with keeping me locked? We went to court, they said he says he will let you leave there is no further issue here. I see this donkey mentality especially in the Bush, most women from your generation and mine, are not educated or have nothing more than a 5th to 8th grade level, and are solely there to cook, clean, and deliver children to an already impoverished family. We will never understand it.

@Nana-T In this increasingly complex world, it's becoming painfully clear that distinguishing between the best and worst of humanity has become a daunting task. The spectrum of human nature seems to have fractured into countless shades, making it challenging to discern the true essence of a person amidst the chaos. It's a world where the line between beasts and humans blurs, leaving us to navigate through a myriad of personas in the market of existence, each with its own unique face, and, at times, its own hidden darkness.

You actually have to have a religion to marry a moroccan man. They will allow a religious  woman to marry a moroccan man but she has to be a person of the Book. IE Christian etc

@SJAS85 i did not need to prove my religion

unfortunuately Religion is always between two people. Like a third person in relationship. People always cover their bad deeds with Religion and it is so wrong.........Unfortunuatley women in order to keep a man are less and less authentic and lose their identity.  Many of them converst to islam in order to keep a man but it doesnt work that way.

    Hi, I have a question that has caused me some confusion. I do not belong to any religion at all.  I read that a Moroccan man can marry a Christian or Jew.  Which has left me worried that actually we won't be able to marry because I have no faith at all. Is this the case?
   

    -@SJAS85

Morccan Man can marry anyone as relgion certificarte is not required to be presented by the lady. this document is only requested from a Man who has to show he is Muslim or Reverted to Islam. In your case if they ask you, you can say your Christian even if your not. just my thoughts and feedback.