http://thumb2.image.altavista.com/image/1683587027 http://thumb1.image.altavista.com/image/187668774 http://thumb2.image.altavista.com/image/266931495 http://thumb2.image.altavista.com/image/208023673

Let's pretend that Oman doesn't have this current law, forbidding any Omani to marry non-Omani without the permission of the government.

My questions are:

1) Would you prefer to marry someone from Oman or would you accept to marry someone from another country? Explain your reason(s) of rejecting one of the two.

2) If you want to marry only from Oman, does the region where your partner comes from matters in the decision to marry or not?

3) If you don't mind marrying outside Oman, does your future spouse needs to be necessary an arab or any nationalities will do, at the moment that he/she is a muslim?

1) Would you prefer to marry someone from Oman or would you accept to marry someone from another country? Explain your reason(s) of rejecting one of the two.

love has no race or color or whatever. so as long as i love her..then it doesnt matter if she;s omani or not. but to make it all easier on me..and my family.. and even "US" in the future ,i would prefer if she is omani.

2) If you want to marry only from Oman, does the region where your partner comes from matters in the decision to marry or not?

where she comes from , which family she belongs to..doesnt matter to me at all.

3) If you don't mind marrying outside Oman, does your future spouse needs to be necessary an arab or any nationalities will do, at the moment that he/she is a muslim? [/QUOTE][/b]

not really..although..i would prefer an arab, cause cultural differences could cause some sort of clash...and then problems..between us .. in time.

1) Would you prefer to marry someone from Oman or would you accept to marry someone from another country? Explain your reason(s) of rejecting one of the two.

Its much better to get married to someone from the same country. Getting married to someone from another country could turn out into a catastrophe. There are a lot of problems, which will take place due to the difference in the social background and the way of upbringing. As for the woman, where is she going to live? Most probably not in her country, which will cause even more destruction. She’d be far away from her relatives and friends. How lonely. :(

2) If you want to marry only from Oman, does the region where your partner comes from matters in the decision to marry or not?

Not really, So long as he’s got all what I want in a husband, where’s the problem?! I think that so long as we get along well and we each respect one another the relationship will work out well, regardless of the region of his upbringing.



3) If you don't mind marrying outside Oman, does your future spouse needs to be necessary an arab or any nationalities will do, at the moment that he/she is a muslim?

Well I haven't thought about this issue much. I guess there are some exceptions when it comes to the nationality of the guy. He has to be a muslim, though.

1) Would you prefer to marry someone from Oman or would you accept to marry someone from another country?

Yes i would prefer an Omani girl !
Reasons !!:( just like that ! goes without saying !

) If you want to marry only from Oman, does the region where your partner comes from matters in the decision to marry or not?

It doesn't matter at all !



If you don't mind marrying outside Oman, does your future spouse needs to be necessary an arab or any nationalities will do, at the moment that he/she is a muslim?

N/A

1) Would you prefer to marry someone from Oman or would you accept to marry someone from another country? Explain your reason(s) of rejecting one of the two.

Oman..

2) If you want to marry only from Oman, does the region where your partner comes from matters in the decision to marry or not?

Nop it,s doesn,t matter as long as she possess all the specifications that i consider.

Originally posted by X-press
http://thumb2.image.altavista.com/image/1683587027 http://thumb1.image.altavista.com/image/187668774 http://thumb2.image.altavista.com/image/266931495 http://thumb2.image.altavista.com/image/208023673

Let's pretend that Oman doesn't have this current law, forbidding any Omani to marry non-Omani without the permission of the government.

My questions are:

1) Would you prefer to marry someone from Oman or would you accept to marry someone from another country? Explain your reason(s) of rejecting one of the two.

2) If you want to marry only from Oman, does the region where your partner comes from matters in the decision to marry or not?

3) If you don't mind marrying outside Oman, does your future spouse needs to be necessary an arab or any nationalities will do, at the moment that he/she is a muslim?


THERE IS A LAW AGAINST IT? PERMISSION FROM GOVERNMENT? :eyes:

OOPS better switch caps off.

well thats sumthing new..............about omani's.

I'm not omani so i wont answer the questions, but rather give my view.

As long as the person you will marry is a kind true muslim and truly is aware and loves Allah, then you both can get through any barriers, may it be language/race/country. <Marryin someone from the same region as you is preferable but the the other option is no problem if u think u could handle it..........

1) Would you prefer to marry someone from Oman or would you accept to marry someone from another country? Explain your reason(s) of rejecting one of the two.
Personally I don't mind. Either will do. Nationality doesn't matter that much to me. As long as he is a good person I'll be satisfied. Ofcourse if he's from a different country there will be differences which might cause some problems, but these problems can be worked out. It's a risk, though. Actually, every marriage is a risk; whether it's someone from the same background or not, in the end it's a gamble.


2) If you want to marry only from Oman, does the region where your partner comes from matters in the decision to marry or not?
It doesn't matter to me..


3) If you don't mind marrying outside Oman, does your future spouse needs to be necessary an arab or any nationalities will do, at the moment that he/she is a muslim?
I think that he'd at least have to be an Arab and speak the same language and all. It'll just make things much easier if there isn't a communication barrier and a huge difference in culture.

1) Would you prefer to marry someone from Oman or would you accept to marry someone from another country? Explain your reason(s) of rejecting one of the two.
I've never thought in my life that I would marry not an Omani person, even if he is an arabic or muslim, or even from the Gulf country & this is becauz of the cultural differences.

2) If you want to marry only from Oman, does the region where your partner comes from matters in the decision to marry or not?
I think yah it does matter for the same reason above " Cultural differences".

originally posted by el7ilwa
I've never thought in my life that I would marry not an Omani person.

el7ilwa, maybe because I am such a multi-cultural person, I am surprised that you would never even imagine that you could marry someone else than an Omani.

I believe in most non-muslim countries, people don't really think of nationality when it comes to settle down. They just simply hope to marry someone they love and with whom they share many commun grounds.

It is interesting to find out that (maybe) in muslim countries people think differently and want to marry more among their own and not mix.

originally posted by Cerulean
Getting married to someone from another country could turn out into a catastrophe.

I agree especially if one or both partners have never been exposed to other cultures. I think problems are less possible to happen if both partners have traveled extensively and embrace easily other cultures.

Originally posted by X-press

My questions are:

1) Would you prefer to marry someone from Oman or would you accept to marry someone from another country? Explain your reason(s) of rejecting one of the two.

2) If you want to marry only from Oman, does the region where your partner comes from matters in the decision to marry or not?

3) If you don't mind marrying outside Oman, does your future spouse needs to be necessary an arab or any nationalities will do, at the moment that he/she is a muslim?

1) Variety is the spice of life... last I checked I could have multiple wives ... but seriously... as long as I love her and she loves me ... that's all I care for.

2) People are big on 'original' families ... but as a someone whose been categorized 'Swahili' I'd like to reach out the Lawati/Baluchi ethnic group and find Omani from there ... it never hurts to mix blood (in fact it's a good thing).

3) Religion is more important to my parents than it is to me. Preference is Muslim, but it wouldn't bother me at all if she was Jewish or Christian.

Originally posted by X-press


Let's pretend that Oman doesn't have this current law, forbidding any Omani to marry non-Omani without the permission of the government.

My questions are:

1) Would you prefer to marry someone from Oman or would you accept to marry someone from another country? Explain your reason(s) of rejecting one of the two.

2) If you want to marry only from Oman, does the region where your partner comes from matters in the decision to marry or not?

3) If you don't mind marrying outside Oman, does your future spouse needs to be necessary an arab or any nationalities will do, at the moment that he/she is a muslim?

1) Well Let us think rational here..relgion plays a bigger role here so its prefered if she is a muslim..now am I ready to share what is left from my life with some one who is not from oman? a hard question to answer but personaly i dont mind it though I tend to think that this might cause familial problems in terms of the different culture that am I bringing to the family...BUT in the end ITs all depends on ME and Her...its sort of compromisation and agreement...and it can work out...But i in the end think that To me Omani femails have the priority...(why to go far!!!! and face all the fuss!?)

2) region to me doesnt matter! (FUll stop)

3)Muslim is enough (prefered)

I am already married but this is my opinion:

1. I think I'd still marry an Omani that is may be for convenience sake, I guess. Marrying someone with a different nationality has other consequences such as where are you planning to live and who's going to live where and who's going to leave his relatives & people behind. Anyway, this is me.. . I can't stay away from the land of my ancestors!

2. No, the region wouldn't matter. I am originally from Sur & my husband is from Ibri-Al Dhahra and we live in Muscat!!

3. I guess my answer to the first question makes this question unapplicable to me!

P.S: Scottish Gal, Oman & the rest of the GCC countries (Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi, ) are not allowed to marry outside GCC but sometimes the law is not always applied. You can look up this thread as it has been discussed before!

Originally posted by X-press
el7ilwa, maybe because I am such a multi-cultural person, I am surprised that you would never even imagine that you could marry someone else than an Omani.



Well I think maybe this is becauz of our upbringing & our country traditions, I could say some thing in order to be open mind & I say Love & blabla destroy the barrier but this is ain't true so I can not lie at my self & at ppl in this point.
But it is great to see ppl who really don't care about their pertner's background as long as they are conviced by the person personality.

First periority will be Omani girl, if not found we can search in other places in the world.

like Seham, am married .. but let me answer your questions

1) Would you prefer to marry someone from Oman or would you accept to marry someone from another country?

Omani!, I know that marrying a forginer would be a disaster in my family (especially as a girl) so why should I put my family in such situation! I was raised knowing this fact and this made me know the options open for marraige from my family point of view.

Plus, I agree that the differences could lead to problems ... as a girl, it means I have to leave my family and I cant do that .. In case a problem occured between me and my husband, who would I turn to??
I know that there are many cross cultural marraiges that succeded .. and I find those who does that as strong .. but I dont think I am not strong enough to take those steps.


2) If you want to marry only from Omn, does the region where your partner comes from matters in the decision to marry or not?
I dont think a region is differnet than another. As long as his family get along with my family there wouldnt be a problem.

3) If you don't mind marrying outside Oman, does your future spouse needs to be necessary an arab or any nationalities will do, at the moment that he/she is a muslim?

I am a too arabic person .. I love to read arabic, write in arabic and sing in arabic .. if I got married to a non-arab there would be alot of things I will be feeling that I cant explain to my husband!!
what if I loved a song in arabic and wanted my husband to read it??? what if I wrote a story and wanted to share it with my husband????

all these stuff are lost when am married to a non-arabic speaker .. its hard I guess .. so if it was ok to marry a forginer .. he will definatly be an GCC citzen

Originally posted by Arabian Princess
....I know that marrying a forginer would be a disaster in my family

Would it be a disaster even if he is from the Gulf? What about if he is from the west but has always been interested in arabic cultures and is willing to embrace the islamic way of living?...a bit like me I guess ;)

[B]1) Would you prefer to marry someone from Oman or would you accept to marry someone from another country? Explain your reason(s) of rejecting one of the two.

i would say that i would like to get married to Omani. to be at the safe side near my parents and my family.


2) If you want to marry only from Oman, does the region where your partner comes from matters in the decision to marry or not?

where he comes from does not matter. What matters most is that we have an understanding.

1) Would you prefer to marry someone from Oman or would you accept to marry someone from another country? Explain your reason(s) of rejecting one of the two.

Well, to be on the safe side, home boys will always be my preference. As I would love to marry someone of the same culture, religion and may be language.

2) If you want to marry only from Oman, does the region where your partner comes from matters in the decision to marry or notp

Not at all.

3) If you don't mind marrying outside Oman, does your future spouse needs to be necessary an arab or any nationalities will do, at the moment that he/she is a muslim?

Well, to tell you the truth I do mind, but incase I'll have to change my thinking in future I would care less his nationality as long as we get along.

Originally posted by x-press
Would it be a disaster even if he is from the Gulf? What about if he is from the west but has always been interested in arabic cultures and is willing to embrace the islamic way of living?...

it would be an issue if he was from the gulf, but maybe it would be lesser problamitic than if it was from anywhere else in the world.

I am married too but incase I wasn't:wink:

1. mmmh I don't mind, as long as we are getting along together very well, his Nationality wont be a problem for me

2. No never

3. To be honest I prefer an Arab, though most of them are rude(not all):rolleyes: :duh:

Well, me if it comes to my decision i don't mind at all, i don't think nationality means any thing to the real person.if i found a man who is a good muslim with good character i woudn't care about his nationality.However i discussed this with many girls and it seems to most of them they never thought of having a non omani as a husband as it it is something forbidden.

Nothing is Better in life than Marrying a Women of your Choice.. The women you love the most and appreciate the way she is, The women you would care for...

But its Unfortunately that the Women you thought that has and will fulfill your dreams to find out that the Rules of the Country doesnt allow you to do so... Or the father of the Lady in Question has reserved her to her First Cousin... Or You perhaps you are poor Boy and the ladies family dont like such poor Boys... Or you are not educated... Or you dont have a good job.. etc etc...

1 - To me it doesnt Really matter I will go and take where my Heart likes the most

2 - No it doesn't Matter at all, But I would love to Marry a Lady who comes from a far Village from mine good to Expand Family tree

3 - Any one i wouldn't mind really, As far She is Muslim, or would agree to Convent and become good Muslim

This question is directed to Omani girls, rather than boys, i suppose. Because male in Omani society has an upper hand till tomorrow. This power of dominance is very well reflected in El-Hillwa's and APs' responses where they see "disasters etc". Myself being an Afro-Arab I may not be in a position to qualify for an answer about my preferances. But it should be noted that in Omani society a daughter is considered to be a woman and women have dependants of male. Therefore, it is for the male members of the family to decided who she ought to take as a partner in that life journey which is hers.

Again with the increasing number of female school leavers and a kind of decreased dependance of male support and increasing signs of selfishness among members of the formar extended families. Girls are beginning to get a say regarding their future life partner or life style.

It is therefore, according to my observations that a time is comming closer where it would be a girl proposing marriage than used to be. Therefore, girls will become more careful in choosing their partners and an end to a family dictated choice.

The snag that is likely to remain as a huddle is the government's involvement in marriages where nationals are supposed to obtain a permission from a marriage authority despite of if the parents concerned have sanctioned it or not. However, having said so, thanks to the Omani Authority Concerned they have since understood the 'humanitarian' side of the matter and the rules are beginning to look more flexible than has elsewhere been presented.

It only now remains to be seen how long would concervatism live in this quick changing world. And and how those clinging to primitive culture are likely to survive in an era of globalisation. Personally I'd prefer inter-marriage on religious basis, where one is convinced of his belief being right.