American woman visiting Muslim Egyptian In-Laws

Submitted by Ed (Bahrain), Jul 22, 2014 at 02:33

Just an FYI, there are many cases here in the middle east where I work, of non-Muslim wives coming to the middle east to see their husbands family. Once here, many times the families take custody of the children away from you. The children are automatically deemed Muslims and your rights in these countries for your children are non-existent unless youre a Muslim man.

Then you have complete custody of the children and how they will be raised. Should that happen to you, good luck but chances are you will not see your children until they are adults and can legally make their own choices.

Once you marry a Muslim man, your identify is gone once he gets you back in his world. I hope for your sake he is honest and fair. But should it come down to you and him ever leaving each other, you can expect the Muslim to come out in the highest degree.

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