I was confronted about this issue recently. I'm from Malaysia and over here interracial marriages are common, but the complications are so mind-boggling and complex-it is impossible to discuss about the matter without consulting an outside source for a second opinion. Since the question has come up, I've been thinking about it and always end up at a dead end.
If a Muslim woman marries a Christian man,of course the man would have to convert-but what if religion was just a barrier between two people who just want to be together? What if the man wants to keep his faith,how does this work?
Being brought up a Muslim, it is a fundamental belief, something that is self-evident that when marrying a person of a different race or religion, the other person would have to convert.This, to me, might not seem fair to the other person as he/she has to do it of thier own free will, and if they dont want to gove up their faith? what then?
Do we give up on the relationship itself? I mean, this might seem like the easiest solution but it is much more complicated than that. There are emotions involved, and if things turn out wrong, both parties may be greviously hurt. Some may say, hurt now, thank later, but what if its already too late?
In the end its just two people who love each other and want to spend the rest of their lives with each other, no one else. And they just happen to be from diffrernt backgrounds and have different religions. How is this solves? CAN it be solved? I'm really confused. Please mail me at

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