Why Emirati men marry foreign women
Najla Al Awadhi; 16/5/08
I was with my sister at a department store, and I saw an Emirati man with what I assumed was his wife. He was holding her hand and she was dressed in an abaya (the black cloak that most of us Emirati women wear) and the shaylah (head scarf). In fact, she wore this traditional dress like the Emirati women. Had they not stopped close by me, I would have never known that his wife was not Emirati but Eastern European (which I detected from her accent). As my sister spoke of what she was going to buy, my mind went into a series of questions about the implications of the growing number of Emirati men marrying foreign women. In the case of this couple I wondered, what would the identity of their children be? As a mother plays a critical role in building a child’s character, specifically their sense of religion, language, heritage and identity.
See: http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/nation/10213483.html
Tags: Emirates; Marriage
October 10th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Then Why dont women get the right to marry any man they like. Why is it important to marry an emirati man. Life is short, and it doesnt matter what and where nationality. Of course you would see if he is well off or not. Why cant foreign men, who are muslim obviously marry emarati women. Arent we the same religion, the same Ummah. I believe many expatriates in Dubai, are very well off, and can afford a caring and loving emirati wife. All this media hype. Emarati women are also human after all.