dimanche 8 mai 2016

More About Arab Marriage Cultures

By Debra Gibson

The marriage institution is a very vital aspect of community life in the world every day. A good marriage guarantees a healthy society. This makes unions be treated with very high dignity by many communities in the world including the Arab community. In this society special events unfold in ensuring that Arab marriage is successful.

As a usual practice, all marriages start with the selection of these couples . Most Arabs practice arranged marriages where the father will choose for their son the perfect woman to marry. This son will, however, give suggestions on the choice. On the women part, her parents have the mandate of accepting any approach from any man they feel right for their daughter.

After the prospective bride and groom have been identified a marriage contract is drawn with all parties involved. The aim of this marriage contract is to smooth the nuptial in the event of a misunderstanding. The first item of discussion on the contract is the bride price. It is usually for the two families to agree upon. It is a gift of appreciation to the family of the bride.

Additionally and perhaps the most important of it all the contract outlines the roles of the bride and the groom in the household. The Arab society follows the traditional concepts of marriage where the husband is the head of the family and provider too. The wife is a homemaker who will ensure that the husband and the children are well taken care of by providing all that they need including good food.

A ceremony will always mark any marriage. In the service, people come together to enjoy the new bonding formed between these two individuals. The couples are also given some private time where the groom breaks the hymen of his bride. The blood stains are then displayed to the parents and the public too. This, however, has turned to be optional to many these days.

The matrimonial life is depicted by the submissive nature of the Arab wife. They are taught to respect their husbands and accept their decisions as the final say in any argument or matter in their house. It is the husband whether to agree or not to concern his wife working. Additionally, the man should be made aware of what the wife is doing or where she intends to go.

The religion followed by the Arabs (Islam) favors polygamy in marriage. Several reasons may call for the husband to think of marrying another wife. It is always expected that the relationship between co-wives is that if love and understanding. This is rarely the case as they always dislike one another in most cases.

In the event of a divorce, the wife is supposed to go back to her parents house or any other male family member since the Arab culture does not allow any woman to live alone. The children are, however, left with the father. The husband is expected to provide maintenance fee still to the family, and a divorce fee is also paid with regards to the marriage contract.




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