Relationships where familial faiths are infused can often be complex. Interestingly, Judaic/Christian marriages are statistically ones who endure. However, according to anecdotal information, it often creates strain among conservative parents�on both sides.
The parental pressure in a Muslim/non Muslim relationship may be equally as challenging. Under Sharia law, you would be expected to convert to Islam, regardless of what your partner would want. I should imagine, if his parents are devout Muslim, it could make for an extremely sensitive environment and no matter how sound you and your partner are, the odds would be that his parents would constantly encourage (or worse) him to search for a �true� Muslim wife.
I�m fortunate to have many friends. Some are mixed Muslim/Christians, some Christian/Judaic and some Catholic/Protestant. Whilst I�ve never applied any science to my observations, I have felt the couples with the greatest challenges have been within the Catholic/Protestant environment.
It�s unfortunate that dogma can have such a powerful influence on developing and ongoing relationships. Often, where couples become pressurised or caught up in the complexities of these �tags,� they begin to lose sight of the spirituality of themselves.
In this instance, there�s a verse from the Koran which I should imagine his parents might offer up, in one of those loving, nurturing ways that parents so often do in an attempt to validate their position:
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