Arab marriage, country by country
Each country has a page that answers what people there actually search for: WhatsApp groups and phone numbers, how marriage is concluded and registered, and what gets asked first.
- Marriage in Egypt How marriage works in Egypt: the ma'zoun, the premarital exam and documents, why serious people avoid WhatsApp groups, and how to start meeting safely.
- Marriage in Morocco How marriage is concluded in Morocco under the Moudawana: the adoul, the judge's authorisation, the medical certificate, marriages abroad, and meeting without groups.
- Marriage in Algeria How marriage is concluded in Algeria: the municipality or notary, the wali and witnesses, the medical certificate and documents, and meeting without offer pages.
- Marriage in Saudi Arabia How marriage works in Saudi Arabia: the licensed ma'zoun and medical exam, prior approval to marry a non-Saudi, and meeting with photo privacy and your wali.
- Marriage in Iraq How marriage is registered in Iraq: the personal status court, ratifying an out-of-court contract, prompt and deferred mahr, and meeting without Telegram groups.
- Marriage in Yemen How marriage is documented in Yemen, what someone living in Saudi Arabia needs, and how to meet with marriage in mind across distance without published numbers.
- Marriage in Tunisia What Tunisian law says about marriage: the civil contract before notaries, the polygamy ban, Tunisians marrying abroad, and meeting without publishing your number.
- Marriage in Jordan How marriage is concluded in Jordan: the sharia ma'zoun and court, the premarital test, involving the wali, and meeting without WhatsApp groups.
- Marriage in Syria How a Syrian marriage is concluded at the sharia court, when it needs confirmation, registering it from abroad, and meeting for marriage without exploitation.
- Marriage in Lebanon How marriage is concluded in Lebanon before religious courts, why sect comes up early, civil marriages made abroad, and meeting without published numbers.
- Marriage in the UAE How marriage is concluded in the UAE at court or with a ma'zoun, the attested documents residents need, what to settle first, and meeting with photo privacy.
- Marriage in Libya Why marriage in Libya should be registered at court or with a licensed ma'zoun, the risks of offers with numbers and photos, and meeting with stronger photo privacy.
- Marriage in Sudan How Sudanese marriage is documented today: the ma'zoun, marrying where you live and then at the embassy, and meeting in a phone browser without groups.
- Marriage in Palestine How Palestinian marriage goes through the sharia courts and premarital test, where families can meet given travel limits, and meeting without an intermediary.
- Marriage in Kuwait How marriage is documented in Kuwait, the premarital exam, marrying a non-Kuwaiti, and meeting with marriage in mind and photo privacy.
- Marriage in Qatar How marriage works in Qatar: mandatory premarital screening, committee approval for Qataris marrying non-Qataris, residents' marriages, and meeting privately.
- Marriage in Oman How marriage works in Oman, what Royal Decree 23/2023 changed for Omanis marrying foreigners, the mahr, and meeting with marriage in mind without offices.
- Marriage in Bahrain How marriage works in Bahrain under the unified family law with Sunni and Jaafari sections, the mandatory premarital exam, foreigners marrying, and meeting safely.
- Marriage in Mauritania What the Mauritanian no co-wife clause means, why a secret marriage leaves a wife unprotected, and how to start meeting with marriage in mind without numbers.
- Marriage in Turkey How Arabs and Syrians marry in Turkey: civil marriage at the municipality first, why an imam's nikah alone is not recognised, documents, and citizenship.
- Muslim marriage in Germany The civil marriage steps at the Standesamt and required documents, why a sheikh's contract alone is not enough, and meeting among Arabs living in Germany.
- Muslim marriage in France The rules for marrying in France: civil marriage at the mairie before any religious one, documents and banns, marrying without papers, and meeting among Arabs.
- Muslim marriage in the United States The requirements to marry in the US: the county marriage license, the authorised imam, fiancé(e) or spouse visas for someone abroad, and meeting across states.
- Muslim marriage in the UK Why a nikah alone is not recognised in England and Wales, the 28-day marriage notice, spouse visas, and meeting among Arabs in the UK without groups.
- Muslim marriage in Canada The requirements to marry in Canada: the provincial marriage licence, a registered imam, spousal sponsorship through IRCC, and meeting among Arabs in Canada.
- Muslim marriage in Sweden The rules for marrying in Sweden: the impediment check at Skatteverket, officially authorised imams, residence through marriage, and meeting among Arabs.
- Muslim marriage in Italy The rules for marrying in Italy: civil marriage at the comune, the nulla osta for foreigners, why a mosque marriage alone has no civil effect, and reunification.
- Muslim marriage in Spain How an Islamic marriage gets civil effect in Spain under Law 26/1992, the certificate of capacity, marrying at the Moroccan consulate, and joining a spouse.