Honestly, I think this is more of an Arab cultural thing than a Muslim thing.
I once knew a nominally Muslim guy who was dating a fellow Arab-American who happened to be Christian. The girl's "Christian" father killed her, rather than let her bring shame on to his family.
12 posted on 11/17/2003 1:49:49 PM PST by B Knotts
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