Muslim Marriage Goes Online: The Use of Internet Matchmaking by American Muslims

This paper analytically explores the recent rise of Internet use among American Muslims who are looking for marriage. Because American Muslims are a heterogeneous community consisting of individuals who, while confessing to a single article of faith, come from a plethora of ethnic and cultural backg...

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Authors: Lo, Mbaye (Author) ; Aziz, Taimoor (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2009]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2009, Volume: 21, Issue: 3
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