Maybe I can help you

Submitted by Nora Wimberley (United States), Dec 9, 2008 at 10:10

Why wouldn't you be concerned about your daughter. I mean there is online scammers and people around the world that are different, and different relgious backgrounds. And with media hype that is just out for ratings telling people what they want, which is usually negative. Your concern is genuine, as a mother.

But you did say that your daughter is 40. I wonder what is the real problem you have with this relationship. Because it is online, from another country or because he is muslim. I am thinking the whole muslim is the issue. And i mean there is a lot of neagtive hype on muslims down to terroist attacks. But since i am dating a man from Morocco and i have researched beyond the surface facts and really found out what this country is about , i would like to share a few things with you.

Morocco is a ally of Neto and the USA. President Teddy Rosevelt helped Morocco earn there Independence from France in the 1950's. Morcco has been victims of terroism, itself. The king declared that it would not be victims of Terrosim again and has broke 10 terriosm rings in Morocco this year alone. They have a special prison for these terriost. They guard there boarder very closley, becasue Algeria the country nearest to it, does unfornatly have a lot of Al Quida.

Here is the Muslim Part. Yes they are Muslim. But since Morocco is so far west from the center of Islam and becasue of location they have been able to preserve a trueness to islam. Islam was brought there by Mohammeds son or cousin, back when Islam was young and the true meaning was still intact and Morocco has been lucky and it's location been able to preseve it. The world can not help that there is extermist. Extermist's in religions and other causes. It only takes a few to make everything negative about it, and leave a bad taste in our mouth. But christains have extermist too, that makes the outside world think bad of us too. The holy wars was fought because of Islam spreading into christian countries. But we forgot how the christains fought wars with jews to spread christainty. Heck because of a few preist messing with boys the whole catholic religion has a bad rep. But does that mean all preist do that to boys, NO. You can set 5 people in a room and tell them to read a passage from the Bible and all five will have a diffirent opinion on what they read and what it means. The say goes with Islam, it is how it is interrupted.

A interesting food show with Anthony Bourdine did a show in Saudi Arabia. He was afraid to go because of all the bad things he heard. But went anyway to either prove or dis-prove common beliefs. And unbeliable he was able to dis-prove much of what is common belief about Muslims and Islam. No i am not Muslim and do not think i will convert. But being with a Muslim man i thought i should have a great understanding about it. And like today i am glad that i do. Because all the rumors are not true.

I went to Morocco in August to a very impressive country. I was treated like a Queen there. And guess what i was able to come home when i wanted to. I did not marry, and that was my choice and my fiance has stood behind me on all that i have decided. My comment to you is you really can not believe everything you have hear. And you need to do deep research, it is not fair to judge a country you have barely any knowledge on. Learn about the history. A great book with simply history in it and about it many places to visit is by eyewitness travel guides MOROCCO. Watch the show with Anothny Bourdin.

But Islam does differ from country to country. Need to know that Morocco has a high unemployement rate. And yes that leads to easy ways of making money and that is how terrosim is started. But the King of Morocco will not tollerate it in his country. When i went to Morocco it was very safe and American's are kinda special there. America is who helped get them there independence. My mom was concerned too, for I have 4 children and what i do impacts them too. But by my knowledge that i gather through research not rumors, i could put my mother at ease. And when i went my mom was scared, but was relieved as my fiance did as he promised her. And now my finace knows more about my kids then there own real father does, and that is sad that a american man can care less about his kids but a man half way around the world would do anything to just hug them and comfort them. And are you sure your daughter is divorcing for this moroccan man, or was her marriage over and it is easier to blame this internet romance.

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