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Submitted by justme (United States), Mar 7, 2010 at 16:38

Well this is not the Case in Egypt. They have a whole traditional week thing and it is quite intense. I was the one that wrote that many of these men get married in the Mosques here in the USA which isn't considered a legal marriage. They can still do it because if the woman is legally divorced here or has never married, Muslim. etc... a Sheik here in the USA will marry them. As for the Muslim man, it doesn't matter if he is legally married to a woman since he can marry up to four women in Islam. The thing is, it isn't recognized by the Government but it is recognized by Islam and by this man and that is what matters.

You want your marriage to be real to him right? I know that the man I knew kept saying it wasn't a real marriage to the woman he married in Vegas because it wasn't done the traditional religous way. so he felt he could do whatever he wanted and had no guilt. Yes the other marriage may make it okay to get a green card but take note, marry in his custom way that the people do in his country as well, or else your man might not take your marriage seriously. Do it twice if you have to, marry by the courts or lawyer or whatever if you want him to get a greencard but also have a religious marriage performed in the traditional manner infront of his whole family, and make sure you protect your .That is, sign something legally stating he can't marry any other woman while you both are marriage in a mosque or in any other way without knowing you will be intitled to a divorce and a huge settlement if he chooses this route. Your marrages might be legal to the USA Government but make sure they are recognized by your man.

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