Marriage Customs of the Ruling Family

[Lyra]

That was not a son of Mo, but his nephew:

The £8bn sheikh who married a £10-a-week waitress | Mail Online

[Sladjica]

Originally Posted by Lyra

That was not a son of Mo, but his nephew:

The £8bn sheikh who married a £10-a-week waitress | Mail Online

thank u so much for the information even though im a bit stressed after i read it... cause im such a strong religious Orthodox women, and i would never change my religion, not even for Maktoum Hasher Al- Maktoum...

but i guess its freedom of choosing.. honestlly i doubt that she really loves him...

[maog]

Originally Posted by Sladjica

thank u so much for the information even though im a bit stressed after i read it... cause im such a strong religious Orthodox women, and i would never change my religion, not even for Maktoum Hasher Al- Maktoum...

but i guess its freedom of choosing.. honestlly i doubt that she really loves him...

I agree with u. But for more love ,i don't change my religion

[Sladjica]

Originally Posted by maog

I agree with u. But for more love ,i don't change my religion

I dont even want to write were how i felt that she was orthodox and changed her religion... after all, did u see where she comes from???? and she loves him? hmmm i dont buy it... i dont mean to hurt anyone in here, just that im orthodox, and its long story now to write it, but we have been through so many bad things, and im just putting my self in her position, and i couldnt do it, for all money in the world... by saying that i dont mean to offend anyone or any other religion...

[Lyra]

can we stop this discussion here? Religion is everybodys privacy.

[Sladjica]

Originally Posted by Lyra

can we stop this discussion here? Religion is everybodys privacy.

i agree with u, like i said, i dont want to offend anyone and i dont want to be taken wrong with my comments... it was just my opinion...

[Lanalique]

She is from Belarus, not Russia. Though...many years ago Russia, Ukraine and Belarus was one country, had one language and...that's one people actually. But now it's different because of politics.
Though i think it can be important for this discussion because in a whole the economic situation and life conditions in Russia is much better than in belarus. maybe it can explain something.
But again I think that this topic is more about personal relationships so it's not polite to discuss it.

[brucantuosi]

Originally Posted by Hamdan_mylove

no not yet he is only 22
At least 24

Thanks. Then, women can be engaged before 24 but men?

[Sladjica]

I just said my personal opinion, i dint meen to be rude or offending, like i said before. I also said that i dont want to be taken wrong, by saying my own opinion. This topic is about marriage coustoms, and i asked how locals feel about her, because of all those things...

[maog]

Well i'm not offended. I understand perfectly what you say, but here they want to complicate everything
Then don't worry Sladjica, you don't offended me ok.
Closed Case

[Sladjica]

Ok, im glad u didn't get me wrong, im just saying in my own name. i do have friends with different religions, and i dont have any problem with that, no, im was talking about changing believenings after so many years of believeing in other thing... i'm glad u didnt get me wrong... maybe i wrote it wrong..

[dazzling]

This topic is Marriage Customs in the Ruling Family and not about religion so can we get back on topic please...

Thanks
Dazzling

[Domino]

Can the Sheikhs of the Dubai Royal Family or any of the Royal Families in the Mid-East marry a Black woman?

[brucantuosi]

Or Hispanic?
Domino, I think they can marry whom they want, as far as I am concerned only the official wife has to be Emirati, if I am wrong, someone please correct me.

[as3330a]

Originally Posted by Domino

Can the Sheikhs of the Dubai Royal Family or any of the Royal Families in the Mid-East marry a Black woman?

From what I understand the sheikhs or Arab males from prominent families can more freely marry however their choices aren't entirely free of blockage. That being said the preference is:

1. Marry a cousin (can be a distant cousin as families are quite large)
2. Marry a woman from another noble family.
3. Marry within your own [religious] sect.
4. Marry a woman from a different sect.
5. Marry a foreigner
6. Die a bachelor.

But things get tricky after #4.

I apologize as this is a bit off topic:
As for black women, it depends on the individual and their preferences. So there's no easy way to answer that question, sorry. However, if you're interested, from my past research on a similar topic black women were mostly brought in as slaves and worked in a domestic or sex slave (or concubine) or a combination of the two. In conversation with my Khaleeji and Levantine friends Blacks are not always regarded highly and are frequently referred to as "abd" or "abeed" meaning slave in Arabic. (There's over 1,500 years worth of history concerning Blacks and Arabs of the Arabian Peninsula that's very interesting if you wish to know more please send me a line privately.)

[Warren]

Hi guys, since this forum is for the Ruling Family of Dubai, discussion of mass weddings and other topics have been moved to Members' Corner.

[Opal]

Originally Posted by brucantuosi

They are first cousin. Sheikh Hamdan's mother and Sh. Sheikha's mother are sisters.

I think it's dangerous to keep marrying first cousins, genetically speaking. It's ok for 2 maybe 3 generations in a row but after that I think it can start to get dangerous. Hopefully they'll start to change this custom.

[LadyLove]

Actually while there is a taboo to marry ones relative, scientifically speaking there is no proof that inter family marriages cause birth defects so long as both people are healthy and there is no "bad genes" like some illness that passes on from generation to generation. As long as they are healthy those genes will be passes on and there is no danger to the offspring. Now that aside I cant believe hes marring his cousin. Weird.. I cant believe some people still do this. Its just strange to me.

[Sladjica]

It is strange for me too, but Sh.Mohammed is married to Sh.HInda, Hamdans mother and they are cousines too... It a tradicion or something..

[as3330a]

Originally Posted by LadyLove

Actually while there is a taboo to marry ones relative, scientifically speaking there is no proof that inter family marriages cause birth defects so long as both people are healthy and there is no "bad genes" like some illness that passes on from generation to generation. As long as they are healthy those genes will be passes on and there is no danger to the offspring. Now that aside I cant believe hes marring his cousin. Weird.. I cant believe some people still do this. Its just strange to me.

That isn't totally correct. Scientifically inter-marriage between parallel cousins (as in Hamdans case) has a higher risk of consanguinity defects when children are produced. A relative example would be the Hapsburgs who married into every royal house in Europe and cousins kept marrying one another producing over the centuries defects and deformities. Even if genes are "healthy" to keep replicating the same DNA is damaging even if the results do not occur right away or changes manifest gradually.