of course not... i like to believe that they really love each other anyway...but we can never know..even if the marriage was arranged it does not mean he did not want her...
so does anyone know the whole deal about sheikha manal and sheikh mansour wedding? who would he marry someone that is not sheikha hinds daughter?
Well, as you see from the other topic, Sheikha Shamsa is married to a non-royal so apparently it is possible. However, she is an extreme case. I think the guys can have 2-3 wives who are not sheikhas as long as they have one official sheikha wife.
As for Sh. Mansour, he is a bit too old to marry Sh. Hind's daughters. Manal is a sheikha herself and a guess in the end it was a bit of compromise from both sides. She agreed to be his third wife and his family accepted she is a daughter from a non-official wife. If marriage is about power, then I think she has the best one out of Sh. Mohammed's daughters.
Tradition in the ruling family is that a sheikh must marry a sheikha. What about a sheikh whose mother is unknown?(definitely not a sheikha as in the case of Sheikh Majid and Sheikh Mansoor)
Is it compulsory for them also to marry a sheikha (as first wife)? Or can they marry any girls? Or what type / kind of girls are they allowed to marry (first marriage)?
@snapcrackle: Sh. Mansour's second wife is the daughter of the ruler of Sharjah. He married her before Manal and from what I heard, they were married for about 1-2 years, had no kids and then divorced.
Uh! I just wish those people could come out and say this and this happened, I have this many wives and this many children and halas! So many conflicting versions flying around! There are people on this forum who claim that they were at the wedding and others who say he never married her. How is this possible?? It makes it very confusing for people to figure out. Not that it is any of our business but we are curious and want to know anyways
Uh! I just wish those people could come out and say this and this happened, I have this many wives and this many children and halas! So many conflicting versions flying around! There are people on this forum who claim that they were at the wedding and others who say he never married her. How is this possible?? It makes it very confusing for people to figure out. Not that it is any of our business but we are curious and want to know anyways
I would disagree. If you look at many of the older generations of Sheikh's, many/most of them are married to non-Sheikha's. The tradition part is that a Sheikha must marry a Sheikh.
As first or any marriage they can marry who they want or who their family pick for the, whether its a Sheikha or a commoner but must be approved by the family.
I don't know what you say that the reputation of Shamsa was damaged. She was 18 years old, & a press article is never reliable to know what really happened, so forget about it. Talking about it again & again is non sense. She lives normally with her family, and saying that she was banished is pure rumours.
And i really want to have that supernatural being of knowing how anyone in the forum feelsHey...i'd like to know where u get ur info from bout any of this Maktoum stuff...u don't have to mention names but who's to say wut ur sayin is tru...(no i'm not bashing u...so please don't take it to heart...i'm jus curious)...u just seem really sure of ur info n ur sources...but anyone on this forum can feel that way...
Sheikh Hasher too.The idea of a Sheikh marrying a Sheikha comes from that the traditions of in the UAE where people marry their cousins till this day. Its not a must but it happens in a lot of families but general speaking there is no such thing as a requirement of a Sheikh to marry a Sheikha.
Late Sheikh Zayed - Only one wife was a Sheikha
Sheikh Khalifa - Not Sheikha
Sheikh Sultan's 2nd wife - Not a Sheikha
If you look at Sheikh Hind's brother, Sheikh Juma - Married to a non Sheikha.
Sheikh Maktoums son - Married twice and both wife's are not Sheikha's nor from the UAE.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed's first wife/s (giving the ages of Sheikha Manal and Sheikha Maitha) both mothers were not from the UAE nor Sheikha's.
Sheikh Hasher too.
Where is Sheikh Saeed 1st wife from? I thought she's a commoner.
Sheikh Maktoums son - Married twice and both wife's are not Sheikha's nor from the UAE.
Sheikh Saeed Bin Matkoum.Sheikh Saeed who?
And i really want to have that supernatural being of knowing how anyone in the forum feels
Sheikh Saeed Bin Matkoum.
Where is his first wive from? Isn't she a commoner?
Hahaha no, faith_g, it doesn't work. This forums is a typical all girls school atmosphere. Everyone takes everything personally. On some of the other threats there have even been accusations that some of the people posting are the royals themselves and that's why they are so sensitive and argue so hard. LOL
My rule of thumb is that I don't trust anyone's opinion unless they say they live in the UAE and know via this and this channel that something happened. There were a couple of posts by a girl in this situation in the Al Nahyan thread. Otherwise, everything else (incl. my opinions) are just different views and guesses.