I Compared Two Muslim Dating Apps and a Conventional App—Here's What Happened
| I Compared Two Muslim Dating Apps and a Conventional App—Here's What Happened | | If you thought online dating in general was hard, try dating on an app as a Muslim woman. Despite the fact that some traditional dating apps allow users to filter matches by religion, they only provide you with a limited number of characters in your bio and an even fewer number of filters. Which really isn’t enough, considering Islam has nearly 1.8 billion followers spread over the globe. And with no central voice to dictate practices, the intersection of culture and politics with religion makes being Muslim a multifaceted experience with multiple layers. Even Muslims who have grown up in similar circumstances may have different attitudes when it comes to their diet, prayer, fasting and community engagement, and they may navigate social issues such as gender roles and expectations, racism and varying degrees of LGBTQ acceptance differently. These are BIG topics, and it’s important to me that I find a romantic partner who has a similar outlook on these issues because they influence my entire lifestyle. So, I decided to try out a few apps that cater to Muslims, signing up for Hawaya, MuzMatch and Hinge for comparison. And it was an eye-opening experience, to say the least. | | | | |
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