Mike Ghouse Outstanding Peacemaker and an Activist

Cohesive mankind, cohesive Ummah and cohesive America are what Mike Ghouse stands for. Irrespective of what people think about him, he is marching ahead on his peace mission with messages of love and respect for all individuals, all races and all communities irrespective of their identities — personal, religious, social,…

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Powerful Reflection: Am I a Sunni Muslim? A Deep Dive into Faith and Identity

Ghouse honored by Religion Communication Council

Ghouse was honored by RCC 13 years ago on April 16, 2009 RELIGION COMMUNICATORS COUNCIL HONORS THREE DALLASITES. Mike Ghouse accepts the recognition with humility.Mike’s 5 Minutes Speech at the eventI want to thank the Religion Communicators council and Ms. Slater in whose husband’s name this recognition was initiated in…

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Weddings And A Hindu-Muslim Couple From Mumbai.

Faiz and Ankita came from different religious backgrounds and fell in love during college. NEW DELHI:  Ankita Agarwal and Faiz Rehman met each other while pursuing MBA at the Indian Institute of Management, and, in their own words, it was love at first sight. Ever since that, the two have given…

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Can a Muslim Woman Marry a Non-Muslim Man

The full article is in my book, The “American Muslim Agenda – Muslims building a cohesive America.” available on kindle and Amazon. Two more books are on the horizon – Pluralism in America and Standing up for others. By Dr. Mike Mohamed Ghouse The sole intent of this essay is…

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2022 Wedding Wire Couples’ Choice Awards®

14th Annual Couples’ Choice Awards Honor the Top Wedding Vendors Nationwide and Abroad. Interfaith Marriages Named Winner in 2022 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® TIP Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Interfaith Marriages was announced as a winner of the 2022 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards®, an accolade representing the top wedding professionals across the…

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Desi interfaith marriages are free in America

Growing up without filters of religion, nationality, race, or ethnicity, couples of South Asian descent marry for only love Ishq par zor nahīñ hai ye vo ātish ‘ġhālib’Ki lagāe na lage aur bujhāe na bane Love is not in one’s control, this is that fire rousedIt cannot be willed to…

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The reverse of Misogyny in interfaith relationships.

Men have not outgrown their ‘need’ to control others, particularly their women. They want their women to be subservient to their whims, even in America, and in all faith traditions. It is what the men wish that happens. Societies are still misogynistic, and I hope it will change. I am…

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Indian American Interfaith Marriages Initiative

by Huma NisarApril 17, 2022 Interfaith Marriages, a Washington-based wedding officiant service, led by a prominent Indian American Muslim Mike Ghouse, has been recognized as a winner of the 2022 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award. WeddingWire is a global marketplace connecting engaged couples with local wedding professionals, and its Couples’ Choice Awards® recognizes local wedding…

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Sex can make your live a healthier life

As a wedding officiant, I counsel the couples to live a happier life by preparing them to anticipate and mitigating conflicts and nurturing goodwill. More importantly, learning to accept and respect the otherness of the other instead of fighting a life-time to change the other. I came across this article,…

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Religious Double Standards Leave many Muslims Single

Indeed, there are more single Muslim women in the United States than single men. As a pluralist and an interfaith specialist who has conducted many interfaith marriages between people of different faiths, I continue to learn, understand and know the issues, and the more I learn, the more openings pop up,…

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Hindu Muslim Marriage and Application of Pluralism

For a long time, Muslim men married women of the book–Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Abrahamic), while Muslim women rarely married outside Islam. Likewise, Hindus married only within their faith or sometimes to others from the Dharmic (Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh) traditions. These norms are changing; American Muslim women are marrying non-Muslim…

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Promoting Interfaith Harmony through Marriages

Promoting Interfaith Harmony Through Marriages in The US:Mike Ghouse Is A Pluralist Committed To Promoting Interfaith Marriages Main Points: 1.    Mike Ghouse has officiated more than 150 interfaith marriages.2.    Today more people marry across faith in the US.3.    Interfaith marriages promote pluralism.4. Interfaith Marriages in The US Account For 39 Percent…

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Revisiting Quran on Muslim Interfaith Marriages

The dominating understanding among Muslims is that while Muslim men are allowed to marry people of the book, Muslim women are not allowed to do so. In fact, even in the case of Muslim men some scholars argue that their marriage with women from the people of the book needs…

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Reverse of Misogyny in Interfaith Relationships

Men have not outgrown their ‘need’ to control others, particularly their women. They want their women to be subservient to their whims, even in America, and in all faith traditions. It is what the men wish that happens. The societies are still misogynistic, and I hope it will change. I…

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