DAILYTIMES -- Aug 15 -- According to a 2006 study by the World Health Organisation and the Iraqi health ministry, 49.3% of Iraqi men and 47.5% of women are either single or divorced. In Iraq, like in most conservative Arab societies, couples are usually nudged into matrimony by their parents and often a matchmaker is consulted to help find the perfect spouse. The traditional "arranged marriages" have become unpopular, while the need for Internet matchmaking has only begun. "I think the Iraqis are looking for love on the Internet because there are no other places for them to meet," said Mustafa Kazem, a 20-year-old engineering student who found his soul mate on a university chat forum.
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It is a good thing to hear people finding their way to a happy life using the Internet. I am happy to hear that people from Iraq are getting online for dating having heard all the news of war in that part of the world.
Posted by: Geoff | Aug 19, 2008 at 05:21 AM