American Culture Vs Islamic Culture

There are few similarities and few differences in the way marriage is viewed and celebrated in the Islamic culture compared to the American culture. In the Islamic culture marriage is viewed as something really important while in America the value of marriage is decreasing every day. In the Islamic religion, parents play an important role in the choice of their children’s spouses because children need their parents’ approval before they can get married to someone. Also, according to Islam, Muslims men are allowed to marry legally 4 women. In contrast, in the USA culture, polygamy is not allowed. However, one of the similarities I found between the two cultures is that infidelity is not allowed in either culture. In the Islamic culture, men are not allowed to cheat on their wife and the women are also not allowed to cheat on their husbands. Despite the fact, men are more favored when it comes to marriage in the Islamic culture, a woman can divorce her husband, if she has a valuable reason; for example, if he cheats on her. In contrast, in the USA, it easy to get a divorce whether you are a man or a woman, as long as you both agreed. Moreover, the purpose of marriage can be different for everyone because some people get married because they want to have children, other get married because they don’t want to be lonely or for the advantages marriage might offer them. In my …show more content…
Furthermore, the purpose of marriage has changed