WHEN MUSLIM WOMEN LOVE A NON MUSLIM | Hidden Heart | Full DOCUMENTARY

When second generation British Muslim women find love outside their faith, they're forced to struggle to reconcile modernity with tradition. Their internal conflicts and fear of ostracism sheds light on the hidden tensions in our modern society between integration and tradition and the people who are at the heart of it.

Hidden Heart (2018)
Director: Zara Afzal
Genre: Documentary
© 2022 Sideways Film. Published under license.

[HiThere-mbpp]

I have a friend whos journey is just this. theyre a fantastic couple and he converted for her. Theyre great for each other. Her family abandoned her. Hes wmbraced islam and practices. He just wasnt asian and the fact he was christian was frowned upon for them. The girl went through hell on earth and still struggles with how they treated her. She has an amazing husband. Wishing them a fantastic life !

[andyv]

As a Christian man, I dated a Jewish woman. The only difference I noticed (outside of the dietary differences) was I never had to ask my Jewish G/F if something was wrong or bothering her, she would let me know before I even knew there was a problem.

[ia]

I could never give up my afterlife for another human being.

[jillbecker]

This brother has such a sweet spirit, hears from God and a clarity of the Lord's ways and purpose.

[chrissaltaur]

My grandfather was Muslim (sadly he died 10 yesrs ago). He married my grandmother who is white and Catholic. The prejudice and racism they encountered came not from white people but predominantly from Muslims, especially from my grandfather's family. The Muslim part of the family threatened and demanded that my grandmother convert to Islam and my gran declined and received subtle threats to her life from my grandfather's family.

The Islamic faith today hasn't changed and isn't tolerant.

Can you imagine a Christian forcing their Muslim husband, wife or partner to change religion?

[denniss]

Really enjoyed this, thank you. As a man that is currently pursuing a relationship with a Muslim woman, it has been helpful to watch this.

[Iamhome]

I was engaged to a Muslim man years ago, his cousin did ask would I convert, I read a bit of the Quaran but i wasnt converting!! Why should I?! we had a daughter but before I had her, he said he didn't mind her being brought up Catholic, as long as she was brought up right! Well he left us (his family got their claws into him when he went home) and I brought her up Catholic, his loss, he missed out on seeing his daughter grow up

[Happy-go-l]

I think as Muslim parents we should raise our children to fear Allah not us because when you listen to this ladies All they are worried about is their parents and their love life in islam you should be pleasing Allah first then the rest.

[jsmith]

There is a MAJOR DIFFERENCE between a FORCED marriage and an ARRANGED marriage! Many cultures, not religion, condone FORCED marriage. The Quran clearly states that people are free to choose their own spouses and if it's arranged by the parents, the daughters and sons must agree of their own free will.

[Seekay-oeqz]

It's muslim men that have a problem bec I know of many Muslim girls that married Hindus & are very happy - no strict issues on clothing, yoga, diet choices.

[leylag]

I am Muslim and my husband of 19 years is Jewish. We have 4 children and our marriage didn’t just survive all the issues that come with different cultures, languages and religions merged together. We have thrived. While many same religious couples have divorced around us we stood strong. We communicate a lot, spend lots of time together as a family but also as a couple. Mutual respect is mandatory just like in any relationship. Early on in our marriage we set boundaries for our families and their opinions. If you come into my home and talk badly about any religion or race, you are out. I don’t care if you are family or not. It’s hard enough as it is to make a marriage work different cultures and religions bring more challenges. However if you love each other and are committed to raise a family, to be each others best friend nothing can stop you.

[Areli_Precious]

I believe in God, I believe in faith, spiritualism. I do not believe in division and segregation. I believe in one god and that we are all human.

[barbarasantamaria]

After listening to what these woman said it’s all boils down to what the parents want . Just because you marry someone of the same faith doesn’t mean you will have a good marriage. I have seen this among friends, controlling husbands and interfering family members. If your a female your just a commodity to be married off to anyone the parents want.

[cathy]

Everyone should be able to pursue their own path weather it be education, religion or even love. End of story!

[Saray...]

Married a dutch man. Non religious. 10 years on and still the best decision ever. Just live your best life. God has more important things to focus on.

[jibril]

Why does the honour of the whole family rests on the shoulders of the females in the family? I support every decision the young ladies took

[jmudikun]

Marrying somebody of your own faith - or like many British Pakistanis, marrying your own cousin - is no guarantee of a successful and happy marriage. It's just as likely to end up badly. Because you're marrying a person, not a religion and people are imperfect and people. I've seen this happen amongst family members and relatives, where people marry in the traditional way but end up miserable, and/or live a double life

[Uncle-Smart-Alec]

Keeping a marriage going is hard enough.Adding the religion problem just makes it that much harder.

[QabilAGhor]

These marriages don't last long! I have seen TOO MANY fall apart after few years. As people get older, physical attraction becomes less important, and people tend to become more spiritual. That's when these marriages begin to fail.

[lawrencelawrence]

I met two beautiful Afghanistan women, i would have loved to marry either one of them but i am not religious. They said in order to marry them is that i need to convert to being a Muslim. I could not because i had no desire in becoming a Muslim. It would be disrespectful to their religion if i joined without truly believing in it. It would be false reasons and that is not fair to anyone including their religion.