Shadchen iSlamica-style!
oy, I’m chaloshes
In the midst of overlapping murmurs of prayers in a sea of white-cloaked worshipers, a woman’s voice interrupts the collective trance as she asks: “Are you single?"
Dressed in a black abaya – including the face covering known as niqab – and sporting black gloves, Um Mohammad (who declined to give her full name) is one of several matchmakers who can be seen approaching “pious” young Muslim women as they pray or perform rituals.
Might as well pick up some Koranic verse ringtones while yer there…
Posted by Claire on 12/06 at 10:44 AM
I woulda thought the old standby, “Hi, honey, do you come here often?”, would be a natural. And eliminate the middle-woman.
Posted by ZZMike on 12/08/07 at 04:12 PM
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