Karim & Shirin
Matched Mar 2009 · Toronto
“Three weeks of emails before we ever spoke. Married in the fall.”
Every couple below wrote to us themselves. Names are shortened at their request.
| Couple | Matched | Where | In their words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karim & Shirin | March 2009 | Toronto | Three weeks of emails before we ever spoke. Married in the fall. |
| Alnoor & Nadia | July 2009 | London / Nairobi | Our families knew each other in Kampala. We had no idea. |
| Rahim & Almas | October 2009 | Houston | Same jamatkhana for six years and we met on here. |
| Sultan & Zahra | January 2010 | Lisbon | She wrote first. I am still teasing her about it. |
| Amir & Farah | April 2010 | Vancouver / Calgary | Two provinces, one Eid. My mother is delighted. |
| Nizar & Yasmin | June 2010 | Karachi | Our fathers went to school together in Hyderabad. |
| Aly & Sabrina | September 2010 | Dubai / Mumbai | We spoke every night for four months before meeting. |
| Shafik & Nasreen | November 2010 | Dar es Salaam | Both of us had almost given up on these sites. |
| Munir & Laila | February 2011 | Khorog / Dushanbe | The first match either of us was shown. |
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