Lest you think this is a racist rant, I am mixed race (african/english).
I am worried about DD (14) who has acquired a muslim boyfriend. The reasons that I am worried are as follows:
- His parents are vehemently opposed to anyone outside the faith
- He is completely inarticulate and a bit hopeless
- The religion really worries me - whilst Islam doesn't itself condone the poor treatment of women, its adherents often seem to.
I'd be nearly as worried if she were dating any other radical believers of any faith.
I really feel uncomfortable here and I don't know if IABU