Abdul, a Single Mulsim success story, joins Blair Jacobs on BBC Radio Leeds to discuss online 'dating' and 'matrimonial' websites.

More and more women are looking for, what they consider, a traditional marriage partner. More people in general are turning to online introduction services in an attempt to find their ideal partner.

Are these websites safe? Does the service they offer actually work? What type of people are turning to the internet to search for love?

Abdul tells us of his whirlwind success story, using SingleMuslim.com the leading Muslim matrimonial website. He search for an ideal marriage partner was fulfilled in less than 6 months, from first message to marriage.

Atia Shah joins Sarfraz Manzoor on BBC Radio 4 to discuss Asian matrimonial websites. Atia met her husband Sheikh via SingleMuslim.com, the world's largest Muslim introductions agency.

Sarfraz explores the world of matrimonial websites aimed at the Asian diaspora around the world and the alternative they present to the traditional arranged marriage.

Arranged marriages may have traditionally been a part of Asian culture, but these days who is doing the arranging? Sarfraz examines the new market for Asian marriage websites, which allow the users to choose their potential partners based on such factors as their profession and height.

Are matrimonial websites a real alternative to more 'traditional' arranged marriages, or simply a new way of arranging them?

A DISPATCH district woman, whose whirlwind romance was highlighted on a dating website as a 'success story', has been plunged into a nightmare.

For Atia Shah-Sheikh's husband, Muhammad Iqbal Sheikh, may be deported to Pakistan – where, he claims, his life would be in danger – because the couple's marriage is not legally recognised in the UK.

A NOTTINGHAM woman fears her husband will be deported to Pakistan because their marriage is not legally recognised in the UK.

Atia Shah married Muhammad Iqbal Sheikh in an Islamic ceremony at the Karimia Institute mosque in Forest Fields.

ITV1 July - August 2009

Finding love in today’s fast-paced world can be a troubled and daunting prospect, but spare a thought for the thousands of practicing Christians, Jews and Muslims who on top of everything else have to find someone equally committed to their faith.

A Match Made in Heaven charts how help is at hand through the explosion of faith-based online dating agencies. An observational series, we see how some of Britain’s young Muslims, Jews and Christians fare on their journeys to find love and an equal commitment to their faith.

Wakefield District Business Awards 2009 Winners Revealed

The winners in the prestigious first Wakefield District Business Awards have been revealed following a glittering Gala Awards evening, with Group Rhodes taking the overall Business of the Year Award

The overwhelming majority of Muslims believe that the ideal age for marriage is by the age of 25, a survey of Muslims has revealed.

Carried out by SingleMuslim.com - was a leading internet-based matrimonial service for the Muslim community - the survey showed that the community is bucking the UK trend. More and more people are choosing to marry later in life, with many couples opting to marry in their thirties.

A survey of Muslims has revealed that the overwhelming majority believe that, ideally, Muslims should be married by the age of 25.

The survey was carried out by SingleMuslim.com, a leading internet-based matrimonial service for the Muslim community.

Adeem Younis, SingleMuslim.com founder, joined Zenab Ahmed on BBC Three Counties Radio, The Asian News Hour.

Adeem and Zenab chatted about the website, the history of when and why Adeem decided to set-it-up. Back in 2000, as a 21 year-old recent graduate / business entrepreneur, under the traditional pressures to find a marriage partner.

OVERSEAS marriages in the Muslim community appear to be losing their popularity as people are increasingly turning towards matches made closer to home according to a survey carried out by SingleMuslim.com.

When asked to state a preference, over 68 percent of the site’s members would prefer their marriage partner to come from the same country – if not the same county or city – as them.

WEDDING plans for Muslim couples  are being out on hold due to the credit crunch.

Survey results showed that 58 per cent of weddings planned by couples who met through the SingleMuslim.com website have been affected by the recession.

A SURVEY carried out by SingleMuslim.com, a leading internet-based matrimonial service for the Muslim community, has shown that getting an education remains a priority for nearly half the site's users - and is even more important than getting married.

It's a debate many couples will have, as they plan their futures: should they finish their education before getting married or allow love to conquer everything?

Adeem Younis joined Andrew Edwards & Georgey Spanswick on BBC Radio Leeds 'kick-start' program to discuss different peoples stories about how they found their partners and the role websites like SingleMuslim.com can play in the 'search' for an ideal marriage partner.

Over half polled in survey admit economic downturn has affected wedding plans

MORE and more Asian weddings are being put ‘on hold’ due to the credit crunch, a survey has revealed.

Asian weddings have been hit by the recession according to a new survey.

Website SingleMuslim.com says 58% of weddings planned by couples who met through them have been affected by the Credit Crunch.

It is believed the average Asian wedding costs around £20,000. The website recently polled its members to find out whether the Credit Crunch is affecting their wedding preparations.

Whilst 25% of respondents admitted that they will have to rein in their expenditure, cutting back on some of the costs associated with a Muslim wedding, 16% said that their plans had changed considerably.

18% even said that their wedding plans were now 'on hold' as a direct result of the Credit Crunch.

Adeem Younis, Managing Director of SingleMuslim.com, said: “ Organising a traditional Muslim wedding can be a major financial commitment, and it is understandable that couples are starting to look at reducing costs, or even postponing their big day for a few months.”

However there was some good news as 42% of respondents stated that their wedding plans had not changed in any way.

Adeem Younis said: “I’m delighted that so many o f our users are pressing ahead with their weddings and I wish them every success and happiness in their lives together.”

YOUNG single Muslims would prefer to marry doctors a new survery has revealed.

Research carried out by SingleMuslim.com, a leading internet-based matrimonial service with 250,000 members found that site users would prefer their ideal marriage partners to be doctors.

A Healthy Relationship:

Doctor and Nurse find happiness through SingleMuslim.com

The latest newlyweds to be presented with free tickets for an Umrah trip by SingleMuslim.com are Matthew and Sumia, who married on 15th August 2008. We met up with them a month after their wedding at their apartment in Manchester.

Blackburn-born Sumia (22) is of Pakistani origin. She is the eldest of three children and has a younger brother and sister. She studied nursing at university.

Matthew is also 22. He is from Cardiff and has a younger brother and an older half-sister. He is a medical student at Manchester University.

Newly weds jet off to Mecca courtesy of their marriage website

Newly weds who met on the internet have been given a free holiday by the marriage website they met on.

Matthew, a 22-year-old medical student at Manchester University, and his new wife Sumia, also 22, were presented with free tickets for an Umrah trip to Mecca by SingleMuslim.com, a marriage website.

Sumia, originally from Blackburn, is also studying at Manchester University where she is hoping to gain an MA in nursing.

A NEWLY married Muslim couple are about to embark of a trip of a lifetime thanks to a marriage website.

Manchester medical student, and Muslim convert, Matthew and his nurse bride Sumia have been given return tickets to Mecca by the SingleMuslim.com website through which they met.

Matthew, aged 22 is studying medicine at Manchester University where Sumia is taking an MA in nursing.

He had a Catholic upbringing but became interested in Islam after talking to hijab-wearing students at the university.

Jahid and Halima found each other in the depths of CyberSpace through a marriage website, but little did they know it would be the connection of their lives.

Adeem Younis joined Riaz Ahmed and guests on Islam Radio's "Our Community Show" discussing the issues of the day within the Muslim community.

Together they discussed the need for a Muslim marriage service within the UK Muslim community and how family and younger Muslims' attitudes towards traditional marriages are changing.

With up to 4 success stories every day SingleMuslim.com has become the largest Muslim marriage website in the UK, helping thousands of single Muslims find a suitable marriage partner online, within a secure and safe Muslim-friendly environment.

The search for Mr or Mrs Right can be daunting at the best of times. But spare a thought for the thousands of practising Christians, Jews and Muslims who on top of everything else have to find someone equally committed to their faith.

This series goes behind the scenes in three of the most popular websites to expose the reality of modern-day dating for Britain’s young Muslims, Jews and Christians.

Match Made In Heaven Sunday, STV, 11.45pm

Finding love is hard enough for anyone, but doubly so for the practicing Christians, Muslims and Jews who, on top of everything else, want to find a partner who is equally committed to their faith.

This six-part series shows how faith based on-line agencies are coming to the rescue.

Cardiff-based trainee solicitor Berihan, 24, finds a lack of Muslim men in her social circle, so she turned to SingleMuslim.com to find a marriage partner.

ITV1 Sunday, 13 July 2008, 11:45PM - 12:15AM

Finding love in today’s fast-paced world can be a troubled and daunting prospect, but spare a thought for the thousands of practicing Christians, Jews and Muslims who on top of everything else have to find someone equally committed to their faith.

A Match Made in Heaven charts how help is at hand through the explosion of faith-based online dating agencies. An observational series, we see how some of Britain’s young Muslims, Jews and Christians fare on their journeys to find love and an equal commitment to their faith.

Young British Asians are ditching traditional arranged marriages in favour of finding their 'perfect' partner through the internet.

Online dating is increasingly popular with young Muslims, many of whom are forbidden from dating before marriage and have to accept their parents' choice of partner.

Now a website is allowing them to browse through potential partners online without breaking any of the rules of Islam.