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Various of Maha getting her hair done before the wedding2. Various of Maha and Wahel's wedding ceremony with man playing bagpipes (surname unknown)3. Mid of Maha's mother4. Cutaway of Maha waving to her mother5. Various of wedding...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. Various of Maha getting her hair done before the wedding\u003cbr/\u003e2. Various of Maha and Wahel's wedding ceremony with man playing bagpipes (surname unknown)\u003cbr/\u003e3. Mid of Maha's mother\u003cbr/\u003e4. Cutaway of Maha waving to her mother\u003cbr/\u003e5. Various of wedding ceremony and dancing\u003cbr/\u003e6. Mid of Maha and Wahel dancing \u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Maha's mother (name unknown)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think an arranged marriage is the best marriage because the groom is known to the family and everything about him is known to us ďż˝ while in a free choice marriage, the lady couldn't choose well, because her family didn't know him.\" \u003cbr/\u003e8. Maha and Wahel's wedding party  \u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Samira Noor Social Worker\u003cbr/\u003e\"The younger generation has now more exposure to the west. If I can say, there is more education for girls and so on. There is quite a percentage of them that would prefer to fall in love first before getting married. Not that the marriages work, that is another story. Sometimes they are so blinded by these feelings that they would be too quick to make the decision and after they get married they are faced with everyday problems and the practical side and, you know,  the marriage may not work\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Various of young Egyptians on the streets\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of young men in park talking to woman\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of couple courting \u003cbr/\u003e13. Various of would-be suitor, Amer Abdul Razeq praying\u003cbr/\u003e14. Various Amer Abdul Razeq showing pictures of his building designs (he is an architect)\u003cbr/\u003e15. Mid of Amer Abdul Razeq  passing form to a state matchmaker (Muhi Abdallah)\u003cbr/\u003e16. Close of Amer Abdul Razeq  \u003cbr/\u003e17. Various of  state matchmaker, Muhi Abdallah, filling in form\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Muhi Abdallah \u003cbr/\u003e\"One soul and two persons, but just love? For love is okay ? I meet my girlfriend one hour, two hours per day and it's okay. And everyone goes to his life. But my wife, she is my life and I have to understand her completely and completely understood by her.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide Maha Mandour serving guests\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Maha Mandour\u003cbr/\u003e\"I want to know the one I am going to marry, I want to live a love story, I want to love and be loved by someone. I can't marry someone I saw through some interviews, through few visits with the families.\" \u003cbr/\u003e21. Maha Mandour talking to one of the guests\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide of Minaret\u003cbr/\u003e23. Various of men at night enjoying music\u003cbr/\u003e24. Close of newly weds placing rings on fingers and dancing\u003cbr/\u003eMarriage around the world takes many forms. \u003cbr/\u003eIn some countries individuals find their own partners, in others their weddings are arranged from an early age. \u003cbr/\u003eIn Egypt many people prefer to be introduced to their wife or husband via a matchmaker, but there are some who have gone against local conventions and prefer to find their future spouses by themselves.\u003cbr/\u003eMaha is getting ready for her wedding to her fiancee Wahel. \u003cbr/\u003eLike many couples around the world they were introduced by a matchmaker. \u003cbr/\u003eIn modern Egypt, many young people dream of romance and love and openly date partners of their own choosing. \u003cbr/\u003eHowever when it comes to the time to marry, romance is suddenly abandoned to family consensus as to whom would be the best partner.\u003cbr/\u003eThus matchmaking in Egypt is very common. \u003cbr/\u003eMaha and Wahel  are young professionals. He is an engineer and she is a marketing specialist. \u003cbr/\u003eWhile they dated others in the past, they were matched together before their wedding. \u003cbr/\u003eThe matchmaker in this case was Wahel's friend, who approached the bride's family.\u003cbr/\u003eWahel had met Maha's parents before courting her. \u003cbr/\u003eAs a prospective groom he had to convince them that he could support her at an acceptable economic standard. \u003cbr/\u003eMaha's mother says that arranged marriage is the best because that way \"the groom is known to the family\"\u003cbr/\u003eSocial worker Samira Noor says that although more young people are choosing to marry for love, she is uncertain if those marriages will be a stable as one where the couple are matched according to their suitability and financial prospects. \u003cbr/\u003eNoor says that if the love subsides, the married couple may become dissatisfied and the marriage could fall apart. \u003cbr/\u003eIn an arranged marriage the qualities of the two participants are judged carefully and are checked for suitability. \u003cbr/\u003eIn this type of marriage, a third party decision is considered wise and better for the long term. \u003cbr/\u003eIf the virtues of the two who get married are suitable, and if stability between them exists, a successful marriage, and love, is expected to follow.\u003cbr/\u003eSome Egyptians seek marriage through state authorised matchmakers.\u003cbr/\u003eAmer Abdul Razeq prays before consulting the matchmaker about his future wife. \u003cbr/\u003eAmer is an architect by profession. \u003cbr/\u003eState Matchmaker Muhi Abdallah takes down Amer's essential details: his income, his profession and his family background.\u003cbr/\u003eThe matchmaker enters the information into a data base. \u003cbr/\u003eAt a later date, the matchmaker will arrange a clandestine meeting so Amer can view a potential bride without her even realising it.\u003cbr/\u003eIf he is attracted to her, a meeting between the 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