Expert: Mohammed - 11/28/2006

Question
Hello,

I am doing a paper on "Race and Sexuality" and I must find information on sexual attitudes of Arab people, I have searched the internet and cannot come up with complete answers, I was hoping maybe you could help me.
Attitudes on such things as:
*Abortion
*Homosexuality
*Premarital sex
*Importance of marriage
*Masterbation
*Interfaith relationships
*Sexuality, in general

Also, if you can lead me to solid resources (such as books, websites, etc) to find more answers I would greatly appreciate it!

Thank you,
Victoria


Answer
Hi,

*Abortion:  Abortion is prohibited in Islam which is the religion of most Arabs. For most Arabs Abortion is not accepted.

*Homosexuality: It is also prohibited in Islam, and it is totally not accepted by most of Arabs, and it is a crime in some Arabic countries.

*Premarital sex: It is prohibited and not accepted.

*Importance of marriage: Marriage is very important and the family value is too high.

*Masturbation: It is existing but no one talk about it.

*Interfaith relationships: I didn't understand this term.

*Sexuality, in general: Any think related sex should be through the official marriage; any sex outside the marriage is not accepted.

I wish this can help you.
Regarding other resources, Iam sorry that I didn't find any think in English.

Regards
Mohammed Hammoud