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Looking out nervously from her pink headscarf, Malaysian single Siti Aisha chats with a man she has never met, but who could become her husband following their Islamic speed-dating session. The pair talk shyly for a few minutes under the watchful eyes of Siti's parents until a bell prompts the dozens of male participants to shift to a new table and a new prospective wife. The Malaysian concept, staged in a Kuala Lumpur restaurant, is a new twist on Islam's practice of heavily chaperoned match-making, but aimed at modern singles for whom time is of the essence. Siti, a year-old graphic designer, has not been in a relationship since her university days. Organisers said more than 2, people had applied to take part in the session this past weekend, the second staged so far by "Halal Speed Dating", which uses the term denoting practices that comply with Islamic rules. Suitable matches don't wed immediately. But unlike Western-style speed dating, which is geared toward matching up people for later dates and courtship on their own, couples in the Islamic version are expected to seek marriage soon after both sides agree, including the parents.

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The two are at Halal Speed Dating, a new matchmaking event in Kuala Lumpur that is helping Malaysian Muslims find partners in a largely conservative society where courtship is frowned upon and marriages are often arranged. The dating service is halal, meaning permissible under Islamic law, as it is practised with an Islamic twist: Women speed daters must be chaperoned by a wali, or guardian, until she gets married and who grants her the permission to do so. Malaysia is a largely moderate Muslim country, where Islam is the official religion and ethnic Malay Muslims make up two thirds of the 30 million people. Many young Malaysians meet as young people do in many places, including through the dating app Tinder and on Facebook, but dating is complicated for young Muslims in Malaysia, where public displays of affection and intimacy before marriage is strictly disapproved of. Malaysian Muslims face possible fines and jail terms for committing "khalwat", the Islamic crime of being alone with a member of the opposite sex other than a spouse or close relative. As conservative attitudes are rising, the speed dating sessions have been embraced as an alternative to online match-making sites or apps that many Malaysian Muslims view as geared more for Western-style casual flings.

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In Muslim speed dating, Malaysians seek matches made in heaven

Saturday at PM. The Farm Restaurant at Bangsar South. Sun, Aug 4, PM.

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