MUHAMMAD BAIG understands precisely what he wishes in a son-in-law, but he could be also prepared to compromise.

Mr. Appropriate could be Pakistani, though somebody from Asia might do. Mr. Baig prefers a lawyer or doctor, yet need other occupations. He brags about their power to discern an usa resident over an immigrant whose status is more precarious by the self- self- confidence in the stroll. And exactly how can Mr. Baig determine if an applicant originates from a good family — if he prays daily, doesn’t take in, and will never marry outside Islam? Just glance at just just how he dresses.

“I don’t like a hobo, ” Mr. Baig stated. Then, shrugging toward their 21-year-old child, a medical pupil, he added, “however it’s her option. She has to like him, too. ”

As their child approached graduation, Mr. Baig, a Queens wholesaler whose slim black colored beard adorns a pudgy face, was in the search, visiting the mosque more frequently, asking more acquaintances about their unwed kiddies.

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