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Find a Muslim girl on your own, hopefully she likes you enough to convince her parents. Easier option - find a revert to marry.

Even as a Shia I hardly participate in our community unless it's some worthwhile cause. People are people and you have to deal with such nonsense in most institutions/communities. Reverts are known to face intolerance and are never truly accepted. Most of the transformation in these communities has to come from the inside and you are an outsider. I would focus on your health if I were you and not derive meaning/depend on some social media presence.

And you sound like a mouth piece for Iranian government's propaganda machine. Reading your posts is like reading some childish and laughable press TV article.

Don't be so harsh on yourself, It's normal, girls like nice things. I would focus on his ambition and work ethic though rather than the gifts.

Because we make them laugh and don't judge them like other women do.

Who cares about gifts? I've never gifted my girlfriend anything and she still loves me to death.

Tough position to be in but at the very least you shouldn't rush into this marriage. It's totally reasonable on your part to expect at least some effort on his part towards something tangible. If he cares about you and his future then he should be able to demonstrate this on some level. You should make this clear and have practical discussions because marriage goes far beyond love and emotions.

So? You are doing the same thing, instead of discussing the aforementioned ill treatment of Muslims in India (which you can do something about), you bring in Pakistan (which you cannot change). It doesn't matter the country, whether India Pakistan or Iran, we generally like to deflect and focus on our adversaries.

As @Sumerian has pointed out, the right approach was to say they did not know and were investigating. To deny was to lie. Also, you shouldn't be looking at other countries when determining what is right and wrong.

They sort of had no choice given the mounting evidence. Also, they kept denying it, stretching this out further would have only led to more embarrassment.

Doesn't quite make sense for the US to engage in an extended military conflict with Iran right now, it will be far too expensive. On the other hand given the recent unrest in Iran, these events could strengthen the Iranian governments position, short of an all out invasion of Iran. Just seems like a miscalculation by US or just sheer stupidity.

There is a shortage of Muslim lawyers in the West and it doesn't need to be haram if you are selective. I wouldn't pursue law as an undergrad though especially in North America, you can pursue law with any degree. I was interested in law school at one point but I have been enjoying CS a bit too much.

Don't feel embarrassed about anything, you are a man. Try and focus on the task at hand which is to figure out whether this woman is worth 60 odd years of your life.

Most mass conversions throughout history were either achieved by force or simply because it was socially/economically the sensible and convenient thing to do.

Happy birthday! Birthday celebrations are generally annoying so you aren't missing out on much.