SARGODHA (Kashmir English): A Polish woman, who befriended a Pakistani man on social media, reached Pakistan and converted to Islam.
The woman — identified as Mangorzana — travelled to Punjab’s Sargodha city after her friendship with Matiullah, who hails from the Manoor Hayat area of Bhalwal in Sargodha.
Before marrying Matiullah in the court of family Judge Samar Hayat, the Polish woman converted to Islam and adopted the Islamic name Maryam.
The Polish woman embraced Islam at the Jamia Masjid Hamid Shah, where religious scholar Qazi Nigah-e-Mustafa Chishti officiated her conversion.
The woman said that she had come to Pakistan on her own will and accepted Islam as a religion by choice, and faced no pressure whatsoever.
She affirmed her will to live with her husband, saying, “My marriage and my decision to embrace Islam is completely my own”.
Another social media friendship
The development marks the second time in November that a foreign woman has married a Pakistani man after embracing Islam.
Earlier this month, an Indian Sikh woman embraced Islam and married a Pakistani citizen in Farooqabad areas of Sheikhupura district.
The woman — identified as Sarbjit Kaur from Jalandhar — arrived in Pakistan on November 4 to attend the 10-day festival marking the 556th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh faith and later decided to stay in Pakistan.
The Indian woman had developed a friendship with Farooqabad’s Naseer Hussain on social media.
Their friendship soon turned into love, leading her to convert and marry the Pakistani man.
During her appearance before a judicial magistrate in Sheikhupura, the Indian woman confirmed her conversion and marriage, with court records showing Noor her new Islamic name.
