text: The uncomfortable truth is that outside of the western world, western style dating is frowned upon.
  
  This article showcases an Islamic dating app, but it is the norm in many non-western countries too. There are many for Christians and Hindus in India, where most marriages are arranged. The profiles of suitors are in many cases setup by the parents who choose. Such apps also make navigating cultural nuances with pan-religious/ethnic groups easy. For example, Hindu dating apps allow for specification of caste. Islamic dating apps allow specification of language, since many languages are represented in the pan-Islamic world.
  
  In such cultures, asking a soul mate out for dinner or for a movie is a great way to alienate oneself from his/her family, and possibly, even killed. This conservatism is more prevalent in Islamic countries and hyper-conservative places like India.
  
  Just ask the Shafia sisters. Oh wait, they were murdered by conservative representatives from these cultures.