Haram allowed to marry again). The man is able to express his desire for marriage, but cannot execute an actual proposal. It is also forbidden for a Muslim man to propose to a woman who is engaged to another man. It is considered haram for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim man. This is due to the idea that the man is the head of the household, the one who supports the family, and the man is considered responsible for his wife. Muslims do not believe in giving women to the hands of those who do not practice Islam and
Haram, Norway merged into the neighboring Sandøy Municipality to the east. Also on that date, most of the municipality of Vatne (population: 2,260) to the southeast of Haram Municipality was merged into Haram Municipality. There was one other municipal boundary change on that date in 1965: the Søvik area in Borgund Municipality (population: 1,191) to the south of Haram Municipality were merged with Haram. This boundary change created a much larger municipality of Haram. In June 2017, the Parliament of Norway voted to merge Haram with the neighboring municipalities of Skodje, Ørskog, Sandøy, and Ålesund to form a new, large municipality of