  I don't think I would describe myself as the typical fits into a nice box girl.  I'm a second generation immigrant of a family whose parents and grandparents who immigrated from Afghanistan and Uzbekistan to India and Pakistan.  I grew up in a city where we were the first from the area. Our mosque community was diverse, africans, Lebanese, west indian, and I grew up Muslim by heritage but culturally American more than anything. I went to Lynard Skynard concerts, had mostly American friends. It wasn't until I went to college that I began to learn about my cultural heritage and more about my religion. I've studied in Canada, Europe. Lived in the Caribbean and over the US, and with each year I rediscover and find the beauty of God and religion.  I don't necessarily have a large Muslim network, my friends are as diverse and beautiful as my experiences. But as I grow, I find myself valuing my religious values more so that I would be devastated not to marry into my religion, but am also unwilling to narrow myself into one community that I don't understand. My parents grew up in South Asia, but we are not culturally standard. My ideal partner would be Muslim, mature, understanding, but hopefully with a breadth of maturity and experiences in life that I have had.  I am not looking to live in California, but any other state would be fine for me to relocate to.

I think I would prefer a matchmaker who is a revert..