This Story About A Muslim Man Who Fell In Love With A Catholic Woman Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity
Love is a difficult thing because it relies on more than just feelings — it’s about willpower, dedication and perseverance, despite the obstacles that stand in the way. But if there’s a will, there’s a way, and this story about a Muslim Pakistani man and a Catholic Italian woman is proof.
It all started when Twitter user @InuaEllams started a conversation with his Uber driver on a way home from a wedding.
So, heading home after my sister's traditional wedding yesterday, I had a good convo with the Uber driver.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
Coz of my garms, he asked if I was a Christian or a Muslim.
After explaining my father was a Muslim when he married my Christian mum…
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
He excitedly told me his wife was a Christian and he a Muslim like my parents. 😂😂 He couldn't stop talking after that.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
The Uber driver was a pretty interesting guy in general.
He is a chef, drives to calm his nerves after a full day of kitchen pressure. He heads up the pizza section where he works.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
He learnt to drive in 2012 and explores much of England with his wife – who loves to travel he said, saves all spare cash for that.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
They regular just get in the car and go, Cotswold, Dover, Kent, Cornwall.
I ask how they met, he starts laughing…
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
And this is where the story starts getting really cute.
He says they got married 9 months after they met. He proposed immediately and she laughed… at first.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
But when she left London and went back home, they carried on talking… came back to visit him a few times, then just stayed.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
He was Pakistani. I asked if his parents met his wife before they married. He said only Skype but they trusted him & what they saw of her.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
… so didn’t get in their way.
I was tearing up in the back.
It was only after their marriage that she flew back to visit his family.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
He is 30, they got married 5 years ago. #yunglove
I foolishly assumed his wife was Pakistani too. Dunno why.
She is Italian. Catholic.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
And if you thought it couldn’t get any better, you’re wrong.
They way his smile deepened when he talked about her. Sheesh. 😍
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
Kept on turning round to look at me!
He said she spoke 6 languages: Italian, English, Chinese, Spanish, French and Urdu – his language.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
They moved to Italy after they got married, so he learnt Italian, they speak mostly english to each other, but mixed with Italian & Urdu.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
I fully brained spasmed in the back seat trying to imagine the levels of intimacy, in-jokes & knowing locked in their particular lexicon.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
He talked about having kids and their intention to teach them all their tongues, laughing about how supple their minds would become.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
But this Uber driver’s story isn’t just about love — it’s about embracing our differences and appreciating them for what they are.
I think what I’m trying to say is that we live in beautiful complex times.
Despite rising nationalism and nativism…
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
My @Uber driver was a Pakistani Muslim Pizza chef, who married a 6-language-speaking Italian Catholic woman and they fell in love on Skype.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
…God bless Google Translate, Face Time, Airplanes, Language Schools, Pizzerias, Dreamers, The Cotswold, Night-Time-Drives and Us…
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
…by being who we are, loving who we love, we will blur the boundaries of nationhood and cultures, deepening our humanity, infinitely richer.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
They just did that.
Imagine their kids! Argghh!#thaswassup.
— The Typo King FRSL / FRSA (@InuaEllams) May 7, 2017
People were understandably touched by the story.
This is so beautiful….thanks for sharing
— smallie🙋 (@baellyn) May 7, 2017
I love reading these types of stories! It makes the world feel like a better place before reading the next news article…
— Reavyn 🌈 (@Reavyn) May 7, 2017
BEAUTIFULLY COMPLEX. Just like every single thing on this whole damn planet.
— kate mccloud (@katemccloudsays) May 7, 2017
that's an awesome story! It's things like this that restore my hope in a world without boarders
— Paul McDonough (@Guitaraholic) May 8, 2017
Love can do more than cross boundaries — it can build bridges, and maybe that’s something we all need more of.