London, United Kingdom - Arzo Kazmi has been looking for a husband for some time. But eight years of matchmakers, mutual friends, and dating websites have been futile in finding that special someone.
"It feels like for ever," says the 33-year-old financial adviser from Birmingham who is of Pakistani-Kashmiri heritage.
As most of her friends are secular and white, she says she rarely meets single Muslim men.
For the past four weeks, she has been using Muzmatch, a smartphone app for Muslims to meet potential marriage partners. But unlike well-established dating apps, such as Tinder and Hinge, Muzmatch specifically caters to Muslims searching for a spouse - giving young Muslims greater influence in finding the right mate.
"For me to meet a Muslim man, I need to do something different, so that's what I'm doing," she says of her aim to find someone who matches her professional achievements, as well as her Western - and Islamic - values.
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