Swipe Right for Marriage: Dating apps for Muslims

Finding a life partner can be very difficult if dating is not an option. Many young Muslims want to avoid arranged marriages but cannot go on dates because they feel it is forbidden.

Now, in some of the most conservative Muslim communities in Britain and the Middle East, traditional matchmaking has entered the digital age.

In this film we meet Muslims who use ‘halal dating apps’ as well as app and platform developers.

In these spaces, clients select their potential partners before meeting them, without crossing any religious red lines. Some succeed, some fail, and some resist the trend altogether. But for some single Muslims, swiping right can be a whole new way to find love.