TEDxFIU: Finding love in arranged marriages


By Joel Delgado ’12 MS ’17 

With his family’s counsel, modern, business-savvy Omar Durrani ‘13, MBA ‘16 embarked on a journey to find his soulmate through the arranged marriage process.

Durrani works as a financial analyst Monday through Friday. On weekends, he runs his own business, Mister Omar’s Chess Academy in Pembroke Pines. With his family’s counsel, the modern, business-savvy Durrani embarked on a journey to find his soulmate through the arranged marriage process. His story will open your heart and mind to a traditional way of finding love in modern day society.

Learn more about her work in the 2016 TEDxFIU talk featured above.


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