Is it permissible to marry a woman from a different culture, such as marrying an Iraqi woman as a Khoja man? Are there any recommendations or views from the Ahlulbayt (a) regarding this type of marriage?
The Hadeeth from the Prophet (SAWA) states: The believing man is computable to the believing woman المؤمن كفؤ المؤمنة.
The Prophet himself (SAWA) and Ahlul Bayt (AS) did marry from different cultures as the criteria is never the culture but the faith and religious piousness.
Wassalam.