Introduction The controversy and problems surrounding marriage in the Arab world is a matter of sociological and cultural. The cultural diversity among different communities living in the Arab region affects marriages in various ways. In this sense, multiculturalism involves issues such as cultural practices and affiliations, people’s behaviour and ideological differences (Rashad, Osman & Roudi-Fahimi 2005, p. 5). In this investigation, the idea to be investigated is the ideological differences among the people living in the region. The issue that would be interesting in the idea is the ideological differences among the people living in the area, and how the differences interplay in marriage and marital decisions. Background Ideological difference is the variation in people beliefs and ways of life. In this case, ideology defines the assumptions regarding people’s cultural differences and its impacts on their marital choices. Different communities living in the Arab world have different practices and set of beliefs on issues relating to marriage. The unique ideological feature of marriage in Arab is that which occur among relatives, a practice called consanguinity (Ali 2011, p. 14). For instance, the rate of marriage between cousins is increasing at an alarming pace in the region. Though this is a common practice in the area, it does not occur in other parts of the world. For instance, some of the nationalities living in Dubai include Indians, Emirati, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, other Arabs, and other nationalities. The table below is a summary of the nationalities according to their population percentage. Table 1 Nationality          Population (Percentage) Indians              42.3                    Emirati              17                      Pakistani            13.3                    Bangladeshi          7.5                     Other Arabs          9.1                     Other Nationalities  10.8                     Source: Al-Gazali, L., et al., 1997, p. 3 The Table can be represented graphically as bellow; Population percentage Literature Review However, even in the entire Arab world, the timings of marriages differ among the various people living in this region. Other than the consanguinity relationships, early marriage is very common in the region especially in areas such as Oman, Palestine and Yemen (Fisek & Kagitcibasi 2005, p. 3). In most parts of the Arab world, such types of marriages whether consanguinity or done at early ages, are ideologically acceptable and widely practiced. Research has revealed that though ideologically acceptable, consanguineous marriages merely reflect the casual aspirations and desires of the partners, but not necessarily organised ones. Since the marrying partners are too close to one another during their lifetime, it is easier for them to fall in love and make marriage decision than actually looking for a distant partner (Ali 2011, p. 17). Ideologically, the people do not consider this kind of marriage dangerous despite the imminent dangers that the act poses. However, consanguinity marriages are very dangerous because the blood relationship might affect the health and life of the offspring (Fisek & Kagitcib