Betty Rollin reports.
BETTY ROLLIN: Hala Durrah and Adeeb Jaber, who live in Bowie, Maryland, have been married -- very happily, they say -- for three years. Their daughter, Ayah, is two. Both Hala and Adeeb are traditional Muslims -- no casual dating allowed. But they met in a very untraditional way.

ROLLIN: Adeeb, who is a doctor, also submitted a profile to Zawaj.com.
Dr. ADEEB JABER: I said that I'm a well-educated professional, actively practicing Muslim, seeking a Muslim who is also trying to do that which pleases God.
Ms. DURRAH: I had loved everything he said except for the age. At the time when I saw his profile, there would have been a 10-year age difference. And I kind of put the cutoff at 9 years.
ROLLIN: But after several weeks, Hala had second thoughts.
Ms. DURRAH: I saw his profile, and something in my head just kept telling me, "Respond! Just send him an e-mail. You have nothing to lose. Just do it!" And I did.
ROLLIN: And so they began to get to know each other via e-mail.

ROLLIN: As is the tradition, the family was soon involved, and a meeting with the young couple and Hala's parents was arranged.
Ms. DURRAH: My parents asked him questions, because in the Arab culture, and even in the Muslim religion, it's really a family kind of marrying a family.
ROLLIN: What did you think when you looked at him?
Ms. DURRAH: Well, I actually had a picture of him prior to his coming. He didn't know what I looked like, and he never asked.

Dr. JABER: When I first saw her in her veil, I first thought she looked like an angel, she looked so beautiful.
ROLLIN: Esther and Shlomo Druckman of New York City have been married just six months. Like Muslims, some Orthodox Jews also have strict dating restrictions.
SHLOMO DRUCKMAN: You can't be in the room alone with a woman; there's no physical contact until you are married, like you couldn't hold hands, you can't give her a hug.

Mr. DRUCKMAN: I can't go and look at a woman's profile if she's not been suggested to me. I get to make a profile, and I get to see which matchmaker sees the profile. And then the matchmaker from there decides who else's profile I can see.
