Women who moved from western countries to the kingdom: What challenges did you face? Do you feel like you have the same rights?
Context: I want to move there with my husband but many people are discouraging me but only have views from western mainstream media not life experience there.
TLDR: I'm a nurse pursuing medicine and I should receive an offer in January. My husband has to return to his home country for 3 years and if I'm studying I cannot go with him. If I pursue medicine I would have to continue living with my islamophobic family.
Some context first: Me and my husband are both 20. I'm a revert and my husband and I had our nikah earlier this year without my parents knowledge as they do not support islam and would kick me out if they knew I was muslim. They think my husband is my 'boyfriend' and he either stays at our place or I go and stay in his apartment so we pretty much live together across the two houses.
The issue is I'm graduating nursing school this year and it has always been my dream to study medicine. It has also been my dream to have a family of my own partially because my own relationship with my family is so bad. My husband and I plan on moving this home country when he goes back as he is an international student. He has two years on his degree left then he must be there for three years.
My issue is should I just remain a nurse so that I can go with him and leave my family behind? Or should I stay and pursue education then join him later? We would be able to see each other for a few months of the year when we visit each other.
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