Marrying a Syrian muslim?

"From the start Mostafa was controlling, but she told herself she was lucky to have a man who cared for her so passionately. Yes, she was aware that they came from very different cultures – she was Irish Catholic, he was Syrian Sunni Muslim – but that wasn't going to get in the way of love. Then I married him and I became his property."

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/sep/21/partner-abducted-child-parents-left-behind