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鈥業 arranged my own marriage on a Muslim marriage app鈥�

When it came time for 26-year-old Sannah to find a husband, she broke with tradition and headed to the app store.

Mrs Sannah Ahmed, as she likes to be known on Instagram, is one young woman you shouldn't try to put in a box — she is better used to a boxing ring. It is perhaps not surprising that when it came time to finding a husband, Sannah broke with tradition.

One of three young participants in a new documentary, Young, Asian and Scots, Sannah sets out to better understand her roots in Scotland by interviewing others in her community including her own parents. But she also allows viewers to step into one of the most important days of her life, her wedding.

I am so blessed that she got to see just how happy I am

"It wasn't a traditional arranged marriage for Hussain and I", she says in the programme.

"Me and Hussain met through a Muslim marriage app. You have a profile, you tell a little bit about yourself. So me and him matched and started speaking."

"We clicked immediately. We knew right away it was obvious how we felt for each other we were just so taken aback by each other."

"I think people could tell how real it was."

Her mum says, "It's not traditional... but it's the modern way. It still is arranged marriage isn't it? It's still been done through online dating but with marriage [as the] outcome. It's not a dating site, it's a marriage site. So you are definitely looking for a spouse."

Sannah wears a stunning red outfit recycled from her mother's wedding 38 years ago and posts a comparison pictured on her Instagram account saying, "I was honoured to be able to wear what belonged to my Mum and the strongest women I know."

To some, a Muslim marriage app may seem like a contradiction but, as we discover in the documentary, Sannah is used to reconciling seemingly opposing ideas in her lifestyle.

She is simultaneously Scottish and Pakistani and says she finds it tough to separate the two identities. She has blonde hair and pale skin when she is expected to be dark - she is of Asian descent but also has albinism and has experienced some prejudice at school for not being ‘dark enough’.

Lastly, she suffers from an autoimmune condition called Myasthenia Gravis (MG) which causes muscle weakness and fatigue. And yet she chooses to train and fight as a boxer.

If there's one thing Sannah's story inspires, perhaps it is the idea of respecting your roots whilst also accepting yourself for who you are.

Catch Young, Asian and Scots at 10pm on 麻豆约拍 Scotland on Tuesday 17th December and afterwards on the 麻豆约拍 iPlayer.