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| tattoos | 11/26/2008 | Ms. Dana Khalil |
Q: I recentley went to a tattoo shop to get a tattoo in arabic but was not able to get it. I asked ...
A: You are absolutely right according to the Muslim faith tattooing is forbidden. However, since you ...
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| Al in the last name | 11/25/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: When a woman marries an Arab man and she takes his last name, in that society does she place an Al ...
A: and thanks for your question. Basically, it all depends. I've more frequently seen 'al-(name)' ...
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| culture&litterature | 11/24/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: I am samar from lebanon,Arabic teacher for secondary classes. I hope you answer my question " As ...
A: Well, I'd recommend the book as a refernce to a part of the social scene in Saudi Arabia, the life ...
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| culture&litterature | 11/24/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: I am leila from lebanon,sociology teacher for secondary classes. I hope you answer my question : " ...
A: Beautiful question you asked. I'll list both things originally written in English and originally ...
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| i want to marry her | 11/16/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: salam ,i would like to tell you my story .. im an arab man and i met one lady from ukraine through ...
A: Greetings Mahmoud, and thanks for your question. Basically, since Islam says she doesn't need to ...
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| shia faith is true | 11/14/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: salam walay kum brother. i read one of the answers given by ur site.so much bad has been written ...
A: Greetings Zeyn, and thanks for your response. I think the best I can do here is to say that this is ...
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| dear | 11/13/2008 | Ms. Dana Khalil |
Q: i like a Syrian American girl and I think she likes me too but she told me she is not allowed to ...
A: I understand how frustrated you must feel and I am sorry you have to go through this. I know in this ...
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| shia faith is true | 11/13/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: salam walay kum brother. i read one of the answers given by ur site.so much bad has been written ...
A: Greetings Zeyn, I'm sorry that someone has written bad things about Shi'a in their column. There ...
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| i want to marry her | 11/12/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: salam ,i would like to tell you my story .. im an arab man and i met one lady from ukraine through ...
A: Greetings Mahmood, and thanks for your question. Fortunately, there is no Muslim prohibition ...
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| UAE | 11/9/2008 | Ms. Dana Khalil |
Q: Greetings, I've been trying to find a good online map of the United Arab Emirates without success. ...
A: Simon, Wow I couldnt believe how hard it is to find a map that is detailed online. I would suggest ...
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| Shahrazad Pronunciation | 11/8/2008 | Ms. Dana Khalil |
Q: Ms. Khalil, I hope that I have put this question in the correct section, I am sorry if I have not. ...
A: Salam sarah, This can differ based on what country you are from because of the different ways the ...
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| marrying an arab | 11/4/2008 | Ms. Dana Khalil |
Q: i was born in a Muslim culture and a Muslim family.I developed my interest in other cultures from ...
A: Salam Alaikum, I don't see why couldn't you marry an Arab woman. As long as she was Muslim there ...
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| Marriage & non-virgin woman | 11/3/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: You provided an excellent answer to my question about dating a Muslim man several weeks ago. I am ...
A: Greetings Emma, and thanks for your question. These days, it's really depends more on his own ...
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| Meaning of surname "Al-" | 11/1/2008 | Ms. Dana Khalil |
Q: I deal with many middle eastern people who's last names mostly begin with Al-. I would like to know ...
A: "Al" is in fact very common among arabic names but it only means "The" ( translated in english) for ...
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| Arabic Surnames | 11/1/2008 | Ms. Dana Khalil |
Q: Khalil, I met this guy online and he says he's from palestine, but when he told me his name, i ...
A: Lillie, Isaac may not be heared everyday however is in fact common among Israelies or Palestinians. ...
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| Language Help | 10/16/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: I would like to learn to speak arabic, so I can converse with Muslims who know little English. ...
A: Greetings Timon, and thanks for your question. It's true that Syrian is a pretty dialect, but yes, ...
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| Language Help | 10/16/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: I would like to learn to speak arabic, so I can converse with Muslims who know little English. ...
A: I really don't know if the Syrian dialect is one of the coolest , I personally don't find it so, ...
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| My boyfriend | 10/14/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: My name is Lorena And I've been dating a Muslim guy for over a year now. We had a good relationship ...
A: Greetings Lorena, and thanks for your note. Unfortunately, I don't know much about this process. ...
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| My boyfriend | 10/13/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: My name is Lorena And I've been dating a Muslim guy for over a year now. We had a good relationship ...
A: Greetings Lorena, and thanks for your question. This is a very difficult situation, and I hope that ...
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| Gift suggestions for an elder Muslim in Zanzibar | 10/12/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: What would be considered an appropriate token for my brothers neighbour..he is older, and has been ...
A: Greetings Leslie, and thanks for your question. I think something that is durable (suggesting the ...
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| stories | 10/9/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: I'm preparing a presentation for school children on writing fiction. I want them to realize that ...
A: Surely parable like stories are found in Qur'an and Sunna however they are true stories that ...
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| muslims | 10/2/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: What are Muslim attitudes toward sexual relation ships
A: Greetings Toby, and thanks for your question. Generally, Muslims tend to be a bit more conservative ...
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| muslim religious marriage | 9/29/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: im catholic,my man is muslim.he wants us to have a muslim religious marriage-nikkah with an ...
A: Greetings Sonia, and thanks for your question. I don't have all the answers here, but I can tell ...
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| early childhood in arab culture | 9/21/2008 | Ms. Dana Khalil |
Q: Do Arab families have their babies sleep in the bed with them or a different room? Who generally ...
A: Generally the Man or father is the disciplinary or the financial part of the relationship. The ...
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| Cultural differences - Interfaith Marriages | 9/17/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: Le Anne - I've ready quite a bit of your answers to many people's questions. It makes a great deal ...
A: Greetings Brin, and thanks for your question. Hmm...this is an interesting situation you describe. ...
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| Age Counting in Arabic | 9/12/2008 | Ms. Dana Khalil |
Q: This is my question. IF YOU ARE "50" years old in Arabic Culture; living in Egypt... How old ...
A: I do not know this man whom you are talking about and to be quite honest with you it all sounds like ...
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| muslim religious marriage | 9/12/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: im catholic,my man is muslim.he wants us to have a muslim religious marriage-nikkah with an ...
A: Unfortunately, I do not know what constitutes a marriage which is valid for immigration status or ...
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| translation | 9/7/2008 | Ms. Dana Khalil |
Q: i was wondering if you could help. I am lloking for god or allah to be translated in to arabc, as i ...
A: Caroline, I am not the person you originally asked this question to but I will go ahead and answer ...
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| Oral Sex And Anal Sex Before Marriage | 8/30/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: I'm a 19 year old guy and my Arab Muslim girlfriend is 18 years old. My girlfriend's religion is ...
A: I'm sorry to tell you dude but you GF is either lying to you or she has been lied to, because ...
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| American Women deceived when marrying Muslim men | 8/15/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: I was reading your recent answer to Tara's question on considering marrying a Muslim Jordanian. ...
A: Greetings Elliott, and thanks for your question. In short, there is little to no truth to these ...
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| American Girl wants to marry an Arabic Man | 8/9/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: Le Anne, Hello my name is Tara and I have a question. My best friend introduced me to her cousin ...
A: Greetings Tara, and thanks for your question. You do bring up an important point about family ...
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| divorce and custody | 7/26/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: Asalam Walekum Mr. Ali: I am wondering, I am an American living in the United States. The marriage ...
A: I'm not really familiar with law issues , you may want to refer to the International Law section ...
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| muslim religion | 7/25/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: I have a boyfriend who is Muslim, however if I'm correct, Muslims should not have sex before ...
A: Hmm I think sometimes it happens , once two ppl get together things seem to uptighten between them ...
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| Is this really possible? | 7/22/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: I had been seeing an Egyptian man for the past 6 months who has been living in the US for the past ...
A: Greetings Christy, and thanks for your question. I want to encourage you to look at some of the ...
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| Translation help | 7/16/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: I'm getting a tattoo this month, and I want it to say "Daddy's little girl". I would love for it to ...
A: Well I know why you keep getting different answers , its because the term "daddy's little girl" is a ...
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| marriage | 7/6/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: is it true that when you gat married that it is to your 1st cousin in which on your wedding night he ...
A: Greetings Tabita, and thanks for your questions. And my apologies for my delay, since there seems ...
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| Dating Arab Man | 6/25/2008 | Ms. Dana Khalil |
Q: I am a white Catholic single (never married) professional woman in my late thirties who attracted ...
A: First I would like to apologize for my late response to your question. I would like to explain to ...
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| BUT SHAHEED IS ALIVE FOR EVER | 6/19/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: How come you say ALI R.A is Dead as a shaheed is alive for ever
A: When said in Quraan and Sunna that Shaheeds "martyrs" are alive does not mean physically alive ...
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| How to get out of an arranged marriage | 6/10/2008 | Le Anne Clausen |
Q: I am dating this girl secretly and i cant see her at all cause her parents dont want her to talk to ...
A: Greetings Garrett, and thanks for your question. This is really a difficult and troubling case! ...
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| Mariage | 5/28/2008 | Jamshaid Zubairee |
Q: Salam, i would like to know what if a woman isn't lucky and she can't find a good muslim man to ...
A: W salam Sister! Firstly, I want to make it clear that adoption is ALLOWED in Islam and Zayd ibn ...
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