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| Al in the last name | 11/25/2008 |
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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| i want to marry her | 11/16/2008 |
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 |
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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| shia faith is true | 11/13/2008 |
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 |
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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| Marriage & non-virgin woman | 11/3/2008 |
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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| Language Help | 10/16/2008 |
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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| My boyfriend | 10/14/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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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| muslims | 10/2/2008 |
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 |
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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| Cultural differences - Interfaith Marriages | 9/17/2008 |
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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| muslim religious marriage | 9/12/2008 |
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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| American Women deceived when marrying Muslim men | 8/15/2008 |
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 |
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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| Is this really possible? | 7/22/2008 |
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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| marriage | 7/6/2008 |
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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| How to get out of an arranged marriage | 6/10/2008 |
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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| Is a muslim responsible for a girl he has relationship with? | 5/19/2008 |
Q: Sallam alaykum. I hope that you are in good health. I am writing you because of my situation which ...
A: Greetings Nadia, and thanks for your question. Oh dear, it does sound like you have had a difficult ...
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| Dating a middle eastern girl | 5/18/2008 |
Q: I am a latin guy who has been knowing a middle eastern girl for about a year now. We get along ...
A: Greetings Michael, and thanks for your question. It's true that some families are very protective ...
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| arabic culture | 5/11/2008 |
Q: with 2 girls in the age of 3 and 5. for 1 year i have been dating are arabic men his family loves ...
A: Greetings Andrea, and thanks for your question. I'm sorry that you are having difficulty with your ...
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| Just a general question.. | 3/28/2008 |
Q: I have a question out of curiosity. Would it be acceptable for a Muslim man to marry a Christian ...
A: Greetings Cely, and thanks for your question. Yes, it is actually reasonably common and accepted ...
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| Ways to get an arabic boyfriend's father to accept his white american girlfriend | 3/20/2008 |
Q: I don't even know where to begin. I met and fell in love my an arabic guy that is almost 6 years ...
A: Greetings Niki, and thanks for your question. It sounds like you're in a tough situation that is ...
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| traditional women's wear / veils | 2/20/2008 |
Q: I was in London 5+ yrs ago sipping tea at Harrods. A group of Saudi(?) women sat near us wearing ...
A: Greetings Tori, and thanks for the follow-up. Yes, I think it is a modern version of what you ...
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| traditional women's wear / veils | 2/20/2008 |
Q: I was in London 5+ yrs ago sipping tea at Harrods. A group of Saudi(?) women sat near us wearing ...
A: Greetings Tori, and thanks for your question. I'm attaching a link that I think might be close to ...
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| Interfaith Relationship | 2/19/2008 |
Q: I have read all of your wonderful answers and wanted to ask a question I did not see on this site. ...
A: Greetings Kim, and thanks for your question. There are several variables to what's 'normal' in ...
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| Dating a older Arab man | 2/10/2008 |
Q: I am in love with a Arabic man who is probably older than me. My friends said that they don't like ...
A: Greetings Curisha, and thanks for your question. Hmmm...I think I may need more information in ...
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| Arab culture | 2/3/2008 |
Q: Do you think that the marriage between two different nationalties successful?
A: Greetings Minerva, and thanks for your question. I do believe that marriages can be successful ...
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| Can a Christian/Muslim Couple Marry in Dubai? | 1/26/2008 |
Q: My boyfriend is an Iraqi living in Dubai; I am American still in the U.S., but we are to be married ...
A: Greetings Michelle, and thanks for your question. I'm sorry if I've been delayed in responding, ...
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| Premarital Sex | 1/25/2008 |
Q: I'm a 32 year raised catholic and I recently fell in love with a Muslim. I have been reading the ...
A: Greetings Geraldine, and thanks for your question. Also, my apologies for any delay in responding; ...
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| The definition of culture | 1/22/2008 |
Q: What are the aspects that includes culture?
A: Greetings Abd, and thanks for your question. My apologies for the delay, as I think there was some ...
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| cultural marital conflict | 12/14/2007 |
Q: I have been married for 12 years and 1 month to a man from Egypt. I am Canadian and we have been ...
A: Greetings Kirsteana, and thanks for your question. I am so sorry to hear this has happened to you. ...
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| Engagement to Christian Arabic Womand | 12/13/2007 |
Q: I am a white American and I have been dating a wonderful American Christian Arabic woman for over 9 ...
A: Greetings Matt, and thanks for your question. And congratulations! It sounds like a wonderful ...
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| Arabian Coffee | 11/1/2007 |
Q: For a school assignment, I have to know everything about the rituals of drinking arabian coffee. Do ...
A: Greetings Luuk, and thanks for your question. What a neat assignment! First of all, you bring ...
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| non muslim dating | 10/10/2007 |
Q: im a white non muslim woman, i have fallen in love with a devout male muslim, who is also 11 years ...
A: Greetings Tracy, and thanks for your question. Well, love does funny things to everyone who ...
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| about culture shock | 10/3/2007 |
Q: my name is Seong Cheon, and I am a reporter for magazine called Jayplay. I have been writing an ...
A: Greetings Seong Cheon, and thanks for your question. Well, the first thing about culture shock in ...
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| early childhood | 10/3/2007 |
Q: I am taking a class about how children learn to socialize, and I wanted to know what is the ...
A: Greetings Griselle, and thanks for your question. From my experience, I saw that children are loved ...
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| arabian desert | 9/30/2007 |
Q: I am doing a sixth grade report on the Arabian Desert. Is it the same as the Syrian Desert? I get ...
A: Greetings Serena, and thanks for your question. It might be best to double-check what your teacher ...
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| hi it is kelly the 12 year old girl studying arabic | 9/28/2007 |
Q: ANSWER: Greetings Kelly, thanks for your question. Here's a handy calendar that gives the dates for ...
A: to the best of my knowledge, it's the October 13th Eid which is the largest, since it follows the ...
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| American woman interacting with Arab man | 9/10/2007 |
Q: I recently went to visit my Arabic teacher (who is much older than myself) for the first time, but I ...
A: Greetings Mary, thanks for your note. Hmm...I'd say if you go, try to bring a classmate along of ...
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| American woman interacting with Arab man | 9/7/2007 |
Q: I recently went to visit my Arabic teacher (who is much older than myself) for the first time, but I ...
A: Greetings Mary, and thanks for your question. It's quite possible that a social barrier was ...
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| masturbation...and porn... | 8/21/2007 |
Q: I am 16, muslim boy. I am not addicted or anything, but I love to masturbate and love to look at ...
A: Greetings Ali, and thanks again for your question. As a woman, I would place far greater emphasis ...
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| masturbation...and porn... | 8/20/2007 |
Q: I am 16, muslim boy. I am not addicted or anything, but I love to masturbate and love to look at ...
A: Greetings Ali, and thanks for your question. You do raise difficult and sensitive questions, and I ...
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| How to please a men? | 8/16/2007 |
Q: I am a European woman (38 y)and for a year I have a relationship with a men (40 y) from Egypt. It ...
A: Greetings Saba, and thanks for your question. There are a few things that could be going on here. ...
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| Marriage with Arab girl | 8/12/2007 |
Q: I am a Muslim guy and belongs to Pakistan. I have one question as a Muslim i know that one Muslim ...
A: Greetings Fahad, thanks for your question. I think the most important thing you can do at this ...
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| divorce | 7/28/2007 |
Q: I am an American woman divorcing an Arabic man after 5 years of marriage. We have 3 kids. The ...
A: Greetings Susan, and thanks for your question. I am sorry to hear of your troubles, they do sound ...
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| i would like to know | 7/19/2007 |
Q: will it be ok for a arab ruling sheikh to married a woman from latin and south america ,indian ...
A: Greetings Fanta, and thanks for your clarification. Is there a particular case that you are asking ...
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| i would like to know | 7/19/2007 |
Q: will it be ok for a arab ruling sheikh to married a woman from latin and south america ,indian ...
A: Greetings Fanta, and thanks for your question. If I understand correctly, you are asking if an ...
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| QUESTIONS ON ARABIC IRAQI CULTURE | 6/29/2007 |
Q: I am needing as much information as you can provide on Arab Iraqi culture from a healthcare ...
A: and thanks for your question. I'm not sure if I can fully answer your question, besides to say that ...
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| revenge | 6/28/2007 |
Q: what are the chapter and verse quotations condoning revenge in the K oran. give texts.
A: Greetings Jack, and thanks for your question. I would want to start a conversation about Qur'anic ...
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| arab relationships | 6/4/2007 |
Q: okay... so im talking to this guy.. pretty much seeing him... he is arab and i wanted to know if ...
A: and thanks for your question. Hmm...this may be a good case to be up front with this guy and ask if ...
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| representation of arabs in the western media | 5/25/2007 |
Q: How the western media affect the arabic culture ?
A: and thanks for your question. I think there could be both positive and negative influences of the ...
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| marriage | 4/11/2007 |
Q: i'm a western girl and i'm planning to get married to my arab boyfriend. can you help me by telling ...
A: and thanks for your question. Arab weddings can vary quite a bit depending on the country, urban or ...
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| hijab pins | 1/23/2007 |
Q: Are the pins used to hold headscarves in place like sewing pins, with nothing to cover the sharp ...
A: and thanks for your question. Actually, there are a variety of hijab pins to choose from. There ...
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| The 'OTHER' | 12/22/2006 |
Q: . I am doing a research and I want to define the OTHER.. can you help me? If we put in case that ...
A: The 'Other' is a term used in liberation theology and sociology fairly frequently these days, to ...
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| The Prophet Muhammad's Influence on Mankind | 12/8/2006 |
Q: I am doing a report for school on why I think Muhammad was the most influential person in human ...
A: and thanks for your question. I might point you in the direction of researching the rise of ...
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| Dating | 12/1/2006 |
Q: and his father is deceased. He lives on his own here in the United States. When he introduces me ...
A: Ah, well that's usually a positive sign. Generally, since Arab society frowns upon men and women ...
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| Sexual attitudes | 11/28/2006 |
Q: I am doing a paper on "Race and Sexuality" and I must find information on sexual attitudes of Arab ...
A: Here are some websites I can recommend; let me know if there's something they don't seem to cover ...
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| teens relationship | 11/22/2006 |
Q: I am a 16-year-old Irish (American raised) boy. I have recently started dating a beautiful girl. Her ...
A: and thanks for your question. It's difficult to say. What concerns me though is that 15-20 years ...
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| Dating | 11/21/2006 |
Q: Our ages are myself 25, and he is 29 born in the United States, lived in Egypt for several years to ...
A: Hmmm...that you're both adults in your mid- and late- twenties is somewhat a different situation. ...
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| Dating | 11/21/2006 |
Q: I am an American girl and I have been seeing an Arab Muslim guy for several months. We go out to ...
A: and thanks for your question. I am wondering what ages you both are, and if this is a factor in ...
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| our islam | 11/9/2006 |
Q: why do you think that many of europ and american people see to us as terrorism people , is the wrong ...
A: Greetings Mohammed, and thanks for your question. I think a lot of it has to do with what's seen on ...
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| Bedouin Culture | 10/31/2006 |
Q: My name is Fajer Al Omran; I am a student in The University of Queensland in Brisbane/Australia. I ...
A: Greetings Fajer, and thanks for your question. This sounds like an interesting project. I would ...
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| relationships | 10/28/2006 |
Q: We are an international couple from Europe. These days we are going to go to Dubai to work and live. ...
A: Greetings Daniel, thanks for your question. I want to give you the most conservative answer, which ...
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| Arabic History | 10/23/2006 |
Q: Anne - I have been twice declined this question by Arab experts and I am about to give up on it. It ...
A: I'll try to answer what I can. I think if your question is controversial, it's because it sounds ...
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| Arab Culture vs Western Culture | 10/13/2006 |
Q: I am University Student studing in Riyadh, where in a project I am asked to research about the ...
A: Greetings Umair, I am sorry for the delay in responding to you--for some reason I did not get the ...
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| Freedom of Speech | 10/8/2006 |
Q: I’m doing a project on freedom of speech, and I’ve been searching all over the internet for a list ...
A: Sorry that I've been away for the weekend. I think your best bet would be to look at Amnesty ...
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| Black male/ Middle Eastern girl teen relationship | 8/31/2006 |
Q: I am a 16 yr old black male and have a few questions about Middle-Eastern relationships. Are black ...
A: Within the Middle Eastern community, which is quite diverse, there are a range of responses to ...
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| Diversity | 8/23/2006 |
Q: I'm a collage student and i have to write a paper on diversity. This is the scenario. I'm a business ...
A: and thanks for your question. Probably the most important tactic that you would want to emphasize ...
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