Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Middle East and North Africa	I-864	has anyone filed the I-864 that could help me with the first question....?? I am so lost with this form.... sarah	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-05 11:15:00
Middle East and North Africa	Hi- New Here	welcome the hard part for me was the paper work... the easy part is mailing it good luck ...	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-06 12:22:00
Middle East and North Africa	is this for real	I sent it just in case for the interview... at the interview they did not take it from Rachid..... however you do need it for the AOS...... best of luck to you guys... sarah	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-06 12:00:00
Middle East and North Africa	How long did you wait for Casa?	Rachid got his visa the next day.... don't mean to brag .. I was so happy.... still it took him (for me) tooooo long to get the ticket and come here....	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-06 12:30:00
Middle East and North Africa	Friday thread	henia-- Rachid is having a hard time spending Ramadan in the states.... he is missing his family ... if you have any advise to cheer him up I definitely could use it.... oh and I was late for work this morning...	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-06 12:41:00
Middle East and North Africa	Fasting Crisis Intervention	maybe this is weird but I am used to fasting now.... and really even when it is time to break the fast I don't have a taste for anything.... Rachid makes me eat more but I only have about 2 hours to pray, eat, and spend time with Rachid before I have to go to sleep and wake up to do it all again.... work, work, work.... I need a vacation...	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-05 12:39:00
Middle East and North Africa	Pick up the VISA!!!	wooooo! where can I get a chewbaka like that??? very cool	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-06 17:54:00
Middle East and North Africa	travel	Thank you everyone... I just talked with Rachid and he spoke with his mother.... she said he is better .. we will see tomorrow...	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-09 16:23:00
Middle East and North Africa	travel	thanks guys... his father is sick and in the hospital ... he is waiting word from his mother and sister... I just want to assure him a little bit so he does not feel trapped here... i'll keep you guys posted... thank you again	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-09 14:48:00
Middle East and North Africa	travel	Can Rachid travel back to Morocco before his AOS is approved?? sarah	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-09 14:29:00
Middle East and North Africa	Casa here we come!	congrats.... if Ahmed needs to talk about the interview he can talk with Rachid... he said it was no problem..	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-06 17:53:00
Middle East and North Africa	another Great news	I'm excited to read it also..... VJ will be famous too...	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-16 13:02:00
Middle East and North Africa	ME/NA marriages	I voted better than expected..... because everything in my life has gotten better since Rachid came here... besides the AOS & EAD the only thing we are waiting for is to get pregnant	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-16 11:31:00
Middle East and North Africa	3 WORDS	CONGRATS....... how long until he is here??? this was the hardest part for me...knowing he has a pass to come and be with me but the wait until the plane lands..... oh and if the plane is late...owowow that seems like the longest time... but the feeling when you see him walking towards you... knowing you are about to hug again... its great... ohhh sorry guys I am feeling over emotional today I think....	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-16 13:21:00
Middle East and North Africa	NA/ME and Illness	I had a bladder infection too.... it was aweful... I think it was becuase I refused to use the toliets unless they were the western style... until I had no choice of course.... I did drink the tap water (it tasted good to me) lots of bottled water, and coke..... they did not have Gatorade which sucked after I was so dehydrated that is all I wanted.... but I settled for juice.... the french fries were awesome and made me feel better .... but I ate eggs everyday... ( I love eggs ) ok ok besides the *dehydration *bladder infection *no sleep *to much sun beside all of the bad things... it was the best time in my life.... you'll be with your honey so nothing else will even matter	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-16 12:12:00
Middle East and North Africa	Where is your SO from?	Rachid is from Sale Morocco.... I am from Kansas City..... I'll tell you what makes him stand out the most but after sunset...	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-16 12:56:00
Middle East and North Africa	AOS & EAD	Nebraska was the wrong place to send it to, therefore they sent it to Lee Summit for you. Transfer to CSC is typically a good thing. Check out the AOS forum, there is usually 3 or so threads about this topic going at any one time. It can mean approval without an interview among other things. your EAD is still processing as normal as none of them get transfered to CSC, they just process via local office. thank you for response... I will go to the other threads and see what is going on...	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-23 16:31:00
Middle East and North Africa	AOS & EAD	I never sent it to chicago.... I sent it to Nebraska then they sent it to Lee's summit office... now I looked online and it shows this... Application Type: I485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status Current Status: On October 20, 2006, we transferred your I485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status to an office in CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER for processing. Our office in CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER will send you a written decision as soon as processing is complete. You should receive a notice informing you that your case has been transferred to a local office. and Application Type: I765, APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION Current Status: Your I765 APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION was received on September 7, 2006. We will mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. Follow the the link below for current processing dates. sooooo now I am really confused	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-23 16:10:00
Middle East and North Africa	AOS & EAD	can you tell if you have been touched after filing the AOS & EAD???and if so How??? Mine is not at the NSC it was sent to the local INS office.... Thanks ladies	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-23 13:45:00
Middle East and North Africa	religious Question?	The general direction of the qibla in north america is north east. To find specifics on your location, go to Islamic Finder, put your zip code in, and find the link for monthly prayer times. After you click on it, you should find a compass on the left side of the page pointing the direction of prayer. For more specific calculations, you can get a qibla compass. I have 2: An electronic one - You select your location, and it will give you the direction of prayer and the prayer times for the day A plastic one - it will come with a piece of paper with a number assigned for major world cities. You position the compass and it will point the direction to prayer. If you're going up to Dearborn soon, I'm sure shops there will have some readily available. thanks for the website... I just ordered from there...	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-30 15:04:00
Middle East and North Africa	abnormal and gross	Age difference relationships weren't being compared to interracial and interfaith marriages. It was what could be said about them that was being compared. Why is it deemed acceptable to say someone's age difference relationship is gross and abnormal (in general, not as one's own preference), but to say the same thing about an interracial or interreligious relationship is despicable? For some reason, I could not get a civil and comprehendable answer to this question for all the hostility aimmed at me for asking. All are personal choices and to defend smearing one while the other two are off limits is a double standard. There is no reason why age difference women here should be subjected to insults under the guise of "personal preference" any more than racially diverse or religiously diverse couples should be. Calling one of you in such a marriage gross and abnormal would be deemed hostile, as it should be. Why isn't that so for us who are merely much older than our husbands? Why aren't our choices respected as are yours? Why should we feel safe coming here knowing that people are holding their noses when we discuss our marriages? Older men don't take this ####### as much as do older women, and here, we have to take it from other women! You still don't get it? Not my problem. I think you have missed something. I never insulted anyone for being involved with a younger man. I wouldn't do it, I think it's gross. If I did it it would be against the law. I can't imagine myself marrying someone 20 years younger than myself even when I am 50. That's my opinion that I have the right to say it. Those are not insults but obviously you are very sensitive about marrying someone 20 years younger than yourself. Sarah if you were 50 and married a man 20 years younger.... how cool is that... damn you'll be pimpin then the current discussion prompted this - yes or no answers! Question... is this pole words from a 4 year old? hint-"gross".... or adult? hint-"abnormal" because I don't know a 4 year old that uses the word "abnormal" or an adult that uses the word "adnormal" also use the word "gross"	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-31 17:55:00
Middle East and North Africa	Should the ME/NA board be shut down?	its ####### that people come to this forum to start sh!t. there is enuf tension among the regs here not to mention the morans that come in and stir up more. do we all not have lives? The ###### was started by a ME/NA member. ooo oooo i have a poll idea who started the mena mess? the question is who are you going to put on that poll???....	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-01 13:50:00
Middle East and North Africa	Should the ME/NA board be shut down?	The regs do a fine job on their own of stirring it up WITHOUT any "morans".... I Caroline where did you get your black and white thing... I like it...	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-01 13:10:00
Middle East and North Africa	Should the ME/NA board be shut down?	GROSS	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-01 12:57:00
Middle East and North Africa	MENA BICKERING	Candy Shop We can even have 50 cents lyrics as the welcoming message.. lick each others lollipops! How many licks does it take to get the center of a this is going downhill quickly! Apparently you missed yesterdays conversation about the religious ruling on "swallowing" NOW THAT IS FUNNY....	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-31 18:19:00
Middle East and North Africa	How old are you and your S/O ?	I'm 29 Rachid is 27...	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-10-30 13:30:00
Middle East and North Africa	How old were you	19 first one 29 second one...	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-03 17:18:00
Middle East and North Africa	USCIS	For at least the third time today... try this: Paste the following into your browser. Replace <username here> with your username, and <password here> with your password. https://egov.immigra......me=<username here>&password=<password here>&language=ENGLISH yeah I have that saved and that is the only page not working on USCIS Website... I don't post anywhere else except MENA.... because of your first comment I wonder why I don't.... thanks for you help...	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-06 12:00:00
Middle East and North Africa	USCIS	Is anyone have the issue with USCIS... I can access everything except my own portfolio.. so I can't tell if it was touched or not.....	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-06 11:19:00
Middle East and North Africa	Diffusing the Threat from within	I think you can be racist and not have any effect (because you're a nobody) but you're still a racist. Precisely -- however it appears that some forms of racism are more acceptable than others (as evidenced by the racist BET channel, which spews racist programming and rap music 24 hours a day.) so I guess there are not any african-americans at your pub either...	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-07 14:16:00
Middle East and North Africa	Diffusing the Threat from within	I was referring to your racism against Arabs... Arab is a race Either way, I'm outta here.	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-06 13:57:00
Middle East and North Africa	k-1 and getting married in 2 days	wooooooooooooooooow, i cant belive i can find this, its places next to my home with 10 miles, woooooooow, i thank u sooo much for ur help, am gona start calling, maybe i late my marrige couple more days! Definately do not do that! If you do, it complicates things and adds to the forms you have to file for adjustment of status. If you're getting close to 90 days after you've entered the US, get married ASAP, and then plan a nikkah when you have time. I think he has only been here 1 week if I am not mistaken. Ah, well, in that case, carry on, you were freaking me out hahaha wowow me too... we waited and it slowed us down by about half a month but I think it is worth it... I'm sorry I did not mean to make things harder for him....	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-08 16:44:00
Middle East and North Africa	k-1 and getting married in 2 days	just found this web site, and i wish i could know if u could give some help, i came here one week ago, and am getting married after 2morow, i wish i could marry in muslim way, but we dont have any way to do it around here, so am gettting married in court, so what i like to know, i came here on k-1 visa, now am getting married, what would be my next step? what i start taking care of ? and what things i can make to make sure am doing everything the right way, and i aint missing anything, advice needded from u all http://www.islamicfi...;home=2006-11-8 if you go to the home page put in your zip code it gives you centers close to your zip code... that is how we found it to be married muslim way.... hope this helps... sarah	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-08 15:00:00
Middle East and North Africa	Somebody went to their first day of work today!	congrats... I know the wait was long... hope he has a great time and gives you lots of gifts with his first check ....	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-08 12:27:00
Middle East and North Africa	Tuesday	Ok first of all not being for gays getting married and not for women getting abortions doesnt make me not tolerable. I am considering converting to islam and have been talking to people at the mosque about the prophet and his teaching and the laws in Islam. There are a few in this forum that talk about Islam all the time and make postings about Islam but will vote for someone who obviously goes against the teachings of Islam. Rahma i can guarantee if I went to the mosque and talked to the Imam and asked him is it wrong ffor me to feel the way i feel, he would say no. Also the fight isnt for minorities. It is to do what God tells us to do. God said marriage is for a man and a woman. God says it is wrong to kill. I would like to know why I am called intolerant because I view it this way. Are there any religions that say homosexuality or aborition is right or acceptable? It's against Christianity too, but there are plenty people that are prochoice and support gay marriage. Do you think that just because someone is Muslim that they follow every single teaching and rule? JP I fully agree with you on that. I as a Christian do not support it. What I am saying is that Rahma posts threads about Islam and is an obvious muslim in which she presetns to people that she lives her life as one so what I am asking is how can you openly support gay marriage and abortion? If you are religious you are suppossed to follow it. That is all I am saying. I dont support those things because I have been taught that God doesnt allow those things. That is my point. I am sure alot of Imams and muslim scholars would find it insulting that there are muslims openly supporting these things. If they ask thier husband if these things are accepted in thier countries I am sure they know what the answer is. I know in Algeria it isnt accepted. I guess thier husbands must be intolerable too...... Shannon please think about what you are saying. Is there any congressman or senator that you fully support? Just because Rahma posts about Islam doesn't mean she is the poster child for Islam. Islam may not agree with abortion and gay marriage but it does teach tolerence. If you are religious you are not supposed to have pre-marital sex either. You are not supposed to lie. There are many things you are not supposed to do by the standards of religion but no one here claims to perfect. Why does it matter if their husbands accept it? Some people actually have a mind of their own and don't form their opinions based on what their husbands think. I do agree with you that the religions are against these things, but let God be the judge of that. You are in no place to tell people how to worship or what to believe. another great point .....I wonder if she (shannon) will ever get that	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-08 14:35:00
Middle East and North Africa	Tuesday	Ok first of all not being for gays getting married and not for women getting abortions doesnt make me not tolerable. I am considering converting to islam and have been talking to people at the mosque about the prophet and his teaching and the laws in Islam. If you're ever interested in chatting with someone who's been there, done that, feel free to look me up I have lots of good internet resources and books to recommend. There are a few in this forum that talk about Islam all the time and make postings about Islam but will vote for someone who obviously goes against the teachings of Islam. I would guess that would be me. I have consistantly voted democrat since I gained the privilege of voting at age 18. As a minority in a non muslim society, there will never ever ever be a candidate with whom I agree with 100%. So, I write out what is important to me, as a muslim and as an american, and I find candidates that fulfil more of what I want. And, 99 times out of 100, the candidate is a democrat. Muslims threw their support behind the republicans in 2000 because Bush took 5 minutes to talk with some muslim leaders about the use of secret evidence. What have republicans done for american muslims? Not much. So, as a community, we're continuing to evolve and mature in our political activities and realize that you have to be sophisticated in your political choices, that no one party will represent everything you want, and sometimes you have to coalition with people whom you might not morally agree with. That's life. Rahma i can guarantee if I went to the mosque and talked to the Imam and asked him is it wrong ffor me to feel the way i feel, he would say no. That's funny, cuz there were a number of Imams and muslim community activists who threw their support behind Brother Keith, knowing full well what his policy positions were. Certainly there will be those who disagree, but that's up to the individual. Also the fight isnt for minorities. It is to do what God tells us to do. God said marriage is for a man and a woman. God says it is wrong to kill. I would like to know why I am called intolerant because I view it this way. Fiqh of minorities not fighting of minorities. The fiqh of minorities is how we apply sharia when we are living in a non muslim land. It ain't like sharia in a muslim majority country. We apply sharia in our own life and don't rely on the government to tell us what we can and cannot do. Our goal is to enjoin good and forbid evil. So, as muslims in a non muslim land, we determine what is good and what is not. Then, we see how best we achieve as much good as possible. I don't know if people call you intolerant because of your views, but rather how you articulate your views. The Qur'an asks us to convey the message in a good manner. That extends to our conversations in everday life as well.	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-08 14:31:00
Middle East and North Africa	Tuesday	Ok first of all not being for gays getting married and not for women getting abortions doesnt make me not tolerable. I am considering converting to islam and have been talking to people at the mosque about the prophet and his teaching and the laws in Islam. There are a few in this forum that talk about Islam all the time and make postings about Islam but will vote for someone who obviously goes against the teachings of Islam. Rahma i can guarantee if I went to the mosque and talked to the Imam and asked him is it wrong ffor me to feel the way i feel, he would say no. Also the fight isnt for minorities. It is to do what God tells us to do. God said marriage is for a man and a woman. God says it is wrong to kill. I would like to know why I am called intolerant because I view it this way. Are there any religions that say homosexuality or aborition is right or acceptable? It's against Christianity too, but there are plenty people that are prochoice and support gay marriage. Do you think that just because someone is Muslim that they follow every single teaching and rule? EXCELLENT POINT	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-08 14:05:00
Middle East and North Africa	Tuesday	congrats Ellison..... Rahma how are you posting at 9am... or maybe you are still up partying	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-08 10:43:00
Middle East and North Africa	What part of fall are you?	You Are Fall Flowers Beautiful yet often forgotten. What Part of Fall Are You? http://www.blogthing...fallareyouquiz/	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-10 15:04:00
Middle East and North Africa	What 2007 car should you drive?	You Should Drive a Bentley Azure You're all flash, and you love to show off to anyone who will watch. And you're such a high roller, this is just one car of many for you... What 2007 Car Should You Drive? http://www.blogthing...ldyoudrivequiz/ these are fun... thanks rama	sarachid	Female	Morocco	2006-11-10 15:14:00