Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Middle East and North Africa	Upated of 14th embassy date!	What?? !! So they rescheduled the interview again? Did he actually go to the embassy or did they call him to inform him of the change in plans? i'm so sorry, Tammy... You are a very strong person, and i am amazed and humbled by your perseverance and calm. Good luck and many prayers to you. Please keep us informed. Isn't there anything to be done on this end (that you haven't already done) to expedite this? hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-14 08:17:00
Middle East and North Africa	Hey Peeps! Start sending out positive vibes....	Good luck, Tammy!! Really hope you have some good news soon!	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-13 14:01:00
Middle East and North Africa	visa in hand	Congratulations!	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-19 08:28:00
Middle East and North Africa	MENA men Working with a K1 visa	QUOTE (Jenn! @ Aug 21 2008, 01:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (AlHayatZween @ Aug 21 2008, 08:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hahaha... oops! Wish there was a way to get EADs expedited. It's really too bad they no longer issue the interim EAD's. They used to allow you to make an infopass 90 days after the NOA1 to get your EAD until the real one was approved. It enabled almost no gap in work authorization as long as you married and sent of your petition immediately after entry. Yeah, it is a bummer when you are trying to do all the right things, but some policies change, and then you have to bear the brunt of it. As much as i am frustrated with USCIS and they make me want to scream, i bet they are underfunded and understaffed, and that's why things happen the way they do. sigh........	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-21 08:46:00
Middle East and North Africa	MENA men Working with a K1 visa	hahaha... oops! Wish there was a way to get EADs expedited.	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-21 07:57:00
Middle East and North Africa	MENA men Working with a K1 visa	Oooooooooo... expedited green card... how'd you do that?	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-20 15:11:00
Middle East and North Africa	MENA men Working with a K1 visa	Dear MENA friends, Just curious... did any of your SOs have any luck finding work on the temporary EAD stamp, in their first 3 months here? Thanks for your input! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-20 09:15:00
Middle East and North Africa	Defining haram?	QUOTE (rahma @ Aug 22 2008, 07:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't know you well enough to judge So long as you're open to looking and learning, it's hard to go wrong. Thanks, i appreciate that... We'll see... i guess in the end you just have to do your best and then try to do some better still.	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-22 15:08:00
Middle East and North Africa	Defining haram?	See, i think, it was the use of the word haram that i took such offense to, when having the heated discussion about music. (The discussion, remembering from my first post, that prompted this whole online discussion.) Makruh is one thing, i don't have an argument there... but Haram, quite another... Yes, the Sunnah Companion texts are important in following the path; however, as we all know there are hundreds of hadiths out there, and not all are reliable. It is also frustrating when having a discussion with someone and they state something as fact and then can't remember the hadith they pulled it from. (i'm not saying that's happening here... just stating a general peeve of my own... and i am NO authority on Islam, that is for sure.) Sometimes i wonder if i am too liberal in my interpretation of everything.....	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-22 14:31:00
Middle East and North Africa	Defining haram?	QUOTE (Henia @ Aug 19 2008, 05:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The following is clearly defined in the Quran as haraam. All else is halal or makrouh. 01. Associating anything with Allah 02. Murder 03. Practising magic 04. Not Praying 05. Not paying Zakat 06. Not fasting on a Day of Ramadan without excuse 07. Not performing Hajj, while being able to do so 08. Disrespect to parents 09. Abandoning relatives 10. Fornication and Adultery 11. Homosexuality(sodomy) 12. Interest(Riba) 13. Wrongfully consuming the property of an orphan 14. Lying about Allah and His Messenger 15. Running away from the battlefield 16. A leader's deceiving his people and being unjust to them 17. Pride and arrogance 18. Bearing false witness 19. Drinking Khamr (wine) 20. Gambling 21. Slandering chaste women 22. Stealing from the spoils of war 23. Stealing 24. Highway Robbery 25. Taking false oath 26. Oppression 27. Illegal gain 28. Consuming wealth acquired unlawfully 29. Committing suicide 30. Frequent lying 31. Judging unjustly 32. Giving and Accepting bribes 33. Woman's imitating man and man's imitating woman 34. Being cuckold 35. Marrying a divorced woman in order to make her lawful for the husband 36. Not protecting oneself from urine 37. Showing-off 38. Learning knowledge of the religion for the sake of this world and concealing that knowledge 39. Bertrayal of trust 40. Recounting favours 41. Denying Allah's Decree 42. Listening (to) people's private conversations 43. Carrying tales 44. Cursing 45. Breaking contracts 46. Believing in fortune-tellers and astrologers 47. A woman's bad conduct towards her husband 48. Making statues and pictures 49. Lamenting, wailing, tearing the clothing, and doing other things of this sort when an affliction befalls 50. Treating others unjustly 51. Overbearing conduct toward the wife, the servant, the weak, and animals 52. Offending one's neighbour 53. Offending and abusing Muslims 54. Offending people and having an arrogant attitude toward them 55. Trailing one's garment in pride 56. Men's wearing silk and gold 57. A slave's running away from his master 58. Slaughtering an animal which has been dedicated to anyone other than Allah 59. To knowingly ascribe one's paternity to a father other than one's own 60. Arguing and disputing violently 61. Witholding excess water 62. Giving short weight or measure 63. Feeling secure from Allah's Plan 64. Offending Allah's righteous friends 65. Not praying in congregation but praying alone without an excuse 66. Persistently missing Friday Prayers without any excuse 67. Unsurping the rights of the heir through bequests 68. Deceiving and plotting evil 69. Spying for the enemy of the Muslims 70. Cursing or insulting any of the Companiions of Allah's Messenger Good discussion... yes, this is sort of what i was getting at in my argument last night. glad i wasn't out in left field on this one...	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-19 14:46:00
Middle East and North Africa	Defining haram?	Interesting... but here is where i'm puzzled. Eating swine= haram Drinking alcohol= haram Zina= haram Does listening to music fall into the same "Haram" categories as those above? And is it specifically mentioned in the Qu'ran as such? and p.s. And everybody knows that clapping leads to all sorts of bad things!	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-19 11:43:00
Middle East and North Africa	Defining haram?		AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-19 09:18:00
Middle East and North Africa	Defining haram?	Asalaam ou 3alekum everybody, Hope this post finds you well... i'm posing this question to those of you who know the Qu'ran and Islam way better than myself. is listening to music haram? have you ever heard this before? i got in a heck of a dispute about it last night, which of course lead to poring over the Qu'ran. i could find nothing about it in my English translation. And the person i was arguing with couldn't back it up with text either ... other than a vague reference in a hadith. so, any insight on this? i understand if listening to music makes you forget your prayers, or if it makes you do sexy things... but haram? please advise.... hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-19 08:26:00
Middle East and North Africa	Guess what..........	Woooo! Good luck to you both!! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-21 08:06:00
Middle East and North Africa	Issues with MENA MEN hair!!!	hahaha... what a funny post! unfortunately, i'm the only one losing hair in my house!	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-05 08:29:00
Middle East and North Africa	Veil shed for bikini on Egypt's women-only beaches	Ooooo... i like the idea of a woman-only beach. Boyz make a mess of everything!	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-21 08:05:00
Middle East and North Africa	Questions about AP	Dear Angie, So sorry to hear it has been a confusing time! But congratulations on getting through the interview! Like others stated, i think everyone goes through AP, whether they are told or not, paper or no paper. Maybe check out other timelines from Lebanon in the Immigration timelines section...? Might help you get a better idea of the average wait for that embassy. Good luck!! i hope the time passes quickly, inchallah. hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-21 11:20:00
Middle East and North Africa	Important Question on Finances for K-1 Through Casablanca	QUOTE (Badrs Love @ Aug 21 2008, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sometimes it's better to be safe than sorry. True, and Casa can be very unpredictable... one day they are asking for one thing, and then the next day something different...	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-21 13:19:00
Middle East and North Africa	Important Question on Finances for K-1 Through Casablanca	Hi MoroccoUSA, We didn't need our Affidavit of Support either... we did have it ready, though, just in case of anything. They never looked at it, but i am glad we were extra prepared in any case. i can't remember how long it took between Packet 3 and the interview... maybe 6 weeks? But i notice they've been working a lot faster now! Good luck, hz Edited by AlHayatZween, 21 August 2008 - 08:02 AM.	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-08-21 08:01:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Thursday MENA!	Shukran!	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-07-17 12:27:00
Middle East and North Africa	Not Bad New, I Think?	Thanks Abdo! Thanks Lost in NY! Thanks Everyone.... Yes, i'm trying to be patient... Still no news, but it has only been a week and that's really no time at all. Habibi is being much more patient than me... i'm back in the States now, half a person again.... Hope all of you are doing well, hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-02 08:03:00
Middle East and North Africa	Not Bad New, I Think?	Hi all, Sorry, i'm officially clogging up the forum. My last question before i sign off: They didn't ask for the Affadavit of Support at Habibi's interview? Is that weird? When does he submit it? And should i e-mail the consulate with this question? i'm afraid to rock the boat... Bonne nuit! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-29 15:13:00
Middle East and North Africa	Not Bad New, I Think?	QUOTE (terrie/kamal @ Apr 26 2008, 09:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> THEY DID THAT TO KAMAL AND HE HAD HIS VISA INSIDE A WEEK. SO KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED QUOTE but there have been some that were just days... Inchallah, i really hope so... From your lips (well, fingertips) to God's ears... Where is that praying smiley? hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-29 14:39:00
Middle East and North Africa	Not Bad New, I Think?	Salaam Everybody! Thanks for all the congratulations and well-wishes and prayers. i am still in Morocco, and i don't want to come back home till inchallah this is all over! The woman was very positive at the interview and she made it sound like there were no problems, but i was reading the 221g thing again today and the language is so strong, it made my heart end up in my throat. i'm trying to focus on how postive the woman was... i know this is all part of the process, but i still won't rest until he has the visa in hand. Anyway, thanks again for listening and looking forward to catching up with all of you soon. Take care, hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-29 14:35:00
Middle East and North Africa	Not Bad New, I Think?	Salaam 3alekum Everybody! Thank you so much for your prayers and wishes. Thank you so much for your happy thoughts and all the good advice along the way. We finished our interview, Alhamdulilah. Sorry it took me a few days to report back... i think we did as well as we could have! Hayati went to the Consulate with a stiff upper lip and his arms full of evidence. Thankfully, alhamdulilah, he spoke with a very nice blonde woman. She was friendly and smiled a lot, but she would not speak Arabic with him. He asked her twice, but she just kept asking him questions in English. My hubbie knows English, but very, very basic. But by some miracle, he understood everything she said, and she understood his replies. She asked him: My name My address How, where, and when he met me If I'd ever been married before He showed her our photo album and she looked at all the pictures. Then he showed her my passport, and told her i was waiting nearby. She had him come out and get me immediately!! So i went in with him, and she asked me just one question. She wanted to know if we were already married because last year we tried to get married and i had to go to the consulate for some documents (that is another long story), but in the end, we never legally married in Morocco. She said she did not doubt our relationship. She said they still had some administrative processing to do... and it should take a week or two. Then she took Hayati's passport, which i feel is a good sign. She said they'd call him in a week or two and that she didn't "anticipate any problems" inchallah. Soo.... i don't know. What do you guys think? i feel like we did our best and that it went as well as possible. Alhamdulilah. Any thoughts? Okay, hope you all our well, and i'll check back in when i can. Thanks again for listening and being here, hz Edited by AlHayatZween, 26 April 2008 - 03:53 PM.	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-04-26 15:52:00
Middle East and North Africa	TODAY IS THE 2ND INTERVIEW FOR MY FIANCE	QUOTE (brnidokiegurl @ May 7 2008, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I dont know your case or details but i wouldnt hurry this decision, sometimes there are things that can be done to change the outcome of a first denial Oh, KimberlyAnne, i'm so sorry to hear this news! But i am inspired by your strength and matter-of-factness, and of course, knowledge is power... at least you KNOW something now, and you can make decisions based on this... i do, however, agree with the rest of the bunch. Are you sure you just want to up and move to Morocco? You can still overturn this decision, especially if it is just the case of a misplaced waiver. Also, i do believe, (please someone correct me if i'm wrong), that if you are denied, you need to address the denial in some written form before you let the K-1 petition expire? i believe you need to address the denial, so if, some day in the furture, you decide to re-petition with a K3 or CR visa, you will not be denied again. Has anyone else heard of this, and if so, can you help elaborate because i'm not explaining right? Whatever you decide, i wish you the best of luck. Stay strong. Inchallah, everything will work out for you and your habeeb. M3 asalaama, hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-07 14:55:00
Middle East and North Africa	TODAY IS THE 2ND INTERVIEW FOR MY FIANCE	Good luck, KimberlyAnne! it sounds good, just "normal" processing... Inchallah, you'll hear some good news from him today!	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-07 10:39:00
Middle East and North Africa	Woohooo!!!	Wow!!!!!! Fantastic news! Alhamdulilah. Congratulations! And safe travels!!!	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-05 07:46:00
Middle East and North Africa	Visa in Hand	Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy! Alhamdulilah. Congratulations!!! Great news!!!!!	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-09 20:16:00
Middle East and North Africa	OMG	QUOTE (sarahaziz @ May 13 2008, 05:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Alot of Arabs don't know english spelling ok it doesn't matter maghrebi maghreby it's the same if you don't understand ENGLISH!!! Explain to your husbands or wives the different sounds in Y and I and watch them confuse the 2 . I'm sorry, Sarah, didn't mean to get you upset... i wasn't passing judgment. i was just pointing out that having lived, taught, and studied Arabic in Morocco, i never saw these two words transliterated into English this way... it would be like seeing Habibati spelled Habibaty... i've just never seen it like that. that's all.	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-13 14:43:00
Middle East and North Africa	OMG	QUOTE (Ganja_Girl @ May 13 2008, 12:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I guess I expected a man of the Islam culture would never be disrespectful in that way. I guess I just thought their morals were on a higher plane than ours. But you learn something new every day. Yes, this is a tough pill to swallow sometimes. When they turn out to have just as many vices as anyone else... it can be disappointing though!! QUOTE (wahrania @ May 13 2008, 12:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Id call your husband girly.. First el magrabi is NOT a last name. It means THE MOROCCAN like el musri means the egyptian or aljaziri means the algerian And you know what is another weird thing? He used "E" for Ibrahim and "Y" for Elmaghreby... i don't know anyone in Morocco who would have chosen to spell those frequently transliterated names with an "E" and "Y" it would be Ibrahim al Maghrebi.... hmmmmmmmmm... curiouser and curiouser....	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-13 09:15:00
Middle East and North Africa	OMG	Awww... i'm sorry, GG, for your discomfort with the whole situation. When i first started reading the thread, i thought it was humorous, and that you must be a hottie. But seeing as you are truly creeped out, i'm sorry for that. If it is bad, maybe you should tell your hubbie, just to give him a heads up to any weirdness that might come up unexpectedly? And i agree: Block Sender. Feel better, hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-12 14:25:00
Middle East and North Africa	OMG	QUOTE (bridget @ May 12 2008, 05:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nagishkaw @ May 12 2008, 01:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ta me go hiontach @ May 12 2008, 12:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i don't get why this is note-worthy. omg,a trashy, sleazy guy you met in egypt just sent you a dorky email! yeah, and? i don't doubt that it's happened to a sizable population of women who use the internet. somehow they manage to find the strength and courage to block the fools and move on without having to create nonsensical threads about it. I suspect there is so much you never *get* being sour and full of nonsensical criticism. have to wonder if some people start everyday off with an enima..........and perhaps those that don't, should!	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-12 14:14:00
Middle East and North Africa	Dear Friends	QUOTE (Virtual wife @ May 9 2008, 04:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm so glad you don't have this to worry about anymore. Insha'allah, he will be here soon! Inchallah, i hope so! i miss him more and more each day. Thanks everybody. i'm still here praying that we'll all be reunited with our other halves soon! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-09 19:57:00
Middle East and North Africa	Dear Friends	Yaaaaaaaayyy! Thanks everybody! And thanks for your support and great advice this past year. Alhamdulilah. i still can't believe it! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-08 21:12:00
Middle East and North Africa	Dear Friends	VISA IN HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!! Habibi went and picked it up today. Alhamdulilah. i'm so happy and so excited and so nervous all at once. i can't believe it's really happening... Alhamdulilah. Thanks everyone for all your help and support all this time! hz	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-08 15:03:00
Middle East and North Africa	What does MENA means??	QUOTE (amal @ May 14 2008, 02:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's the place where SOMEBODY is gonna understand somewhat of what I'm going thru with my marriage. Yes, this has been the most valuable for me since we started our journey over a year ago... MENA has been the one place where somebody knows what you are talking about. i find that people i know who have married a foreigner already stateside, or married someone pre-911, or even married someone from abroad recently... it's just not the same when your SO is from a MENA country... it's just a completely different visa experience. That's why i'm thankful for MENA on VJ.	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-14 11:59:00
Middle East and North Africa	transit visas and stopping over in Europe before advance parole or your greencard	QUOTE (chaishai @ May 13 2008, 05:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Pattu - if you show him phuket beach then he will know what he is missing! If you take him right to coney island he will think its beautiful if he has nothing to compare it to!!!!! Take him on a jersey shore tour There is something I love about coney island though. Not in a resort beach vacaiton way though! I loved the hotdogs when i was little! Good point, Chaishai! Me, too, i love Coney Island, and some parts of the Jersey Shore are gorgeous. i've never been to Thailand to compare, but Coney Island is certainly something anyone who finds him/herself in New York should experience. Hot dogs... ooooooooooo... and Italian Ice!	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-13 15:29:00
Middle East and North Africa	transit visas and stopping over in Europe before advance parole or your greencard	QUOTE (Pattu Rani @ May 13 2008, 01:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> rather than ... Coney Island i forgot about Coney Island....Lord help him!	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-13 09:22:00
Middle East and North Africa	Congratulations!	Woooooo! Congratulations! Alhamdulilah Edited by AlHayatZween, 13 May 2008 - 09:18 PM.	AlHayatZween	Not Telling	Morocco	2008-05-13 21:14:00