Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Middle East and North Africa	Thursday 1/1	HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERONE!!!!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-01 10:53:00
Middle East and North Africa	Friday	QUOTE (brnidokiegurl @ Jan 2 2009, 09:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> the cold and stuffy head found me to I just my head would stop hurting	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-02 11:01:00
Middle East and North Africa	Friday	Morning Mena!!! Back to feeling like poop. I sure hope this year is gonna be a good one. I'm sick of not working!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-02 10:53:00
Middle East and North Africa	The MENA Sultan's Kitchen Cookbook	QUOTE (amal @ Nov 9 2008, 10:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So far it is at $20.00 - This may have to increase a little bit to cover the cost of shipping them from me to you. The 20 gets them to me so do u all think 27 would cover postage plus packaging? or is that too high? People requesting copies are: a1angied -2- title#3 - Aymsgirl -1- title# brnidokiegurl -1- title# - Carolyn -1- title# caybee -1- title#3 - ok to use VJ ID Donna A -1- title# - Dorothy -1- title#2 - Henia -1- title# - HennaRose -1- title#1 HisLittleMasriyah -1- title#1- Jax -1- title#2 - JP -0- title# - ok to use VJ ID k&0 -1- title# mo&melinda -1- title# - Moe_lisa -1- title# - morocco4ever -1- title#any - ok to use VJ ID MrsAmera -1- title# - ok to use VJ ID Nawal -1- title#2- Noura -1- title# - ok to use VJ ID nu7015 -1- title#1 - ok to use VJ ID Rajaa -1- title#3 - ok to use VJ ID sara535 -1- title# -Turia -1- title#3- star_dragon -1- title# TinaMsea -1- title# 3- Yardiewife -1- title#3 - Yvette -1- title#2 - zawjatsaid -1- title# me -20- (family/coworkers) --------------------------------- #47 books requested !!! Let me know if I'm missing anyone! I think I've decided on this title. It is short, gets to the point, and includes our forum. does this get a from the requestees? Sultan's Kitchen - A taste of ME/NA love it!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2008-11-10 11:05:00
Middle East and North Africa	The MENA Sultan's Kitchen Cookbook	QUOTE (morocco4ever @ Nov 5 2008, 01:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We sure appreciate all of your hard work on this. Yes, I agree. I don't think any of us has taken the time to say "THANK YOU AMAL"!! thanks	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2008-11-05 12:47:00
Middle East and North Africa	The MENA Sultan's Kitchen Cookbook	I like number 3	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2008-10-24 10:29:00
Middle East and North Africa	The MENA Sultan's Kitchen Cookbook	QUOTE (~*Dorothy*~ @ Oct 22 2008, 11:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I will be interested in getting a copy of the book as well. Love the title ideas and the $20 price tag sounds fare. P.S. Noura, please make sure that your recipe for the chicken with green olives and french fries is added as well. I made it this weekend and it was huge hit. DC. Green olives and French fries? Oh Noura would you please PM it to me! I made the b'stilla again for our aniversery, Kamal loves it!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2008-10-22 12:03:00
Middle East and North Africa	The MENA Sultan's Kitchen Cookbook	I like the name ideas especially the last one Annie came up with. Lol. And i think 15-20 is fair for a cookbook.	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2008-10-22 10:21:00
Middle East and North Africa	Caturday!!!!	Good Morning mena!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-03 11:20:00
Middle East and North Africa	Airline Flights	Try american airlines.	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2008-12-28 14:17:00
Middle East and North Africa	Sunday	Good morning everyone!!! Am off to the masjid this morning. have a good day everyone!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-04 09:11:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Birthday Staashi!!!	HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sweet lady!!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-03 16:49:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Birthday Carrie AKA Karima!!!	HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-03 11:03:00
Middle East and North Africa	check in time - who are you, hows it going and just saying hi thread	QUOTE (~~~water~~~ @ Sep 19 2008, 06:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well as for me my husband has been here just over 6 months. He has two part time jobs one of which is in his field . It was quite a bumpy road finding work and adjusting but now that he is working things have been really nice. And to top it off we recieved his greencard today I am so thankful for mena journey I mean visa journey without the support this process would have been that much harder. Congrats!!! Kamal has been here almost a year now. He is got a wonderful job, not in his field. But he is making more money at this job then he would teaching. Things are goin much better for the both of us together. Its been a hard journey but its worth it! Edited by Turia, 19 September 2008 - 07:02 PM.	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2008-09-19 18:58:00
Middle East and North Africa	Israel vows to keep up Gaza attacks	My husband and i just got back from our masjid. They had a prayer vigil for the people of Gaza. I was so touched but at the same time scared. When the people were asked if anyone from different churches wanted to say a prayer, this woman got up there, introduced herself. The first thing she did was grab at the microphone and when she was asked not to, she precided to say she knew what she was doing. Then she startd to say how God wanted all this. OMG!! She got ushered out while people were yelling at her. Then we lite candles and watched some pictures and i don't think there was much of a dry eye in the gym. it was probably one of the most touching things i've ever been too.	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-04 19:12:00
Middle East and North Africa	Israel vows to keep up Gaza attacks		Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2008-12-29 12:48:00
Middle East and North Africa	Interview 13 JAN ( EGYPT ) !!!	Good luck on your interview!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-05 19:34:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Birthday Ganja Girl!!!!	Happy Birthday GG!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-05 11:52:00
Middle East and North Africa	monday	QUOTE (JeanneVictoria @ Jan 5 2009, 11:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good morning everyone! We have rain today and it's wonderful. Just little sprinkles. We have two new young Cardinals that come to feed on the patio. They are just adorable. Can see their red coming thru! Too bad they have to stand in line with the other birds! The pecking order isn't very nice. Hope you feel better Tam and Bridget! Nice to see you Tasha!!! Have a great day. Stay safe! I think cardinals are probably the prettiest outside birds there are!!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-05 12:11:00
Middle East and North Africa	monday	Good morning mena!! Rahma, i love orange kittehs. i have a big orang boy myself. his name is chester. And he is also a miracle to be here. shortly after we moved into our house, chester goes outside at night. and the next morning he came home, he'd been hit by a car. We took him to the vet, and we weren't sure if he was ever gonna walk again. They said his pelvic bone was fractured and his tail had to be amputated. i took him home and nursed him by hand feeding him, i took the top off a carrier and put him in it during the day. At night he would go into a playpen. After two weeks, the cat jumped out of the playpen and was moving around. that was such a happy day for my son and i.	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-05 11:50:00
Middle East and North Africa	Feliz Dia de Los Reyes - Happy Epiphany Tuesday, Everyone!	But now I am like another one of our gals who has to go drop off/pick up their hubby in the wee hours of the mornin There are a number of us doing that but i'm one of them. haha	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-06 15:27:00
Middle East and North Africa	Feliz Dia de Los Reyes - Happy Epiphany Tuesday, Everyone!	Wow how many tuesday threads are there today? hahhahaha I want surprises outside my door too amal. sniff sniff	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-06 14:39:00
Middle East and North Africa	Feliz Dia de Los Reyes - Happy Epiphany Tuesday, Everyone!	Wow this is slow! I finally was able to get to the posts after an hour of trying! Have a good day Mena!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-06 14:23:00
Middle East and North Africa	Its Wednesday !!!!!!!	happy hump day mena! merry egyptian christmas! Tamera i like #2. have a good day everyone!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-07 12:10:00
Middle East and North Africa	Thursday	Happy Thursday mena!!! I am on my way out the door to pick out yarn for a friend to make a shawl for me. plus i have to get some stuff for my arabic needlepoint. Its cold here and tomorrow we are to get 4-6 inches of snow. And then for the next 5 days the weather is calling for snow showers . i hate snow!!! QUOTE (JeanneVictoria @ Jan 8 2009, 10:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Morning everyone! Fantastic day here. I love this pic!! Look at those faces...makes me SMILE. That looks like the face of my cat when the dog harrasses him!!! lololol	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-08 11:36:00
Middle East and North Africa	Update on SIL in Gaza	my heart goes out to your family. of course my husband and i will pray for all!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-06 16:40:00
Middle East and North Africa	Friday!	Sniff, sniff-me too old to have a baby . i guess i'll just have to wait for my grandson!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-09 15:35:00
Middle East and North Africa	Friday!	Love the new name Jen! Love the new pics of the twins Nawal, my how they have changed!!!!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-09 15:01:00
Middle East and North Africa	Friday!	QUOTE (sara535 @ Jan 9 2009, 11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> morning all, and happy Friday to everyone. I am going to spend the morning at the grocery and Target - then come home so baby can hopefully have a LONG nap. she's been awake since like 5. I am going to cook some indian food tonite, I hope it comes out good mmmmm.... Sara, Amirah is soooooooo cuteeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!! i can't wait for my grandson to be born!!!!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-09 12:16:00
Middle East and North Africa	Friday!	Good morning again mena!!! Kelly, that video is adorable! Tasha, i feel for you girl 7 weeks without your man. AWWW. If you need anything let us know! And BTW girls, the new girl is Brittany not Bridget.	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-09 11:52:00
Middle East and North Africa	Friday!	QUOTE (lovemysoulmate @ Jan 9 2009, 12:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Happy Friday everyone...Hope all is well for everyone!! Brittany Morning Brittany!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-09 01:26:00
Middle East and North Africa	Friday!	QUOTE (Nawal @ Jan 9 2009, 12:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Happy Friday MENA I'm happy its finally Friday but exhausted. It's been a very busy week and it will not be over and spill into my week next week Boo work! I plan on sleeping in late on Saturday since the babies are having a sleep over at Auntie Marsha's!! What are the weekend plans? Edited to say: HIIII TERRIE ... drive safe in the snow babes! Morning Annie!!! Can i come to the warmth by you?!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-09 01:21:00
Middle East and North Africa	Friday!	Thank goodness its Friday! I am having a rough time falling asleep tonight. Ususally by now, i'm dead to the world. I have to pick up hubby in 6 hours and the snow should be started by then. ICK! Have a good day or evening or whatever it maybe!!!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-09 01:06:00
Middle East and North Africa	THREE WOMEN IN A SAUNA		Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-09 11:38:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Caturday MENA	QUOTE (lovemysoulmate @ Jan 10 2009, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello MENA... I get Caturday now. Haha But i have to admit I have 3 cats....hahahaha Here is a picture of my 3 cats! Arnold, Peanut and Princess. AWWWWWW cute!!!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-10 15:24:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Caturday MENA	My poor husband just came in from outside shoveling. While taking off his wet pants and boots, he starts saying, "OH OH AMERICAN DREAM, SOMEONE SCREWED ME BIG TIME!!" I'm about ready to fall on the floor laughing!!!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-10 13:43:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Caturday MENA	Morning Mena!!! Its still snowing here blah- i wish it would go away forever!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-10 12:19:00
Middle East and North Africa	MENA Members.. Proof of Ongoing Relationship	QUOTE (My Mohammed @ Jan 1 2009, 06:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (star_dragon @ Jan 1 2009, 05:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, if everything can be fabricated (letters from family, photos, printouts of wedding plans/ideas) then why bother with evidences? You asked those of us who have gone through the interview process, and we gave our suggestions of what worked for us. I'm not trying to start anything here. I'm trying to find out what the CO won't say is fabricated, do you understand? You said, " I think the best you can do is just prepare for everything as much as possible - all types of evidence (except the webcam pics").. I thought webcam pics is perfect proof of evidence with us and our family. Maybe i'm wrong and the CO won't give them a second thought. I have thought of starting a book with wedding ideas, but do they take this serious or think we just copied it from websites etc? If you made a book of wedding plans/ideas, how did you present them? Anyone who presented these as evidence please share how you presented it to the CO. Seriously here, everyone has told you what you need to do. Don't sit and think about things being fabricated all the time. Take the evidence you have, get it together, and sent it is all you can do. you don't know that the CO is gonna think its all fabricated. There is really nothing else any of us can tell you. Good Luck!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-01 21:29:00
Middle East and North Africa	Sunday!	Good Morning!!! Trying to find a ride to go get my car!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-11 13:04:00
Middle East and North Africa	I'm back and have more questions..	QUOTE (me_4_musa @ Jan 10 2009, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Karamella @ Jan 10 2009, 09:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (My Mohammed @ Jan 10 2009, 02:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Virtual wife @ Jan 9 2009, 10:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It sounds to me like the OP doesn't want to hear anything that would upset her. I'm not an enabler or a sweet talker, but that doesn't make me a bad person. I'm not going to blow sunshine up your a$$; if I say something, I mean it, and it's not to create drama. From my longterm study of Islam, urfi marriages, "boyfriend Islam", and accusing Muslim women of not "acting Muslim" because they aren't shielding you from the truth are all red flags, IMO, but that's may not be something she wants to hear. Being older, fat, and ugly can be red flags for a CO, we all know that, too. So, how do you give serious, honest, impartial advice to people who post a list of what they don't want to hear? No where DID I accuse Muslim women of not "acting Muslim" because they aren't shielding me from red flags. If I said those exact words please link it. The only comment made toward Muslim women is what my SO other said. I don't know how a Muslim woman is suppose to act nor do I care, Big Mistake... sooner or later your SO/husband is going to wish that you did... believe it or not and whether you ever become Muslim, or not. It's what he is used to.... it's what he has seen in his Mother and Sisters, as proper for Wives... I know you won't believe this, but it's very likely. but he should know since he is one. He is not a Muslim woman, unless I missed something, and being a Muslim man doesn't allow him to dictate the behavior of or judge other Muslims, Only Allah can judge. And all he knows is what you tell him, so how is that any different than the fact that all we know is what you tell us... He's in no position to judge and as far as I've read no one here has judged him. You've been given GENERAL advice. What I do care about is all I keep reading from the same ones over and over, how a MENA relationship is gonna end because he's just for a GD. You may have missed the part about people wanting what others have (GC or not) and doing whatever they need to get it, regardless of where they are from, or what the person has that they want... Not everything i'm talking about has been said to me directly.. I mean I do read posts and I would think I could have my say as any of you do on here. And obviously you have had your say... I see there is a comprehension problem here that everyone assumes I don't want to hear the truth and become upset. None of you know me and my SO irl to know anything about us,Only what you have told us which I think no one has challenged as being the truth. just like I don't you. You're looking at what you see the most, the ones that don't work out, but you don't know everyone in the U.S. that has a marriage as those that fell. Through these months of being on here over and over I read the same thing.. MENA use women in U.S. for nothing but a GC. If this is so true, then why the very ones posting this is with one and in some cases on thier second and third? Shouldn't they take the advice they are giving others? Maybe you are unaware that Muslim women are only allowed to marry Muslim men. Maybe you are unaware that women who have Arab/American children are likely to remarry into the culture of their children's 2nd identity... or stay in the community they have become a part of. Maybe because they are learning from their previous mistakes... Should I have left Islam and joined a convent because my marriage failed? My comment on being old, fat, and ugly comes from it being brought up over and over. I am older than my So, but the other two don't apply to me.. so, how can that upset me and pertain to my situation? I'm sure many marriages that fell invloved most or all three of these,Why are you so sure of this? but to say it over and over is rediculous. I'm sure not ALL MENA marriages and GC fraud has a woman labeled with those three. And not all MENA marriages that end in divorce are because of GC fraud either! I was married to a USC who married me for fraudulent reasons! He was MENA, but the GC had nothing to do with it.. (however I should have checked with his first wife who gave him the USC and I bet she has another version of how their marriage ended! ) Sure I want honest answers to my questions, but why is it if I question what is written and ask for more info, everyone goes crazy? Just like the webcam pics.. everyone that doesn't agree it has it's good points, goes crazy, if I say I think it does and asks why they think think it doesn't. Did I say anywhere I didn't want to hear anyone disagree with me? Why get so defensive if anyone disagrees with what you're saying? I'm talking in general here not to you. I'm being accused of the very same thing you guys yourselves are doing, but you're too blind to see that. Your argumentative nature is what makes people perceive this. Along with the fact that people tell you what red flags they have seen (that are identical to your situation) and you say "whew, I don't see any red flags!"... What the HECK??? Do I think visa fraud doesn't exist.. no, I know it does and I don't need a lecture about it nor did I ask for one. In my one thread, I only asked for help in proving an ongoing relationship And as I recall you were given good advice and it's no one on this list's fault that one of the issues you will face FROM THE USCIS/EMBASSY is the RED FLAG OF AGE DIFFERENCE& RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCE. THEIR RED FLAGS, whether anyone likes it or not. and when giving advice and I had questions, people can't handle that and accuse me of not wantng to hear the truth. The webcam thingy.. I think it shows we do communicate online, but if your experience is having a CO tell you it's not proof, then dang say this and i'll stop wasting my ink. That is what I was looking for the reason someone felt it wouldn't help us, not because I didn't want anyone to disagree with what I thought. If a CO told someone those things can be made up and proves nothing, then that is what I was interested in learning. Just like the letters from family and friends, I didn't say they were made up if notorized. I said, the CO could say this as anyone can write something we all know this. But, if everyone felt letters were strong proof, then i'm gonna get busy having folks write them. Also, if a lot felt the CO didn't take them to heart as proof, I wouldn't worry about them that much. Can no one understand this? Obviously not.. By the way how does your SO/Husband feel about the picture you have (or did have) of the two of you kissing on your profile? I am really amazed at how miffed you are over what people have said here. I think they have been amazingly kind and helpful to you. If you were on other lists I've belonged to (of women married to Egyptians many of them for 10 or more years, many who have lived here and there) you'd be eaten alive for breakfast on toast points. No one has done that here. Honestly.... we only know what you tell us... you are free to ignore everything you've been told... and you can discount our experiences and our perceptions and believe everything your SO tells you. This is totally your perogative. Enjoy!	Muh and me	Female	Egypt	2009-01-10 14:17:00