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I hope this helps anyone planning on getting married at the Ministry of Justice in Cairo. My Egyptian husband and I were married on Monday 14 January 2008. I set out below from start to finish...
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Not living in Cairo means we had to pay up or travel back. Before going in, and handing any paperwork over, Omar had asked people waiting how long they had been there, how many times etc to guage the...
OK let's see what the going rate for an orfi is and if there is any standard cost. You don't have to post your name, just participate in the poll if you've ever paid for an orfi contract. Amounts are...
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It is inadvisable to buy land in the name of your husband with your money. Much better to buy in your name to protect yourself. You might like to read some of the previous posts on this...
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A known fact to those that live here, but a hard fact to get over to those that come here and are blinded by the attention of young guys old enough to know what they want but too young to give real...
I will make this thread to outline what is acceptable and culturally normal, and what is often practiced but frowned upon in Egyptian society as regards marriage procedure.
Not sure if you want to...
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I was friendly with someone who worked in hotel,and was shocked to hear a conversation between this employee and a young Egyptian girl.He was literally procuring and coercing her to go out on lunch...
If you are a newcomer asking for advice on a relationship with your Egyptian boyfriend/husband, please do a search of this section to see if there has already been threads on the subject you are...
One here for MT over on that 'dodgy island.
As a Yorkshire man once stated to Bruce in Mexico:
Only suntanned 'dodgy people come to live in the sun .... 8)
This exposee by Al Jazeera:
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Thanks BBLUX.
Crappy island state with nowt in the way of natural resources flogging its citizenship to shady characters....how original :lol: The Med is a lot more convenient than the Pacific which...
Well, I am now in my 4 day of 'having been sent to Coventry.
And my God it's wonderful, totally brilliant, No incomprehensible blather and I have room to think..
One doubts that Simona's grasp of...
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Dr Nick has arrived with sticking plasters, seems that me and her don't get on, really ?
Anyhow her is leaving to move into another flat in our block,
She says, One person can live cheaper than two I...
Mine's never idle.
I was listening to this album Sagate and spotted a name that we once did a redevelopment project on.
The old Habu Hotel opposite the Temple.
It's eclectic history one could...
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Oh I wish I wish it would strike down that stupid Ruth.
I have been waiting for some time to meet this Lady. Marwa from Rosca.
Today, I had the chance she came to visit.
She's highly intelligent and hilariously...
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Poor donkeys!
Yes, I guess it would need to be a visual comedic type of film to overcome the language barrier. No S or V though.
How about Star Leaf 2015?
Last night, in a dark street of Copenhagen, a man politely asked me for directions. I was convinced that he knew where he was going but did not want to miss an opportunity to meet a woman. He could...
My daughter Simona the bas....(born out of wedlock) is becoming an English citizen. 'hip hip horay...
She's very proud of this and working hard at it.
Originally, I put her Mum Agnesheska a...
According to the peeps at Travel + Leisure, it’s actually illegal to visit this tropical island in the Indian Ocean. Why? The locals, apparently.
Deep in the...
Children born to customary (Urfi) marriages can now be officially registered and issued a birth certificate, an administrative court ruled on Sunday. State-owned...
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Oh yes indeed, have seen them with a drink when I have been there. School trips were always exciting when I was at school, many years ago.....
No, this is not about me. It is an article that has made me think though. When I was younger, I probably would have jumped through hoops, physically as well as mentally, had I been romantically...
