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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...
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...
A man had been discussing with his friends, how come, if someone were to tell his wife that he intended to marry a rich Egyptian woman who would bring hundreds of thousands of pounds into the...
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Just found a quote that seems quite apt.
The poignancy of situations that evoke reflections lies in the fact that we do not really know the meaning of the tendencies that are pressing for action....
After a while of no contact(basically because I can't be bothered listening to his woes)I got call out the blue from my redundant beau in Luxor.Yes,the...
Divorcee who spent £10,000 bringing her Egyptian toyboy husband to the UK after a whirlwind romance says he 'dumped her and admitted cheating after he got his visa'.
A divorcee who claims she spent...
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Oh Hepzibah your doing it wrong, when proposed to say yes immediately and then start to discuss how much gold you want, what size villa, new or second hand car. Works wonders. :lol:
Twenty years ago, I knew a woman who would never turn up at social events, but usually canceled in the last minute. She was always broke and could not afford a drink, a pizza, an entrance ticket or a...
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I have known men and women in Luxor and Cairo with personalities that have made it easy for me to imagine where they would be in life, had they grown up under different circumstances. Some sportsmen...
