About being a virgin....
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Salaams Myr,
The problem I mentioned above is not mine personally. It is just one example of the injustice that women here are subjected to.
As for your offer to help, I can only say thank you for your exceptional kindness but I cannot get to the airport by myself so how would I make it to the States or Canada!? This is hard for me to even imagine! But thank you for trying to help, Myr. I deeply appreciate it.My best regards.
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Peace,
I did some research and what I found is there are only three countries who have their weekend on Thursday/Friday Saudi Arabia (SA), Algeria and Libya.
Kuwait also has the weekend on thursday and friday.
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Salaams Nadia, Myr and All
All the Middle East countries have their weekends on Friday, as it is the holy day here. No government work at that day since all or most men would go to the mosque for the Friday Prayers.
Some of these countries would also take the Thursday as a weekend too. I think it is only Lebanon that has two weekends! The Muslims are excused from government work on Fridays and the Christians on Sundays. -
Salaams Nadia, Myr and All
All the Middle East countries have their weekends on Friday, as it is the holy day here. No government work at that day since all or most men would go to the mosque for the Friday Prayers.
Some of these countries would also take the Thursday as a weekend too. I think it is only Lebanon that has two weekends! The Muslims are excused from government work on Fridays and the Christians on Sundays.Salam Taj,
That's interesting. few years ago I went to Jordan, Israel/Palestine, Egypt and of course SA, at the time , only SA had the friday as a day off. In other countries, people were allowed to go for prayers but it was not a "day off" as such so everybody was working, unless I was confused by what I saw and what people were telling me-).
I understand now where you are and it must not be easy. I did not like people of Makkah at all and may God the All-Mighty forgive me. They gave me a hard time - men and women. You are really courageous. May God the All-Mighty bestow on you happiness and open a door for you.
Peace. Myr.
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Salaams Myr,
I am happy to hear from you.
I did not like people of Makkah at all and may God the All-Mighty forgive me. They gave me a hard time - men and women.
I can't at all blame you for feeling so. Let's pray for liberation!You are really courageous.
I wish I were!May God the All-Mighty bestow on you happiness and open a door for you.
Thanks for the prayers. Very much appreciated.Peace and Blessings,
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peace Myr plz don,t mind my question u wrote
I did not like people of Makkah at all and may God the All-Mighty forgive me. They gave me a hard time -
how did they give u hard time can u explain it peace
Salam Naxus,
The problem was they kick me out from my spot everytime I tried to pray. It happened almost everyday to a point the last days I lost my patience and I blew up on many of them-) may God forgive me for that but they were really rude with me, in the middle of my prayers, they just came and with no consideration they threw away my small carpet and took my spot, it was not once or twice but everyday. I realize my big mistake was to go there without a man. To enter SA, I had a muslim professor at the university who signed for me but once there, I quickly realized how difficult it was to really pray and stay focused when you are in a crowd mainly made of men. They just throw you away to take your spot. I found it extremely hard, mainly when I was not sleeping in order to go very early to get a spot and then lose it later-). In Jerusalem, it was much better, people were wonderfull and the imam there let me pray everywhere, including under the rock. Well, God is everywhere and mercifull, so each piece of HIS earth is a mosque so inchallah all our prayers will be answered. I believe everywhere and anywhere there are good and less good people, not only in SA. I should just take into consideration more the cultural aspect when I am in places like that.
Peace. Myr.
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Salaam,
isn't this crazy. Also happended to my mother in law. The "Hajjs" in Mekka just pushed her away when she tried to touch the kaaba - poor sixty year old lady. No wonder so many people die there every year.
Even as a traditionnal "muslim" i was always reticent to do hajj, pushed it back cause i hate crowds and the whole idea of this hajj organisation by the saudians.
My mind is not yet really made up on the signification of hajj but everything pushes me not to go!
By the way - why are we in marriage and divorce section?? roll
Elke
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Salaam,
isn't this crazy. Also happended to my mother in law. The "Hajjs" in Mekka just pushed her away when she tried to touch the kaaba - poor sixty year old lady. No wonder so many people die there every year.
Even as a traditionnal "muslim" i was always reticent to do hajj, pushed it back cause i hate crowds and the whole idea of this hajj organisation by the saudians.
My mind is not yet really made up on the signification of hajj but everything pushes me not to go!
By the way - why are we in marriage and divorce section?? roll
Elke
Salam Elke,
I fully agree with you about the Hadj and its meaning. I travelled to all possible places (including Jordan) to have a peace of "mind" that I tried since this is a duty upon us whenever it is possible to perform it. I am the type of person who likes to retreat a lot in my worshipping the All-Mighty and far from cowds and noises so I don't believe too much in suffering and difficulties to be able to collectively worship HIM, (that's only my understanding from the Quran). However, I could not find that peace anywhere and I say "anywhere", except in Jerusalem where I was able to "really" pray in peace and reflect more on Quran and the meaning of Hadj. It helped me a lot to leave SA and head Israel as I felt so depressed. I just considered it as a "test" and even there, I did not do what all the others where doing such as the balck stone, stoning, visiting the graves etc. The only other place left for me to try is the Sinai desert, there is a place there where I feel the call of the All-Mighty. Inchallah HE will accept it from us regardless of where we go and look for HIS house.
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Salaams Myr, Elke, All
I am very sorry for your Mother-in-Law, Elke.
Thank God you got out of there alive, Myr!
Before, I wasn't paying attention because I never was mistreated but then I started to notice those 'unleashed' guards and some of the visitors too! I never went to Hajj, but several times to 3omrah where the place would be relatively less harmful!! But in Hajj it would be like a battlefield! Shia groups from Iran and Lebanon and other countries would form circles of men with their women inside those circles and they would move around AlKaaba. Those men would mercilessly elbow anyone in their way! The women inside those circles told me that they felt very comfortable because nobody could bother them!!! They were totally unaware of the price= Possibly Human lives x And they would go as many times as they can!!! Because to them Hajj is very easy!!!
Oh God!