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Even non berbers celebrate it here in Algeria

You're right. It became a tradition even for non Berbers. By the way, I love your name. It's my little 7 months old's middle name. I named her after my grandmother.

Today is the Amazigh (Berber)new year, celebrated across the North African Region by Amazighs; berbers, chaouis, Touareg, ...Today is the first day of the year 2961.

I really do think that people in the US do still raise more of an eyebrow out older woman dating younger men than older men dating younger women. It is unfortunate but in my experience true. Maybe the US government doesn't care, hence the NOA2. I never considering the child bearing aspect of other cultures though. How sad that just because you cannot produce a child your relationship wouldn't be taken seriously. If they were to discover a young woman could not have children would they deny a visa based on that? Odd....

I didn't take into consideration other societies general view on these issues, whether it be based on culture or religion.

As "Vanessa&Tony" mentioned, it's not the US who cares whether you can bear a child or not. It's your fiance's culture, and USCIS look at that cultural aspect to consider if the relationship is truthful or not which makes sense.

isnt emirate an arabic word?well then why does it get plural with S?as in the airline and the country?

I have no answer for this, but those who don't understand Arabic, won't understand why you're confused.

The question was: Emirate is a plural form, why is it written with "s" at the end?

Maybe lost in transcription.

HELLO,

I thought this would be the right place to post this thread NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST about flying to MOROCCO which is in North AFRICA! I will be flying Delta to JFK and Royal Air Maroc from JFK to Casa. The ticket is the same booked with Delta,so I know that my bags will be checked all the way through going to Morocco. I have heard that Delta considers Morocco as "Europe" and not Africa so the 2 free checked bags for international flights does not apply but only 1!! I looked at some travel websites discussing of this issue with Delta and actually argue about it when they check their bags in saying Morocco is in Africa not Europe and that the 2 checked bags free should apply. Anyone with a recent experience is this true? I thought I would try Visa Journey for advice since so many of you have traveled between the U.S. and Morocco multiply times AND recently.

Thanks Team.

I don't understand this "Morocco in Europe" thing, but what I know is that all major airlines have started revising their baggage check-in policies on international flights. Now, in all major airlines, you have to pay for the second bag regardless of the destination.

I believe these countries who are fighting for their freedom and escape from oppression are dooming themselves.

What they want and what they will get are not the same. They want freedom and democracy (they say) but I believe they

will get the same thing the Iranians got after their revolution.

Worse oppression than they've ever endured before, less freedom than they had before.

Christians in those countries will now be persecuted and killed as is already happening in Egypt.

I don't believe this is the end of the world, but I believe it is the begining of Revelation in the Bible.

Read Revelation and its like listening to the headlines on the news.

There is only One who can save us and his name is Jesus.

We won't escape the tribulation but we can end up in Heaven.

Deb

And what makes you believe so? what are the indications?

Just wanted to say, I'm sorry you have to be going through this. Men (not all) can be such ignorant pigs!

Is this necessary?

Nice 3D movie now playing in some theaters.

Arabia 3D

We,Moroccans love our king, We are blessed, and things are getting so much better the last 10 years.

Morocco can not be compared to what`s i going on tunisia or egypt.totaly different.

So those people who are chanting against the king are not Moroccans?

They are chanting "Our King, our King, he'll always be our King".

Translated by my wife, who's mother tongue is Dharija (Moroccan dialect Arabic) and was born in Fes, where we still live. There's no unrest here.

It's not 100% clear to me what they are chanting, but definitely not how your wife translated it. I hear more like "Ben Ali left and the king is uneasy."

They're saying "Benali rah rah, wel malik mahou mertah"

im not judging anybody !!!!! calm down man you r the one who is judging me i guess

maybe u r a bit senstive when it comes to the 4 wife issue ???? who knows and who cares ?

"i bet u he is just acting like an angel..."

That's not judging a person?!!!

im christian so i only have one thx god

plus who can handle more than one ??

So you're talking about "those Muslims"

It's one thing to give an opinion about the issue, and another thing to judge that person.

Im from egypt and i can tell u that it doesnt sound right , i bet u he is just acting like an angel who doesnt wanna live here till he marry u and then comes here and see U.S and all the young girls here and thats when reality will hit him and i will not be surprised if he divorces u or go back to egypt and marry 3 more ( since muslim can have 4 wifes at the same time ) sorry to be very blunt but u asked and thats my opnion as an egyption guy who lived in this culture, and the answer wont be any better if im an immgration officer the age different is a huge red flag your only way to prove things different is to marry him in egypt and live in egypt for few years to prove to urself and to the U.S embassy in cairo that he is serious about the marriage and he is not after u to get him out of egypt specially now with this revolution happening there. sorry again if i sounded hard but reality will be harder on u . good luck

How many wives do you have?

Can anyone give me some ideas as to what types of questions will be asked? I've read up on here about it, but I am seeing a HUGE range. Do I really need to know specfics, such as what we ate for breakfast? (No joke, I read that.) Is it really only 15 minutes?

I believe it depends on each case. If there are red flags, you might expect some questions about specifics. I read a lot about interview questions like "what is your husband's toothbrush color", but I didn't take that into account since my case was simple, easy and straight forward, so the morning of the interview I didn't go to check what color is my wife's toothbrush and I still don't know.

My wife was asked how long have we know each other and what do I do for a living, then the IO went with her through the forms. That's it. The whole thing took 15 stress-less minutes.

Good luck to you.

My favorite was : "Note to Ben Ali : Send the plane back when you're done. It's not yours. "

yeah, I've seen this one. I hope things well get better for Tunisia, all is not done yet.

I've followed the events on Twitter, Facebook, youtube and Aljazeera.

One of my favorite tweets about the topic was this one: "US media FAIL. RT @Galrahn: I just watched a government fall on Twitter while #CNN interviewed the Jeopardy host about a robot contestant."

Ok, great news! Adam called the Selective Services today and told them he couldnt find his registration number from online. They checked his name, social, dob and found his SS Registration from Sept 2008. They gave him his number and are sending his card in the mail. They had no explanation as to why we can not find his information when we put it in online. But YAY! Glad to have what we need and can apply for Citizenship this year.

So, word to the guys between 18-25... when you come to the USA, make sure you register with the Selective Services!

Those who entered the US after the age of 26 should send the "Request for Status Information Letter" to the SS. They may need to prove their status vis-a-vis the SS, especially if they plan to apply for school financial aid.

No worries. No hard feelings. You and your daughter are always welcome to the Arab-American community. Just a little note about the Arabs; The Arabs come from many different tribes, regions, and religions...but in the end, they are still Arab. To say a Moroccan is not Arab is like saying a Korean is not Asian! To say a Lebanese is not Arab, is like saying a Nigerian is not African! Please do not listen to the clueless ignorant minority who deny their Arab identity. The Europeans speak totally different languages (French..English..German...Polish..), and are still united and proud of their European heritage. The Asians also speak totally different languages (Korean..Chinese..Japanese..Philipino..) and are also united as Asians. Now the Arabs speak the same (one) language, (let alone share a common history, culture, and tradition) and some clueless minority do not consider themselves Arabs!!!!! That is laughable. As a Lebanese, I can make the stupid argument and say, "Oh well, I am actually Phonecian, and not Arab". An Egyptian can ignorantly say, "Oh, my people come from the pharos, so I am not Arab". An Algerian can be naive and say, "Oh, some of my people are Berber, so I am not Arab". A Saudi Arabian can also say, "Oh, my people are actually Bedouin, and so I am not Arab". That is all NON-SENCE!. So who the hel! is Arab then? A Moroccan is 100% Arab. A Lebanese is 100% Arab. An Egyptian is 100% Arab. An Arab is an Arab, regardless wither he/she is Christian, Jewish or Muslim. Please do not listen to ignorant people who do not even know their own heritage and history. All of the Middle East and North Africa is 100% Arab (with the exception of Iran), regardless of what the uneducated minority might think. All Arabs share a common language, history, culture and tradition.

Again, no hard feeling...P.S: I like the Irish culture (I love St. Patrick's Day!)

There are lot of misleading statements in this post. I believe North Africans feel differently about their heritage than the Middle Easterns do. North Africans recognize their multiple heritage; Arabs, Chaouis, Amazighs, M'zab, .... And Arab nationalism is not as strong there as it is in the Middle East. Saying that Morocco is 100% Arab is denying the identity of other "minorities".

The instruction letter in the packet specifically says to call or email for an appointment. It doesn't say to use their website to schedule it....

I remember emailing them (to this email: consularalgiers@state.gov ) last year and they replied in 3 days. I would guess that, due to the holiday season, it may take a longer time to get an answer. Also try getting in touch with them through their facebook page. "US Embassy Algiers Consular Section - Visa Unit"

Did you try this number: 0770 08 22 40 ?

Good luck to you.

My wife's Greencard never arrived and I was just wondering how many people have had any luck with a congressman's help. We went to Dan Lipinski's office in Chicago and they were pretty useless. The aide just called USCIS and then told us the policy and printed the I-90 form(which I could have done). Looks like we will have to pay the $450 since my wife is stuck without her card or a I-551 stamp.

Why you have to pay the fees if you never received your GC? You don't have to.

Hi all,

Im flying back home for the holidays on Lufthansa with a LOOOONG (12 hrs) stop at Frankfurt airport, and cannot leave Terminal 1.

Is there much to so do there? like shop, spa, food etc ...this is going to be the longest confined wait for a flight i've ever done I don't know how I'm going to handle it without a little entertainment (besides the usual book/magazine)

Is Frankfurt airport bearable... any suggestions would be appreciated, thank you

12h? I would sleep. They have nice beach like lounge chairs you can sleep on.

By the way, have you heard about western sahara or even algeria in the history? i dont think so, but you would find a lot about the kingdom of morocco, which was a great empire. Sorry guys, you would say the same if someone attack and says BS the States.

If you didn't hear about Algerian history that doesn't mean Algeria didn't exist. It means you just have some history to learn.

I assume you didnt understand my post.nobody said Algeria didnt exist as a land ,you need to put any statement within its political,social context before calling peaple ignorant.i said Algeria was under the OTTOMAN authority,was governed by OTTOMAN empire.means was not considered a country , it was just a state under the OTTOMAN EMPIRE since 1517, they ruled it for 4 centuries.Morocco was considered a country and could not be invaded by OTTOMAN empire .

i hope i could make it clear.Algeria was part of OTTOMAN EMPIRE.then the french occupation came and Algeria was considered part of Paris. until 1962,after so many sacrifices of the true nationalist of Algeria who gave their lives for Algeria and maybe none remember them.

First when you want to post never say somebody is "Ignorant",you must either be not familiar with the area or talking with more emotions . you should give respect to a soldier whose duty is to defend his country. The whole north Africa including Algeria was under the OTTOMAN AUTHORITY, EXCEPT MOROCCO,WAS RECOGNIZED AS A STATE and never submitted to the OTTOMAN authority..then comes the french occupation i think 1830.

Am not here to discuss political issues,am not qualified for that and you do not seems qualified either,i`ve nothing against Algerienn ppl, i`ve so many very good friends and i lived with them,and my uncle is ALGERIENNE,they love Moroccans , and we love them.

there is no neutral source in Politic, do you have any neutral source? how and since when?are you kidding me? the only thing i knew and the world knows and confirm is that before 1860 Sahara was not an empty wasted land. and that Morocco was the only recognized state governing it in North africa.

A person who believes Algeria did not exist in 1884 is ignorant. Sorry, I thought you were here to discuss politics. I thought the whole issue is a political one.