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Dating in Moderation: How do Young Afghans Spend Time Together?
One of things I most love about writing the LoveHabibi blog is discovering how love, dating and romance really do exist everywhere – even where you’d least expect them or where we’ve been led to...
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Israel Curtails Arab-Jewish Dating
I gotta tell you my jaw hit the floor when I began reading that Israeli local authorities are taking action to “rescue” young Jewish women who are dating Arab men. I kid you not – In September ’09 the...
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Love on the Big Screen: Yemen’s First Feature Film – A New Day in Old Sana’a
When I rented A New Day in Old Sana’a – I had no idea it was first ever feature-length film to be shot in the Yemen. But stunned by the images I saw in this romantic drama I did a bit of background...
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Amorous in Amman: Dating Takes on a New Twist in Jordan
A hot new nightspot called La Calle or the bar at a trendy new Amman hangout named Books@Cafe; these places and a handful more are becoming regular haunts for young Jordanians looking to express their...
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Shaker Parrian – Islamabad’s Delta of Dating
Islamabad literally means “Islam’s Abode” and Pakistan’s tenth largest city is far from small. Home to the world’s second largest university, this city attracts young people from all over the...
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The Mermaid and The Monarch: Pamela Anderson and her Abu-Dhabi Royal Date
Ok, I’m gossiping, but I’m allowed to sometimes, right? Sometimes, there’s nothing better than googling celebrities’ love-lives on occasion to add a little glitz, glamour and often downright...
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Dating in Lahore: A Few Pointers From an Insider
Yes, I’m at it again, cyber-trekking the globe to bring all you romantics out there the sweet and low-down on dating in other countries. I always find that local blogs are like compasses, they point...
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Here, There and Everywhere: Iranian Internet Dating
The Iranian population has soared since the 1979 revolution and in 2005, over 70% of Iranians were under 30 years old. Like counterparts in other countries, this generation of young Iranian adults has...
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What do Jeddah’s Guys Think of Dating Girls? One DVD Reveals All…
Dating, in any obvious or open way, is illegal in Jeddah, and all over Saudi Arabia, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible, or so I learned reading an article in Arab News. The article reveals a DVD...
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Muslim Dating Sites: Made for People Like Us?
I’ve been reading up on how Muslim internet dating sites have changed the lives of many young followers of our faith: From Abu Dhabi to Zimbabwe, from the traditional to the liberal there are success...
View ArticleForbidden or Just Filtered: What’s the Score with Internet Dating in Iran?
December was not a good month for Hamsarchat.com (no longer accessible). This popular Iranian Internet dating website that had chalked up over 1.6 million hits was banned for “promoting prostitution”,...
View ArticleLove in All Its Dimensions: Single Life in Turkey
Single Life in Modern, Multicultural Turkey… Turkey has well and truly earned its title as a Transcontinental Eurasian Nation. Bordered by 8 countries and uniting Asia, The Middle East and Europe, this...
View ArticleLet Music Be the Food of Love: Somali Dating
Almost all Somalis are Sunni Muslims and the religion is deeply rooted in society and behaviour. Pork, gambling, alcohol and receiving or paying any type of interest is forbidden, Somali women wear...
View ArticleOld World Wisdom Meets New World Bahraini Style
Bahrain is a collection of tiny islands, like a necklace of precious gems strung between Qatar and Saudi Arabia that has existed almost since the dawn of time. Famed for being the financial centre of...
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10 Unusual Dating Rituals from Around the World
Unusual dating rituals have a long tradition in many countries around the world. We’ve collected our Top 10 weird but wonderful customs that suitors engage in during the courtship process. Which one...
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