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    In Eastern cultures, women no longer marry virgins and date a lot of guys before getting married. There are no forced weddings arranged by their fathers. In earlier years, in early 20th century, in my country, women were still virgins and their marriages were fixed by their families, but not any longer and I think  Arabic countries should do the same. One good way to see what kind of freedom women have in a certain country, is to look in politics: if there are women in good political roles (like ministers), that means that that country has more respect for women. Are there women involved in politics in Arabic countries? I have no idea... I've never seen any in Aljazeera.
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    October 12, 2008
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    About the way women are seen in Eastern cultures, I was shocked with what I saw on <a href="http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=005344">http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=005344</a>... After reading this, I asked my Egyptian boyfriend the same question and he gave me the same answer and when I told him that he was wrong, he quickly changed from "daughter" to "sister" trying to confuse me. Is this true? Do Arab guys think like this specially in Egypt? That's scary. I guess women in Arabic countries don't have the same freedom as we do and I think something has to change.
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    October 12, 2008
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    itlktiv was very polite in all his posts and very mature and informed too. You can say that he is educated, not the same for Harregarre. When someone is educated, they don't start firing with bad words just because they don't agree with something someone said. But I also think that itlktiv should stay away from this thread because it is posted for only NON-Arab guys and to avoid more arguing between Harregare and him, but I understand that he had to jump into this thread because he had to deffend his religion. 
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    October 12, 2008
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    I'm from Portugal (western culture), I have a College Degree, I'm 41 years-old, mother of 2 children, I'm Catholic (and I go to Church every Sunday) and I go to religion class twice a week to prepare my Confirmation that is going to take place in May next year. I think that if Harregarre had any religion, that he wouldn't attack other religions.  I didn't like to read the expression "Jesus Christ" on a post by Harregarre because every religion has to be respected. Even though I'm a Catholic, I respect all religions. I don't like to see bad words posted by Harregare.
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    October 12, 2008
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    Only some things I detected and my corrections are in CAPITALS ok? It is a known fact that the earth is suffering from economic crisis. At present, the fuel is expensive and expected to increase IN the near future. Since not all costumers can afford to buy fuel, the researchers TRY TO find a way to have a substitute fuel. This study aims to answer the following questions: 1. Does the cleaner used oil be more effective than the over-used cooking oil? 2. Will it be possible that the fuel won’t work sometimes? 3. Is there any possibility that the product can cause damages to the engine? The significance of the study is to produce a fuel out from (a) (OMMIT) used cooking oil, that could lead to a production of an inexpensive fuel and can provide entrepreneurs with a new source of income by utilizing the used cooking oil in fuel production which could be SOLD to the customers. The study would only test the used cooking oil if it is an alternative source as a fuel. The study does not include the kind of cooking oil AS the most effective one. P.S. Overall, it's a very well written piece of text!!! Congratulations!!! Take care, dotpt
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    September 26, 2008
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    What Junior BR said in Portuguese is Brazillian Portuguese. In Continental Portuguese is: "Eu amo-te com todo o meu coração" There is slight difference on the reflex pronoun (te), in Brazillian is placed before the verb; in Continental Portuguese is after the verb. Take care, dotpt
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    September 26, 2008
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    Preposition "em": Designates the following circumstances: a) Time: Lisboa foi conquistada aos mouros por Afonso Henriques em 1147. b) Place of: Encontro-me em Paris. c) Mode: Pedir em segredo. d) End or purpose: Lutar sempre em defesa da pátria. e) Condition: Algodão em rama. f) Price: Aquela mobília foi avaliada em quinze mil escudos (escudos=Portuguese currency used before the Euro) g) Matter: Converter em cinza. If you have problems with understanding these examples let me know. Also, there is a slight difference between Brazilian Portuguese and Continental Portuguese.
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    September 22, 2008
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    Hi! I'm Portuguese, not Brazilian. I can see that you are learning Brazillian Portuguese. Question 1: A garçonete está respondendo a uma pergunTa. - Use "a" if you are employing Continental Portuguese (Portugal) and "à" if you are employing Brazilian Portuguese. Note that "pergunta" is written with an "t", not an "d". The following was taken from a Portuguese Grammar from Portugal: Preposition "de": Expresses: a) A place, where from: Venho de Inglaterra. b) Origin: Sou de Coimbra. c) Provenience: O retrato veio-lhe dos pais. d) Mode: Reza de joelhos. e) Cause: Ri de contentamento. f) Property: A casa de Manuel. g) Implement: Surge, armado de lança. h) Matter: Relógio de ouro. i) Time: Trabalha mais de Inverno. j) Opportunity: São horas de deitar. l) Content: Um livro de versos. m) Quantity: É uma cidade de oitocentos mil habitantes. n) Position: Permaneceu de pé. o) Change: Convencido de tudo, deixou de falar-lhe. p) Quality: Era um homem de carácter. q) Age: Rapaz de quinze anos. r) Purpose: Casa de jantar. s) Shape: Sapatos de bico. "de" is also employed to: 1) Stress the comment: Pobre do homem. 2) In exclamations: Ai de mim! 3) In words that, used with the sense of slicing a whole, are employed to designate a whole: Um pedaço de pão (Pão as a whole, pedaço as a piece of the whole); Um dos pianos. (Pianos as a whole set, um dos pianos as a piece of a whole set of pianos)
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    September 22, 2008
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