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maximuss Sep 20th 2010 1:35 pm

Any british expats living in medinah
 
Salaam and hi,

Any british expats living in medinah ksa, give me a shout, as i cant really seem to find any1 here:(

Daz968 Sep 22nd 2010 4:33 am

Re: Any british expats living in medinah
 
Hi maximuss

What you doing medinah? I was working there a few times last year on the airport. I might go back albeit infrequently.

To be honest, I never saw any brits when I was there. Probably holed up in some compounds somewhere...??

Good luck!

lionheart Sep 22nd 2010 4:57 am

Re: Any british expats living in medinah
 

Originally Posted by maximuss (Post 8861678)
Salaam and hi,
Any british expats living in medinah ksa, give me a shout, as i cant really seem to find any1 here:(

You have to be a Muslim to be allowed to live in either Mecca or Medinah, so not too surprising that few Brits are there.

flares Sep 22nd 2010 8:55 am

Re: Any british expats living in medinah
 

Originally Posted by lionheart (Post 8867120)
You have to be a Muslim to be allowed to live in either Mecca or Medinah, so not too surprising that few Brits are there.

only restrictions in the centre of medina i think

as for mecca you need a muslim salik tag to get past this baby

http://www.medea.be/pics/makkah.jpg

Daz968 Sep 22nd 2010 12:04 pm

Re: Any british expats living in medinah
 

Originally Posted by saudiflares (Post 8867438)
only restrictions in the centre of medina i think

Correct. THere is a wall and marked posts where non-muslims are not allowed during Hajj. In non-hajj periods non-muslims are allowed within that area but not into the central mosque area.

There are (if I recall) some areas outside the walled / marked area that appear to be compounds for ex-pats.

Either way, good luck to any non-muslim ex-pat who lives there. I wouldn't want to be there for more than a week at a time... (no dis-respect to anyone who likes Medinah - it's just not my cup of tea).

Mr Appropriate Sep 26th 2010 2:06 pm

Re: Any british expats living in medinah
 

Originally Posted by maximuss (Post 8861678)
Salaam and hi,

Any british expats living in medinah ksa, give me a shout, as i cant really seem to find any1 here:(

I cant find anyone here either..

Ive been here 9m now and finally have my own 4WD to see this extraordinary landscape.

Will send pm.

Mr Appropriate

maximuss Sep 26th 2010 2:15 pm

Re: Any british expats living in medinah
 
i dnt think i can read pm yet as i aint sent enough messages which i shall try to do so now

Mr Appropriate Sep 29th 2010 3:59 pm

Re: Any british expats living in medinah
 
Thays a "yes" by the way...

Hope you are well,

Mr Appropriate


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