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Getting Out of Dodge Chapter Overview
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction: The Stranger at the Back Door Chapter 2: The Importance of Hijrah The History of Hijrah Chapter 3: Deciding on Hijrah for the Sake of Allah Chapter 4: Choosing a Potential Country for Hijrah
Chapter 5: My Family’s Hijrah to United Arab Emirates Preliminary Planning for the Big Move The First Year of Hijrah Ramadan in the United Arab Emirates My Sons Week in the Hospital City Services Attack of the Killer Bugs Peace and Tranquility Doing Business in the Emirates Prostitutes and Bank Robbers No Tenant Repairs–“I’ll Kick You Out of the Country” Returning to the Land of the Disbelievers Chapter 6: Their Story: More Hijrah Stories Evolving Toward Hijrah by Abdullaah ibn Mubarak Tripoli, Lebanon: The Stronghold of the Muslims by Umm Mohammad A
Short but Insightful Glimpse into Hijrah By Ali Clark
Chapter 7:
Routes to a Muslim Country
Scholars
Ruling on Preparing for Hijrah
How
the Gulf Operates
Chapter 8:
Entrepreneurship in The United Arab Emirates
Free
Trade Zone Benefits
Dubai
Internet City
Regulatory
Requirements
Ease
of Set up for Entrepreneurs
Dubai
Media City
U.A.E.
Laws of Employment
Labor
Law
Trading
in the U.A.E.
Land
Ownership
Business
Etiquette
Living
Accommodation
Chapter 9: Entrepreneurship in Bahrain
How
to Get Your Business Established in Bahrain
Employment
Taxation
Foreign
Ownership of Land
Chapter 10: Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia Starting a Business Enterprise in Saudi Arabia Business Licenses Partnership Law Employment and Residency Permits Work Visas for
Foreign Workers
Taxation
Requirements
Trade
in Saudi
Foreign Ownership of Real Estate
in Saudi
Chapter 11: Entrepreneurship in Qatar
Doing
business in Qatar
Free
Zones
Employment and Residence Permits
Taxation
Foreign
land ownership
Chapter 12: Entrepreneurship in Morocco
Chapter 13: Resources for Business Development
Assistance
The
Middle East Association
The Arab-British Chamber of
Commerce
Department of Tourism and
Commerce Marketing, Gov. of Dubai
Department of Economic Development, Government of Dubai Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Dubai
Internet City and Dubai Media City
British
Business Group
The
British Council
US Department of Commerce
Law
Firms Specializing in the Middle East
British Law Firms With Offices in the Gulf American Chamber of Commerce in Morocco Chapter 14:
Teaching English as a Foreign Language: A Way to Make Hijrah
ESL/EFL
Teaching
A Typical Student
Benefits of Teaching English as
a Foreign Language
Jobs
Teaching English as a Second Language
ELS Language Centers
Teacher – Primary and Secondary School
Chapter
15: The Medical Profession: A Way
to Make Hijrah
Entry Requirements in the United
Kingdom
Salaries and Benefits The
Doctor Profession
Working
as a Doctor in Saudi Arabia
Website Resources for Jobs in the Middle East Chapter 16: Visa Requirements in Muslim Countries United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Sudan
Qatar
Morocco
Chapter 17: Learning the Arabic Language The Fajr Center in Cairo, Egypt Bibliography
Excerpt from "Getting Out of Dodge" "As we got off the plane the heat engulfed us, like a dark rain, cloud that came and swooshed in over us. The sweat poured down from my face like nothing I had experienced before. It was hot, desert hot and unless you’ve been to the desert, you would not know the difference. But the heat in the desert is powerful and all encompassing. This explains the great exodus, one sees from local Emiratees who vacate the country from May through September. They are trying to escape but we had only just arrived at the peak heat season, no less, and me of course, being 6 months pregnant, and all the more hot and stuffy. We flew in from London, where it was warm but you didn’t yet need an air conditioner, but here it was different. Dar al Islam, Dar al Muslim, we had finally arrived in the land of the Muslims, the United Arab Emirates. In the airport in Dubai, all I could see were thousands of people milling about in white thobes and black jilbabs, some with the veil and some without. I looked around and saw a young guy with a prayer rug in the lobby praying, and I realized that yes, I had finally arrived, al hamdulilaah (praise be to Allah), a place where people weren’t shy to show their Islam. It was a long plane ride, and as we were landing the pilot warned the passengers that they were entering a Muslim country and a lot of the customs may seem strange. He warned them about the mode of dress and told them to dress modestly and not to wear shorts or tight clothes, he also talked about drinking alcohol and other things that you’ll find in the West, and then apologized to the passengers for the inconvenience that they were expected to endure. My husband and I were affronted as when you go to the west from there, no one warns you about the open, lewd dress, fornication, brutality, and lack of moral decency, but they were warning people that you were expected to be moral. My husband sent a note to the pilot complaining and asking for an apology. Surprisingly, the pilot came down to talk to him before we exited the plane and explained that it was just a part of the airline’s policy and he was just following the instructions they gave. He said that he would file a complaint on our behalf to have it changed as it offended us. Another surprisingly thing happened on the flight, when we were flying over Saudi Arabia, they told everyone to put away their magazines and if they were drinking anything alcoholic to dispose of it as they were not allowed to drink alcohol or read certain types of magazines when they were going over Saudi Arabia air space, al hamdulilaah. So the drinking and lewd reading on the plane, ended for a short time as we flew over Saudi Arabia. There was a short stop there and they were scared of getting fined if any liquor or magazines were found on board. We got off the plane and found out that our luggage had not arrived with us, so we filed a missing luggage order with Air France and then went in search of the brother, Dr. Bilal Abdul Aleem who we were to stay with..." To Buy This Book Now Click Here
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