[BilalB]

I want to know where your ancestors come from, my grandfather was half turkish and he got married to his cousin from turkish cyprus, my father got married to his cousin from my grandfather's side (my mother:)), so i guess this makes me about 85% turkish and 15% lebanese

[Sam]

According to my accountant, my surname indicates that my family on my fathers side came from "The Franks", those Germans who settled in parts of France and went on to fight the Crusades (on the wrong side, unfortunately ). My mothers side goes back to Scottish then Irish, and Greek on her fathers side. I don't know much about that side of the family, although I'm told that one of my relations once punched out Ned Kelly I'm not sure how true that is.

[souLja]

my maternal and paternal grandparents are from the state of gujarat in india. they moved to fiji in the late 40s or early 50s. my maternal grandparents now live in new zealand, my paternal grandparents have past away and are buried in fiji. my parents were born in fiji, and so was i

i'm indian through and through i havent bothered checking my ancestory beyond my grandparents...

[GreenOz]

my parents are both palestinian born and raised, my parents are first cousins, who are children of first cousins, who are also children of first cousins and so on and so on.

Hence,

- 100% ethnic Palestinian of same family over generations (that continuity will be shattered, if not already by me B) )

- 100% raised Australian
- 100% chosen to be Muslim



and no, i didnt like Yasar Arafat (but wont speak too ill of him after his death),
and i despise that current resemblance of physique and action of ghanzeeeeeeeeeeeeeer, also known as Ariel Sharon

Peace B)
Hanan

[Aqua]

salams

i dunno too much about our family background (living worlds away from them never helps )

i was born and raised here.
my dads side are completely palestinian and my mums mum (allah yirhamha) was syrian and my mums dad is palestinian!

Alhamdulilah i feel so blessed to be palestinian but most of the time i feel i dont deserve the title

my husbands background is exactly like mine B)

and im with you hanan, never was a "major" fan of yasser arafat - allah yirhamo!
and i cant stand pigs like sharon!

fi aman illah,
wasalam

[Nomad-Sista]

Ok ....allow me to feel bit awkward about cousins being maried and all....I know it even happens back in my homeland....but for the love of GOD!


anywhooooo...
Well my parents are from Somalia (North east Africa)... i was raised here but nevertheless i feel Somali in every sense of the word I think i am like the African in here, innit? Shock me!




Who's from Gujurat.....lol.....My friend is from there...are u guys like claiming indepence now?

[souLja]

ChaRisma, on Nov 18 2004, 11:51 AM, said:

Who's from Gujurat

i'm not from gujarat, my grandparents are i from feejee.

[Ishbiliya]

ChaRisma, on Nov 18 2004, 12:51 AM, said:

Well my parents are from Somalia (North east Africa)... i was raised here but nevertheless i feel Somali in every sense of the word I think i am like the African in here, innit?   Shock me!

What variety mashallah

Your not the only African luv, Im from North Africa

[Aqua]

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Ok ....allow me to feel bit awkward about cousins being maried and all....I know it even happens back in my homeland....but for the love of GOD!

Yes, for the love of Allah!


004.023. Forbidden unto you are your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters, and your father's sisters, and your mother's sisters, and your brother's daughters and your sister's daughters, and your foster-mothers, and your foster-sisters, and your mothers-in-law, and your step-daughters who are under your protection (born) of your women unto whom ye have gone in - but if ye have not gone in unto them, then it is no sin for you (to marry their daughters) - and the wives of your sons who (spring) from your own loins. And (it is forbidden unto you) that ye should have two sisters together, except what hath already happened (of that nature) in the past. Lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.

[Nomad-Sista]

Hiti, on Nov 18 2004, 10:54 AM, said:

What variety mashallah

Your not the only African luv, Im from North Africa 

You clearly shocked me Ok Glad to know there are other Africans


Soulja lol
So yor grandparents, how would they reply if asked where they are from? India? or Gujarat? I am curious!...When i ask my friend this question, she thinks i am being total jerk and never tends to answer me. Please do so


HMA
sista,,,,i never doubted that it was by God's will that cousins married....But i just personally find it a little 'awkward'....hope u can come in terms to forgive me

[Aqua]

ChaRisma said:

HMA
sista,,,,i never doubted that it was by God's will that cousins married....But i just personally find it a little 'awkward'....hope u can come in terms to forgive me

i'll be alright

wasalam

[Mowlana Vector]

In this era of Telesthesia , Mowlana vector just can’t help itself but to reveal its virtually meme(field) cyber-ancestry


So here it is for you curious minds:


We No Longer Have Concrete IDs, We Have Hyperlinks! (apologies to McKenzie Wark)




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[GreenOz]

ChaRisma, on Nov 18 2004, 11:11 AM, said:

sista,,,,i never doubted that it was by God's will that cousins married....But i just personally find it a little 'awkward'....hope u can come in terms to forgive me

just like those who prefer to marry cousins, who see it awkward to marry otherwise. It all has to do with personal preference.

Peace B)
Hanan

[Nomad-Sista]

HMA

Thats good to hear







Sheikh google
You are soooooooooooooo weird

[Ahmed]

My grand parents are fully lebos and my parents are fully lebos so that makes me a full on lebo lol

This post has been edited by Ahmed: 18 November 2004 - 11:37 AM

[afroz]

My origins is traced back to present- day Afghanistan, to nomadic peoples who eventually settled in parts of present-day Pakistan and India. From there, someone convinced my great grandfather to take a tropical tour of Fiji.

After a hard slog for the British in Fiji, he realised he had too many kids already, whilst enjoying the Fiji breeze under mango trees. Apparently they just popped from nowhere. So, he called Fiji home, where I was born.

I heard about Sam's family's encounters with Ned Kelly, and so decided to come to Australia, and see if I could get Ned Kelly to eat curry. Once here, I realised I was here in the wrong century, and so decided to call Australia home, where my children are born.

My children have heard that there could be life on Mars......

Was Salaam
Afroz

[Sam]

afroz, on Nov 18 2004, 12:51 PM, said:

I heard about Sam's family's encounters with Ned Kelly, and so decided to come to Australia, and see if I could get Ned Kelly to eat curry.

See! That's what started the punchup in the first place! It was the original Falafel vs Curry argument...

[Sarah]

we come from PAKILAND aka pakkers aka pakistan

and our ancestory is not indian but IRAQI


and that sheik came with my same ancestory that i didnt knwo but was related to me but he couldnt make it and i couldnt meet him

[Mowlana Vector]

Pffffft ... 'race', 'ID' and (imagined) belonging

I guess it should be more about the (overriding) Islamo factor in this age of (cultural) hybridity, hyphenated/ suit-case IDs and virtual geography...

Anyway, talk about being weird and bit confused my (real) name has different meaning(s) and (socio-politico-cultural) connotation in Japanese, Persian, an Aboriginal language, Greek and Sanskrit



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Sheikh google
You are soooooooooooooo weird dry.gif

Sis, did U actually mean, wired?

[abyr]

granfather's parents [form fathers side] were turkish who have migrated to lebanon.... but my grandfather [father's side] was born and raised in lebanon... and so did my father


my gradnfather's [mum's side] side have an egyptian touch somewhere there but grandfather and grandmother were born and raised in lebanon too... and so did my mum

so both parents are lebanese ... from tripoli...

i was born here but was raised up in lebanon and eventually got back here when i was a teenager ...


yall hajeh hayki [that's enough for now ]

salamz


ps ..... sheikh google... which langugae do u speak?.... u seem to come from mars

[lemongrass]

My grandparents both side are from Indonesia. There is a connection with one of nine wali's which come from Arab country who married my great great grandmother. Then my parents were born and raised in Malaya. I was born and raised in Malaysia. My children also born in malaysia and raised here. But my childrens are very multicultural with the my husband which is born in Australia.

This post has been edited by lemongrass: 18 November 2004 - 12:49 PM

[La`Dee]

My Dad is Palestinian from Lebanon, his Parents are from Palestine, my great grandpa (a Palestinian Muslim) married my great grandma who was a jew hehe- Note: Reverted Alhumdulilah... people say if i ever hate myself one day its cos ive got the two sides fighting against eachother inside my head Thats as far as i know about my ancestors.

There goes my friends

As for my mother, she is Lebanese, and so are my Granparents, and so are their grandparents.. etc etc

As for me, im bit of both i guess (plus the aussie inside)- but completly Muslim wAlhumdulilah

This post has been edited by La`Dee: 18 November 2004 - 03:19 PM

[souLja]

ChaRisma, on Nov 18 2004, 12:11 PM, said:

So yor grandparents, how would they reply if asked where they are from? India? or Gujarat? I am curious!...When i ask my friend this question, she thinks i am being total jerk and never tends to answer me. Please do so

umm, actually neither. even though they live in new zealand now, fiji is home to them. but i reckon they have more affection for endia than just gujarat

[island_breeze]

i am lankkan

[Moby]

Dad's from Kashmir; he has the most funniest stories bout when he was a laddie. my mum's from bagladesh, i think. my grandpapa and grandmama are from somwhere in india most probably. but i reckon my ancestors are probabaly lebanese, cuz there has to be some reason on why i dont look indian

[Nomad-Sista]

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Sis, Did U actually mean, wired?

No weird as in strange, peculiar, uncanny and Bizzare need more explanation?



Pakis originated from iraq?? You know what they say.....you learn something everyday....no matter how Bizzare it might seem



Salaams

[Nomad-Sista]

I have just noticed that we have extensively large numbers of CURRIES in here!!



Here go the pitch forks!.....Yikes!

[Moby]

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CURRIES in here

Nah not really. ive counted 6 out of 1000 or something.

Hmmm that thread sheikh google remidn me shows sarah thought i was a bro.

[Faithful2Allah]

im obviously from the jungle

*point to avatar*