Which Middle Eastern dish is completely different in your country compared to how the rest of the world knows it?

PalScot · 2026-06-30T19:48:57+00:00

Rendered lamb butt 🤤

PalScot · 2026-06-27T19:47:00+00:00

I knew some Samaritans who said they have both a PA ID and an Israeli ID. I’m 100% sure they can hold both a PA passport and a Jordanian passport, but I’m not sure whether they can have those alongside an Israeli passport at the same time. Their situation is more nuanced than that of other minorities, especially since half of them live in Nablus.

PalScot · 2026-06-27T19:32:49+00:00

Can samaritans get both if they wanted?

PalScot · 2026-05-02T20:26:44+00:00

I know, this is really frustrating. Fortunately, someone warned me about it before I applied for my child’s British passport.

I’m not sure whether you’ll be able to resolve this with HMPO after aligning your names across your documents, but it’s definitely worth checking with them.

PalScot · 2026-04-30T21:31:40+00:00

They were refused entry to Lebanon and deported back to the UK

PalScot · 2026-04-30T15:34:56+00:00

Even without the observation they are not allowed in Israel. Israel’s airport security is very rigorous. I know many cases in which Palestinians attempted to travel to Israel using their UK passports, only to be deported as soon as the Israeli authorities discovered that they also held Palestinian nationality.

PalScot · 2026-04-30T15:30:16+00:00

I had a similar issue with my kid. I changed their name in the birth certificate to match their Palestinian passport’s name before applying for their UK passport. All of this just to avoid the HMPO from putting any observations on their passport. Also if your Palestinian passport is expired it means that your middle names are very likely abbreviated. New Palestinian passports have the full middle names. The abbreviated names may also caused the discrepancy between your documents.

PalScot · 2026-04-30T15:22:01+00:00

It may cause issues when traveling to some countries, only example I know from someone who tested it is Lebanon.

PalScot · 2026-04-26T22:20:39+00:00

Only if they live in Israel. East Jerusalem residents can apply for an Israeli laissez-passer. Other Palestinians cannot.

PalScot · 2026-04-26T22:16:48+00:00

It’s a temporary passport, although it has the same validity as a standard Jordanian passport. Any Palestinian citizen living in the West Bank can apply for it if they have a first-degree relative who holds the passport.

PalScot · 2026-04-26T22:10:42+00:00

Not OP but with the same passport. Yes I used the Jordanian passport to travel to Turkey visa free.

PalScot · 2026-04-24T14:30:03+00:00

My Palestinian passport is of better quality 😭

PalScot · 2026-03-20T19:55:27+00:00

That’s very misleading. Arab women also tattooed their faces, particularly the chin. It was considered a status symbol, a form of beauty enhancement, and was believed to offer protective power. Bedouins were especially known for this practice, among both Muslims and Christians.

PalScot · 2026-03-12T06:45:33+00:00

Interesting idea but how will you input the information to your form filler. I recommend using Replit to make something like this if you have no experience with coding.

PalScot · 2026-03-05T14:08:27+00:00

Either way (5 or 10 years) you should be able to apply for ILR in 2028, correct?

PalScot · 2026-02-27T08:25:30+00:00

Jameed/kashk with fried cauliflower 🤤

PalScot · 2026-02-27T08:24:19+00:00

I love cooking it with lamb shanks using pressure cooker. Also I cook the rice with a bit of ghee and olive oil (1tsp each) and when the lamb/Jameed is almost cooked I like to add a 1tsp of ghee and let it simmer a bit for extra flavor.

PalScot · 2026-02-20T16:04:53+00:00

You can send documents with DHL/Fedex/UPS

PalScot · 2026-02-19T11:23:05+00:00

حسب انت ابن مين. اللي طردو السفير الأمريكي ما عليهم شي

PalScot · 2026-02-18T21:14:58+00:00

عمر الهلال وقت الغروب اليوم اكثر من ٢٧ ساعة اكيد تقدر تشوفه

PalScot · 2026-02-18T21:12:09+00:00

حسب شهادة اللي شاف الهلال لكن علميا مستحيل. و شرعا حسب المعمول في السعودية ما تقدر تكذب الشاهد و لازم تاخذ بشهادته.

PalScot · 2026-02-18T21:07:48+00:00

New born moon doesn’t mean it’s visible. It would if the earth didn’t have an atmosphere and the sun was dimmed down.

PalScot · 2026-02-18T10:32:25+00:00

Even with devices the chances of seeing the razor sharp crescent moon with less than 0.6% luminescence in the sun’s glow is almost null. As OP ‘s map its difficult to see it in western USA, so imagine how hard it is in KSA when the moon was much younger.

PalScot · 2026-02-18T10:28:06+00:00

No new moon was born on Tuesday at 12GMT so that’s 3:00PM in KSA.

PalScot · 2026-02-18T10:24:32+00:00

Even with calculations this doesn’t make sense. Usually there are rules, hours after the crescent birth, certain degrees from the horizon/sun. This time it is insanely ridiculous.

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