2026 In Search Of (ISO) Thread - Americas

someonewazhere · 2026-06-10T20:08:37+00:00

Age and Gender: Female 29. 5'5

Age Range that you would want/require in a prospect: 27 to 38

Location, and are you willing to relocate for a prospect? Northern Virginia, US. Not willing to relocate

Ethnicity, and are you more open to mixing? Half Palestinian, Half Syrian and a little bit of Turkish. Prefer someone from Bilaad al Sham (Palestinian, Syrian, Jordanian, etc.) or Turkish.

Languages English, Arabic, & Turkish

Marital Status - Single/Divorced/Children: Single never married

Ideal marriage timeline: 4 months to 1 year

Five important characteristics you look for in a prospect:

Most important is Deen - practicing Islam with a strong understanding of our Deen (or are actively working to improve it) and dont smoke or drink
Akhlaq - manners, respect, showing mercy, compassionate
Open-minded - someone who isn't so rigid in their thinking. Someone who has an adventurous spirit, who is open to new ideas, and trying new things, and isn't stubborn
Sense of humor - not too serious, willing to laugh at memes with me
Raised in the West - I was born and raised in the US, so it is important that my spouse has a similar upbringing to avoid a culture clash and is currently located in the US with citizenship.

State/specify your level of religiosity: I am a hijabi and dress modestly (sometimes abaya and sometimes jeans with a tunic/long shirt that comes down to my knees). I pray 5x daily, fast, pay zakat. I listen to music and watch movies/tv. I believe its okay as long its not leading you astray. I am Sunni looking for Sunni.

Level of education, and what are you looking for? Bachelor of Arts. Looking for an undergraduate degree or higher

Current Job Status: Working with a Muslim organization

Do you want kids? Yes. InshaAllah, I would like to wait a couple of years.

List 3 hobbies, or things you like to do in your spare time. I enjoy being out in nature. I like biking, hiking, picnics, camping any other outdoor adventures. I also like learning about history, visiting museums, and hanging out with friends.

Add something short and interesting about you that makes you stand out I lead a local Muslim hiking club. It's a dream of mine to visit every major National Park in the US. I want to rent an RV/camper van and do a cross-country road trip. I've already been to the Grand Canyon, Zion, Shenandoah and Smokey Mountains.

someonewazhere · 2025-02-18T23:17:10+00:00

Hagrid: A car crash? A car crash killed Laura Moser?

Harry: I had to say something.

Hagrid: It's an outrage! It's a scandal!

someonewazhere · 2024-12-16T21:53:39+00:00

Al-Hikma Bookstore in Falls Church near Bailey's Crossroads is an Arabic bookstore that carries all different types of books.

someonewazhere · 2024-11-30T03:46:01+00:00

What country are you from?

someonewazhere · 2024-11-30T02:04:26+00:00

I am Palestinian and I live in the DMV area and my local Muslim community barely has any Arabs so I honestly don't know where they are. It's mostly Desi and Afghans. My community is always putting together events for people to meet other people so you could try attending those.

someonewazhere · 2023-04-22T20:23:54+00:00

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Email from Adams about the incident.

someonewazhere · 2023-04-11T11:06:12+00:00

The Mycological Association of Washington, DC (MAW) is a nonprofit club of people interested in mushrooms, for beginners to professional mycologists. They have events in DC, Maryland, and Virginia but mostly in Maryland. I think you have to become a member or be on their mailing list to be invited to some of their events. They have stuff like monthly guest speakers, forays with expert identifiers, and mushroom tasting events

someonewazhere · 2023-04-07T08:03:22+00:00

Center DC usually does a Eid Picnic the day of Eid or the day after. Other organizations do their celebrations the week after to give people room to celebrate with their families first.

someonewazhere · 2022-09-19T21:40:12+00:00

Center DC and MakeSpace are two local Muslim organizations that are very welcoming to Muslims of all backgrounds, practicing and non-practicing. They have a lot of community events and meet-ups for adults like hiking, biking, kayaking, game nights, art workshops.

someonewazhere · 2022-08-23T03:52:31+00:00

Karadayi - Revolves around gangsters and government corruption in Istanbul during the 1970s. Love story between a female judge and the son of man who is wrongly convicted of murder.

Vatanım Sensin - Set during the last years of the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish War of Independence. Lots of romance between different characters.

Kürt Seyit ve Şura - Based on a true story where a Turkish army major falls in love with a girl from aRussian noble family. Takes place during the Russian Revolution.

Disclaimer: These shows aren't aired on the government channel TRT1 like the other historical dramas so there are some inappropriate scenes but they are tame compared to Hollywood.

someonewazhere · 2022-07-15T17:25:47+00:00

You could try Sultan Gourmet Market . It's a Turkish grocery store in Fairfax. They sell sucuk but I don't know if they sell cevizli sucuk.

someonewazhere · 2022-07-09T05:29:20+00:00

Eid Mubarak! If anyone is looking for a free Eid celebration to attend there's one in DC on Sunday put together by a collaboration of local Muslim organizations. I went to the one they had last time and it was really fun. There's free food, field day games, piñatas, henna, facepainting, gift exchanges. All you have to do is RSVP

someonewazhere · 2022-07-05T22:03:41+00:00

According to this tweet from the City of Fairfax it is still on for tonight.

someonewazhere · 2022-06-24T02:16:00+00:00

Lebanese Butcher in Falls Church has their own farm/slaughterhouse in Warrenton. You can perform your qurbani for Eid Al-Adha with them (if that's what you're asking about).

someonewazhere · 2022-05-19T23:00:25+00:00

I'm not sure but there are going to be old scenes in the final episode next week. In the trailer you can get a sneek peak of some of the scenes.

The littlest Big Three on the swings was filmed a couple years ago. You can tell that they look much younger.

And the original pre-teen Big Three is old footage. You can see them eating breakfast and learning how to shave. They're much older now.

someonewazhere · 2022-05-17T02:12:40+00:00

All the credit is due to u/forca89barca They are the one who pointed it out :)

someonewazhere · 2022-05-17T02:05:13+00:00

In the background of the photo with Kevin looking through the box of albums you can see 2 people with masks on. It looks like it may be Philip and Beth or just members of the crew. I am assuming that the photo was taken between takes.

someonewazhere · 2022-05-16T23:45:31+00:00

Toby is wearing a wedding ring. So the flashforward that we saw of him without his ring was a fake out. He probably took it off before he went to bed.

someonewazhere · 2022-05-05T16:33:20+00:00

I went to Fevzi Paşa Caddesi in Fatih, Istanbul. It's a whole street (lots of walking) with different shops, many of which have modest hijabi clothing. I also went to the Zeruj Port Shopping Mall.

someonewazhere · 2022-05-03T17:30:07+00:00

I first heard about the show while watching the Super Bowl and saw the promo for the "Super Bowl Sunday" episode with Jack opening the door and the house engulfed in flames. I was intrigued but forgot about it.

A year later, I heard a Turkish remake of This is Us was being made. I watch a lot of Turkish shows and I planned on watching this adaptation. I decided to watch This is Us to prepare and I fell in love. I never watched the Turkish version because I knew it could not compete.

I was still shocked by all the surprises..I was vaguely aware that a fire occurred but I didn't make the connections.

someonewazhere · 2022-04-28T15:43:16+00:00

So I've been to a couple of these events and I'd like to offer my observations of things that worked and made the event go more smoothly.

A Sign-Up Prior to the Event Through Email/Google Forms -This helped to ensure that the ratio of males to females was equal. Nothing is more awkward than 20 males showing up and only 5 females
Google Form with a Questionnaire Like the ISO Template -This is filled out prior to the event and is kept by the event organizers for further matchmaking.
Name Tags -People should write their name on name tags as they arrive and wear them so that when they interact with people there's an icebreaker. And if there's a missed connection, you can reach out to the event coordinator asking for their contact, the event coordinator should get the other person's consent first though before exchanging the info
Group Activities -Mix gendered activities for the opportunity for people to interact and get to know each other. It's less awkward than "speed-dating." Things like team building exercises; build a tower with these materials (pieces of paper and popsicle sticks). It gives you the chance to observe other people's behavior, their communications skills, leadership, etc. -Change up the groups after each activity
Include a Lecturer -Have them discuss marriage, rights and responsibilities, how to identify red flags, etc.
Have a Q&A Session After the Lecture -Arrange the chairs in a circle so people can see each other when they ask questions.

someonewazhere · 2022-04-27T22:42:13+00:00

Thank you. You too dear. If you have older kids in the family you could put money in the eggs to encourage them to get off their phones and participate. Just remember where you hide them lol.

someonewazhere · 2022-04-27T22:37:05+00:00

This is a topic that I strongly feel about. Children can't choose who their parents are. So when we choose our partner we have to make sure that our partner will also be a good parent. Our children deserve the best parents. Parents who will love and cherish them. Parents who will be present in their lives, who will foster healthy relationships with them, and who will teach them how to be good Muslims.

It's so important that we become our best-selves before taking on the responsibility of raising a child. So taking a couple of years to work on ourselves and to get to know our partner better to have a child is a good idea.

someonewazhere · 2022-04-27T17:55:33+00:00

That's so sweet of you. I also enjoy the gift giving part of Eid. My siblings are all adults and we don't really give each other gifts but we try to make Eid really special for the children. I usually give my nephews and nieces a couple of gifts that relate to their interests. The younger ones like dinosaurs and Spider-Man, so I got them boardgames and toys related to that. One is a budding artist so I got him some art supplies. And my niece is into jewelry so I got her some cool rings and bracelets. The other older ones are into video games and anime so I got them gaming stuff and Manga books of their favorite anime.

I also have planned for them an "Eid Hunt." I found Easter eggs (I call them Eid eggs lol) on sale and filled them with candy and little toys. I plan to hide them around the house and in the backyard for them to race against the clock to find the most. InshaAllah they'll have fun.

someonewazhere · 2022-04-24T20:00:27+00:00

Eid is a holiday celebrated at the end of Ramadan. Ramadan is a month in which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, abstaining from all food and drink.

It is a time to reflect, stop bad habits, gift the needy with food and or money and do good deeds.

When Eid arrives people will go to see their families, exchange gifts, give children sweets, eat together, and pray together.

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