Hajj 2006/7
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I Have Control
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Hajj 2006/7
Can anyone qualified please answer the following question...Is it acceptable and safe for Jewish Flight Deck members to operate into and stay in Jeddah? Please note, I am not asking if it is feasible to do this, as I know it is.
Passports are removed from arriving aircrew and returned upon departure, and they carry no evidence of faith of the holder. My question concerns safety. The Saudi Embassy in London refuse to provde any form of answer, and this is a serious question. (And purely practical, not a political one)
Passports are removed from arriving aircrew and returned upon departure, and they carry no evidence of faith of the holder. My question concerns safety. The Saudi Embassy in London refuse to provde any form of answer, and this is a serious question. (And purely practical, not a political one)
Last edited by RoyHudd; 28th September 2006 at 20:03.
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From: Tel Aviv
Man as long as you are not wearing the kippa you are OK, for that matter why not stick a ga3fa on (the traditional muslim white bit like the kippa) and pretend that you are muslim, they will welcome you with open arms like any son of Abraham, until they find out that is!
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I Have Control
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From: North-West England
Hmmmmmmmmm
It's your last words that are so worrying. What if the authorities do find out? KSA has a different (ahem) legal system to those of Europe and North America.
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Shouldn't you be more worried that they'll want to check out the "cut of your jib"?
T'was fairly common practise in N.Yemen (when that existed) for the police to do a "short arm" inspection if they doubted your declared religious heritage even during a passport check.
Woe be to him who sported the traditional Muzzie cut...and professed Christianity on his immigration paperwork.
edited to change whoa to woe... freudian slip!
T'was fairly common practise in N.Yemen (when that existed) for the police to do a "short arm" inspection if they doubted your declared religious heritage even during a passport check.
Woe be to him who sported the traditional Muzzie cut...and professed Christianity on his immigration paperwork.
edited to change whoa to woe... freudian slip!
Last edited by Podunk; 15th October 2006 at 12:47. Reason: freudian
