Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5966 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 8:57 pm: | |
Does anyone on the forum read arabic? I recently came across some documents that belonged to my grandmother in a box of her old papers. She was born and grew up in Egypt, and a few of the government issued documents in her papers are in Arabic, but I can't read them. If you can, please send me an e-mail... Thanks. |
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin
Post Number: 3194 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 9:24 pm: | |
AIW what is your email addy? |
Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5968 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 9:30 pm: | |
Click my name or andrew@internationalmetropolis .com |
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin
Post Number: 3196 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 9:34 pm: | |
U got mail |
Jams Member Username: Jams
Post Number: 4142 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 9:38 pm: | |
Last time you cross the border!! |
Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5969 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 9:48 pm: | |
DS, I sent you some scans... Check your mail... Jams, not only was she Egyptian, she was of Syrian decent too... Among her papers was this... A "permit to attend Garrison dances" when she and my grandfather were courting... |
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin
Post Number: 3197 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 9:59 pm: | |
Yeah AIW I got this... I will have it all completly translated for ya... |
Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5970 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 10:02 pm: | |
Thanks, DS. |
Gannon
Member Username: Gannon
Post Number: 6998 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 10:16 pm: | |
All this time I thought you were about as whitebread as they come...damn covers, who can judge by 'em any more?! Very cool stuff, Aiw. Hope you gain more than you expect... |
Goat Member Username: Goat
Post Number: 8954 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 9:37 am: | |
TERRORIST! |
Oldredfordette Member Username: Oldredfordette
Post Number: 773 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 3:05 pm: | |
She's so cute, Aiw! I love finding old family papers. |
Frenchman_in_the_d Member Username: Frenchman_in_the_d
Post Number: 99 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 11:50 pm: | |
Aiw, I read Arabic, and my Dad was born in Syria too!! He left the country in 1974. email me if you need help! salemgh (@) umich.edu |
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin
Post Number: 3238 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 11:40 am: | |
Frenchman, I am already on the case, however if I run into a hitch do I have permission to contact you? |
Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5977 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 12:57 pm: | |
Thanks for the offer Frenchman. D_Stylin has copies of the papers, if he gets jammed up, I'm sure he'll contact you. Here's the Syrian side in Venice c. 1923 The man on the left is my great-great grandfather's brother, who was fired from the war office in Cairo by Lord Kitchener for telling him off. My grandmother is the older of the two girls. (Message edited by aiw on November 09, 2006) |
Gannon
Member Username: Gannon
Post Number: 7097 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 1:02 pm: | |
The streets of Venice were decidedly drier back then. |
Frenchman_in_the_d Member Username: Frenchman_in_the_d
Post Number: 103 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 1:21 pm: | |
yep, drop a line whenever you need any help! salemgh (@) umich.edu |
Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5979 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 4:35 pm: | |
Will do, thanks. |