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Do you know how to behave?

Edn 2 (Nov 2010)
What's this book about?  Table of contents


The first edition of Handshaikh Ltd's book Don't they know it's Friday? (Motivate Publishing Dubai, 1998) was reprinted 13 times. The second edition was released in November 2010. Press release. Dina Medland writes in the Financial Times "In conversations with British expatriates in the Middle East one piece of advice recurs: read Don’t they know it’s Friday? by Jeremy Williams." Click here to buy. If you have an interest in this second edition or have difficulty in ordering a copy please email the author at  DTKIF2(at)handshaikh.com

 
▲(In Arabic) Libya: Sirte surrounded 2 Sep 11
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▲(In Arabic) SAS in Libya? 25 Aug 11
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(In Arabic) Royal Navy training team departs Iraq 25 May 11
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Libya Mousa Kousa 31 Mar 11
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Bahrain riots 18 Feb 11
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Mumbai bombings & security 27 Nov 08
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Piers Morgan sacked;
fake Army torture pictures Iraq 24 Dec 07
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Cross-culture: business with Arabs; Sudanese Teddy bears 7 Dec 07
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Attacks on expats Saudi Arabia June 2004
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Is it 'The Arabian Gulf' or 'The Persian Gulf'?

  1. When is Ramadan this year?

  2. Doesn't Ramadan mean 'fasting' in Arabic?

  3. What does 1427AH mean?

  4. Arabs are all the same, aren't they?

  5. All Arabs are Muslims, surely?

  6. We need to book an appointment in three days' time, don't we?

  7. What is an Eid?

  8. What should I wear?

  9. They all speak such good English the proposal can be in English, can't it?

  10. Excuse me Mr Abdullah, but what is your Christian name?

  11. Iranians are Arabs, aren't they?

  12. He seems to be very nice so shall we have him as our Agent/Sponsor?

If you ask these or similar questions, don't go to the Gulf yet! Speak to Handshaikh Ltd first (especially the last three!).


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