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Hamas now has a matchmaking service:
"The applicants, who pay a fee of $10-$70, are divided into
categories according to their eligibility. Women under 25 are easiest
to marry off; more challenging are women over 30 and divorcees.
"But
in a nod to Gaza's grinding poverty triumphing over its conservative
culture, there is a special file for women with jobs. Bringing home a
salary in Gaza can trump any other category, matchmakers say.
"In
the women's application, they describe their ideal man. Most ask for a
devout Muslim with a job and his own apartment, a top find in crowded
Gaza.
"Women also must describe their appearance and answer a
killer question: 'Do you consider yourself pretty according to Gaza
standards?'"
I thank TheBrowser.com for the pointer.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on June 8, 2009 at 01:50 PM in Economics | Permalink
Comments
How many dimensions of compatibility do they use?
Posted by: Andy at Jun 8, 2009 2:24:29 PM
This has so many comic opportunities.
72 virgins, etc....
Posted by: anon at Jun 8, 2009 2:48:04 PM
"Women also must describe their appearance and answer a killer question: 'Do you consider yourself pretty according to Gaza standards?'"
Sorry for being clueless but I have a question.
Can anyone tell me what "Gaza standards" might mean in this context?
Thanks!
Posted by: pmp at Jun 8, 2009 3:56:41 PM
pmp:> women can have moustache but beard would be a killer
Posted by: an at Jun 8, 2009 4:45:27 PM
Is rock throwing ability important?
Posted by: adam at Jun 8, 2009 10:10:35 PM
Btw guys. Just because you took me to dinner and a Zionist flag burning doesn't mean I'm going to put out.
Posted by: firecracker@hamasdating.il at Jun 8, 2009 10:40:36 PM
Btw guys. Just because you took me to dinner and a Zionist flag burning doesn't mean I'm going to put out.
But kill yourself and some Israelis in a suicide bombing, THEN we'll get together!
Posted by: anon at Jun 9, 2009 10:25:49 AM
OK there is absolutely nothing funny here at all. You people are just mocking some other culture. Why should people in Gaza not have a matchmaking service?
I am sure young women in some red state would look for a well off devout catholic. I used to live in the states and believe me you are no less human than anybody else.
Posted by: ravi at Jun 9, 2009 11:56:31 AM
OK there is absolutely nothing funny here at all. You people are just mocking some other culture. Why should people in Gaza not have a matchmaking service?
I am sure young women in some red state would look for a well off devout catholic. I used to live in the states and believe me you are no less human than anybody else.
Posted by: ravi at Jun 9, 2009 11:58:22 AM
OK there is absolutely nothing funny here at all. You people are just mocking some other culture. Why should people in Gaza not have a matchmaking service?
I am sure young women in some red state would look for a well off devout catholic. I used to live in the states and believe me you are no less human than anybody else.
Posted by: ravi at Jun 9, 2009 11:58:41 AM
Yeah, crazy how they can't solve the peace problem when no one's overly sensitive or anything.
Posted by: Dave at Jun 9, 2009 1:43:52 PM
It is amazing how the politically correct crowd likes to put down certain ethnic groups, while constantly emphasizing the importance of "diversity" when it is enforcing speach codes protecting other groups.
Posted by: Gabe at Jun 10, 2009 4:24:28 PM
