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Welcome to Half Our Deen Offline. We plan to hold the event in Dallas, TX in April 14th, 2013 hosted by HOD Offline staff.
Here is how HOD Offline works:
The typical matchmaking event held by other organizations is limited to the “halal speed dating” method. Where you speak to one person for a few minutes, and speak to many throughout the evening. Then, you have to decide which one you want to speak to at greater length for the potential of marriage down the road. The reason this concept often fails is because this notion has been borrowed by those who use it for dating – not for marriage. Since a date is a connection for just a few hours (dinner, movie, etc), this may work for those individuals looking for just that. But for practicing Muslims who don’t date, the process often fails. Furthermore, these events are often open to the public. So you have no control of the man/woman ratio or the age gap, which are two of the reasons that such a negative stigma is associated with these events. Although these types of events may work for non-Muslims who date. They don’t work for Muslims who are serious about getting married. It is understood that you need to spend more than three minutes with someone to find your other half.
Half Our Deen Offline has taken a completely new approach to this process and has designed their Muslim Matchmaking events differently. Here are some of things that make HOD Offline different:
1. Compatibility: The event is not open to everyone. Participants are selected based on survey results. The survey you will complete will tell us a little about you and what you’re looking for. The results of your survey helps us put you at the right table with people that you’re more like to be compatible with.
2. Balance: We try to control the men/women ratio by requiring all attendees to prepay for the event. To help discourage people from backing out of the event, we have made the event fee $75 and non-refundable. Even though we can never be guaranteed with a positive ratio of men/women, we have yet to see any other organization that comes even close to holding a balanced event at Half Our Deen Offline.
3. Privacy: Unlike other events where the location is public knowledge, Half Our Deen Offline events are just like the online website, completely private. Half Our Deen adverts will only mention the city, the date and time, but not the exact location of the event to keep the event private. Details about the exact location are only sent to those who purchase a seat for the event. Since the only people who should know who is attending are people AT the event.
4. Baba Ali: The event is endorsed by YouTube sensation Baba Ali, who has made countless videos on marriage. He has created this unique format, to be a light hearted, fun, and pressure less event.
So, if you’re serious about getting married, follow these instructions to attend our upcoming event:
1. Sign up on www.halfourdeen.com and get your profile up (do this FIRST).
2. Fill out the survey (follow the link below).
3. Once we get enough candidates interested in attending the live event, we will confirm the exact date and time of the event. We will then contact you regarding your availability. Those who sign up early will have first choice (based on compatibility)
4. If you get an email notifying you that you’re a good fit for the event, make sure to make payment for your Offline event seat as soon as possible.
5. Once payment is received, an email will be sent to you to confirm your seat. The week of the event you'll be sent the exact location of the event. Make sure to enter a valid email address (one that you actually check) in the survey.
Jazak Allah Khair
HOD Offline Team
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