what does abou mahjoob say about women in Jordan?
I had a very long discussion with my cousin and his wife about domestic violence and abuse in Jordan, they both work in fields that fight domestic violence. He ended up sending Emad Hajaj the link about women in jordan support being beaten by their husbands article which was featured in Alarabiya newspaper last week ….and count on Abou Mahjoob, our Mr. man, to have a say about this issue… sorry girls but this caricature is sadly funny! i specifically like the cigarette touch! and NO i dont support domestic abuse, and YES i love Emad Hajjaj’s sarcastic, critical and very smart caricatures.
I would translate it, but it would lose the sense of humor( yeah there is humor even in this very bad topic) on the wall it is written that 87% support men beating their wives, then it says the survey is done by the family health organization…
what abou mahjoob is saying “um mahjoob you want democracy? this is democracy, after you have seen the survey, mop without a word, before i mop the floor with you!!!
http://www.mahjoob.com/en/archives/view.php?cartoonid=936v
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i would take it that he is critisizing the society and not celebrating it? i did not get the humor but i suppose sense of humor changes from one culture to the other
linda
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yeah, you are right,sense of humor changes from one culture to the other.. it is funny you mentioning this, because i had a discussion with my aunt about this. Now to answer your question, people stopped celebrating domestic violence loudly… i mean yeah it exists, but you dont hear people bragging about beating their wives… it is simply mal vue… because those who beat their wives do it because they are weak people who dont know how to face life, so they need to feel in control and end up beating their wives.
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I admire this form of art very much. I have looked into this link that you provided, i did not understand anythying, but this guy seems funny. I love all the details he puts into his work.
maybe you can translate some of them… I was specifically curious about one with Ms Rice in it.
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ootch this is harsh!
true jordanian
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I could not stop laughing for a good 15 minutes when i saw this cartoon, i especially appreicate his language…
Samar B.
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