Comments on: Why are Jordanian women abused while Maghrebi women empowered?

By: Madas

Madas — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:12:30 +0000

Well, given that Jordan is my country, I have the right to state whatever facts I wish to state. As a matter of fact many countries are MUCH better than other countries when it comes to women rights. Maybe this would encourage these countries to become better.

I am not sure what is the first half and what is the second half. your sentence is not clear at all

By: W

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:11:50 +0000

How fair are you? stating all the negatives of Jordan and nothing about your country?? even if you are right no one should take your side that one country is better with women’s rights, your arguments and logic needs to be re-checked before making a huge statement about an entire society and forgetting the other half of your argument.

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:29:14 +0000

CAN SOME ONE ANSWERE MY QUESTIONS.

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:27:59 +0000

He want’s to marry her Muslim way in the US first.But she is somewhat scared, because 1st she has never been married and 2nd she has a 14 yr old son from her 1st high school boyfriend.

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:24:30 +0000

if the man is from Jordan and lives in the USA and say’s that he is divorced.he say’s he want’s to marry a woman from the US. If the woman say’s yes what is her roll in the marriage.

By: Robert Y

Robert Y — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:39:12 +0000

superb post. Ne’er knew this, thanks for letting me know.

By: ajnabiyya

ajnabiyya — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:37:46 +0000

@Dr. Feminist—So TRUE. I’ve gotten the most guilt, pressure, prodding and shaming from other WOMEN. They’re always ready with their forked tongues to make me feel bad about living a somewhat progressive life (i.e., my husband helps me with the dishes–which is apparently, scandalous). When women stop pulling each other down, we’ll be most of the way there.

By: Madas

Madas — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:31:06 +0000

Agreed!

I don’t feel I can add anything to your comment… you articulated the thoughts of a lot of smart women very accurately…. I honestly don’t know where to start to get women to stop judging each other and to have female solidarity

By: Dr Feminist

Dr Feminist — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:31:12 +0000

We’re our own worst enemy, I swear. I’m proud to be an empowered woman with a great post-graduate degree and a great job. Yet, other women try to make me feel bad about spending my time and energy focusing on myself and my career. In this time I should have been searching for a husband and having babies.

My sister is awesome, she’s an architect as well as a mother. SHE is made to feel bad (by other women, of course) for not dedicating more time to her job and also for not dedicating more time to her kids, not to mention not cooking enough for her husband. She was made to feel bad for only having one baby, and that the one baby was a girl. Then after she had her baby boy, other women made her feel bad that her baby boy doesn’t have a brother. They made her feel bad about having an emergency C-section after 22 hours of labour (they called her dalloo3a!) Other women made her feel bad about being over-weight after having a baby. She starved herself and got back to her original weight, and they made her feel bad about saying no to the big fat slab of knaffeh they offered her.

We need female solidarity.

So, I don’t think it’s the laws. I think women’s mentalities should change first, and then once the majority of women stop judging each other for their life choices and start to sincerely and genuinly believe that they are just as able to be independent as any man, that’s when our society will flourish.

By: Madas

Madas — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:17:47 +0000