You shouldn’t ride the bike, you are a big girl now. If you do ride it you won’t have kids in the future and who wants that to happen?
you are almost 25 years old, I better find you a husband.
Study abroad? what? you don’t live in Texas sweety, you either study here or don’t study. Why you ask me? I tell you why, you are a girl you can’t handle living abroad by yourself it’s too risky, besides what would the people say about us, she’s in Europe living her life like there’s no tomorrow, it’s not that I don’t trust you it’s just the peoples’ words are stronger than your impeccable innocence. you got me ?
She took off the Hijab!
She’s white, she has a car, blond hair and she’s finished highschool. Suitable indeed.
Computers engineering you say, well that’s unusual for a girl to study, it is your choice though I recommend studying education, English maybe you’ve always loved to read books so why not? you have to be reasonable a teacher is a profession that suits you good since you will be a mother someday… think beyond the horizon, honey.
The mentioned sentences are some of the daily statements that Arab girls hear not by the mother,the father or the brother only but by female friends and sisters. The fact that these chauvinist beliefs are being held by women is sad and ominous. women must respect women and believe that they have full rights!
AICHA BINT YUSIF 