SOP 3723 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Wield, Marital Rape, Abdellatif Filali
15 Apr 2017
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Arab/ muslim americans arabs/ muslims middle eastern cultures. Sometimes politically ( e. g, arab league of nations) Saudi arabia wasn"t always called that. ( a family called saudi took over and called it that) Saudi arabia, kuwait, oman, qatar, yemen, bahrain, united arab emirates. Portions) palestine and israel are not considered. Those speaking persian but ay not call themselves persians : afghanistan, Kurdistan in northern iraq is questionable as a country. Majority of arabs are muslim but majority of muslims are not arabs . Women generally tend to needs of men and family. Women may wield power inside home, but generally patriarchal culture ( funder"s law: everything that is a strength is also a weakness) Parents exert much influence over children"s lives, even as adults. Marriages frequently arranged (varies in degree of parental involvement) Daughters-in-law expected to care for husbands" aging parents ( often in their homes)
