WOMEN IN ARAB COUNTRIES

With all due respect to the culture and tradition of each Arab country, I would like to share what I can share as part of my knowledge and as part of what I think would be better for the improvement of oneself (women) and to the world for the Arab Ladies. This is just a mere suggestion and what I have seen from my stay here in Arab country for almost 2 years.

Disregarding Fashion, clothing, jewelries and everything that is materialistic, I would like to focus on the rights of being a woman. A woman is the one that takes care of the family, the one that makes everything possible inside the house, make the Family as whole and lighten up the way of each child that she delivers in this wonderful world but why do they have limited rights? Yes, there is women’s university here in Arab nations but it is not as wide as the University of Men in terms of Bachelor courses and freedom to choose their courses as they like. Some countries may let the women choose what they want for their degree but in this Arab nation where I am staying as of this moment, ladies are not allowed to choose what they want for their education. ONE RIGHT IS LOST – to choose what they want for their life.

Education is a must for Women; if they will not be given a chance to choose for their education then they will have limited knowledge. My question is “WHY?” Education is where you can learn – may not be all, but at least the theory and believe me, education is the one that opens the mind and the heart of every people to understand each other and to know what is really going on. This is the way to break out of innocence. Therefore, in these Arab countries women should always be innocent? That should not be, for what? Why? Are men afraid of that women may overpower them? No, because women now are a challenge for Men and if Men will not accept the fact, then they are not worthy to be called as a MAN because they are not BRAVE to face the challenge. If women in Arab Nation will be educated as how man does, then innocence and illiteracy for women here in Arab Nation will be gone. These countries are rich enough; this country is governed by power of real man, of real leaders that should be brave enough to let women be free. Please let the women in Arab country choose their education as what they like. And in MAN part, accept the challenge that women have the power as what you have.

There lots of successful Arab ladies, but they are not on the limelight as how men are highlighted if they achieve something. Just take a look to some successful Arab ladies. Who knows Dr. Samira Moussa? I think just few, but even I am a Filipino I know her, she is a nuclear scientist from Egypt. She was the one who created the banner “Atom for Peace”. Not only her there are lots of them. Rima Fakih the first Muslim Arab Miss USA. They are not able to practice in their own Arab country because they cannot and will never be permitted to do it because they have limited right. 2nd right was lost – freedom to do what they can do for good.

I maybe just seeing the front part and I need to dig up and maybe I will find more than what I can see. I hope not because women are precious jewels that creates the world go round. That moulds the family, community and the world. Women has power, women can do it and women is part of our life.

Women is human, they have heart, soul and life. If man can do it women can do it also or maybe more better. Let the women live not just exist. Don’t let them stay inside a jail without bars. Let them explore, let them know what is in and outside of the world. Let them experience what is the reality of life. Everybody wants to taste the complete taste of life; women would like to taste that to. So please Arab nation GIVE WOMEN THE RIGHT AS WHAT THEY DESERVE TO HAVE’. Women can handle power, women can make it come true and women can make a difference.