How does it feel to take off your chest a heavy burden? I just did by finishing my final exam. As mush as I was happy, I was a bit sad. My friends will be graduate next semester while I’m waaaaaaaay behind. They have jobs as well to maintain so I don’t have an excuse. I still have one year to go. I don’t want to regret putting my masters on hold but things happened the way it happened & I can do nothing about the past.
These days I don’t feel like talking to any of my family members….three days passed i haven’t seen anybody..nothing happened but I just don’t feel like talking ..listening to mom’s ranting about this & that….eft!
I should start a saving plan cause the situation is horrible…I’m not saving a penny although my salary is higher than my married brothers who have a tribe of kids!!
Thanks God, I don’t have to think about rent expenses, electricity, telephone bills, water, grocery shopping & cooking etc…..however, I’d love to be independent & settle down alone a part from sharing your privacy & life with your family….
Happy 3rd anniversary my lovely blog…I love u & I’m proud of you…I know you tolerated me in times I was happy, depressed, desperate, moody….thanks for my trustworthy friend & warm nest
Random Thoughts
Weekend Stuff
This morning I feel my head will explode …its heavy … its like carrying batikha (watermelon) I drank plenty of coffee, smoked two cigarettes, & took headache reliever …nothing is working : (
Friday was (nakad) & depressing. Didn’t feel like seeing anybody or talking to anybody…I spent all day long sleeping…. Yesterday I went to watch a movie with the “newly engaged friend”.... I watched “ AL RAyes Omar 7arb” it sucks….then we went for shisha probably my head is spinning becoz of that…or probably becoz I didn’t have enough sleep …u know I cant miss on watching Noor on MBC 4!!!
By the way I confronted my friend with what bothered me the other day…she explained her point of view & I tried to be understanding! See how good I’m ;)
Last week I sent an e-mail to my ex-boss who moved to KSA. I missed him so very much. It’s so amazing how chemistry played a role. I have been so close to him & I took plenty of time to realize that he left Dubai for good....
He replied back telling me that he laughed when he read my e-mail. He was talking about me ( as usual) in front of his colleagues who asked me to offer me a job in KSA. He seemed sooooooooo depressed.
Here is a part of what he wrote:
“thanks (……. )for your mail you makes me feel so happy
my family went to(……)I,m setting here alone , no place to go bcs i,m now single i have very restricted area to go.
any way i rely miss you and the time when we were setting together chatting about every thing our life and our future,now i cant find somebody to talk to.
let me tell one thing ,from the time i left Dubai may be you are the only person who is contacting me i don't know what wrong with the people i don't want you to feel bad i,m feeling very bad towards women you remember when i told you that i,m always feel that i,m not lucky with women , now i can feel it more , some of the girls whom i thought they are Friends they don't even answer my calls .
since i met you it was clear for me that you are different and now you prove it for me , you are rely a special person i wish we are setting now in Patti coffee taking our coffee and talking any way as they said you cant always get all what you want and some times you met people you wish you met them earlier in your life,
i don't know what i,m writing it seems that i,m very dispirit
pls keep in touch....with love "
I replied with a spirit- boasting e-mail hoping it will make him feel good. Actually my e-mail sounded like a lecture…..he is blaming women & women r blaming men..whats the hell!
Don’t get depressed my ex-moddddiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir
Hope to see u sooooooooooon.
Quit or no Quit
What you would do if you have a boring job. The problem is that nothing comes as a full package its either disorganized management style, being underpaid, or having boring responsibilities.
All my ex-bosses were awesome. My current boss is awesome too.
With my ex-employer I loved my job to death, had a wonderful manager, but stress was about to destroy me mentally & I couldn’t cope with university , missed my final exam & failed the course…etc
Now I moved to a new employer, a wonderful boss as well….well paid….international com etc
But I don’t feel its fulfilling my hunger towards what I love to do …my passion towards marketing…I don’t feel such a job will add to my career path neither strengthen my skills… no knowledge gaining….
I’m programmed to have very demanding stressful jobs …having a verrrrrrrrrry relaxing job is not my cup of coffee, tea, wutevaa……I want something challenges something new everyday
I can’t be greedy at the same time…..having everything is somehow impossible
Yesterday I had dinner with my newly engaged friend …. She pissed me off to the max with a behavior that I didn’t like ….thx God I managed to control my nerves!
Goodbye Ali
I’m very sad
A fellow blogger , Sleepless in Muscat, passed away at the age of 29
I used to read his blog when I started blogging
I wish his soul will find peace wherever it exits now
May allah bless your soul ALi
Yesterday was one of the worst & longest days ever….time stopped at 9:00 am & didn’t move…
I wasn’t in the mood to work ….after duty I went shopping hoping to get better. actually yes I felt a bit better…the worst part continued when I woke up at 3:00 AM …I woke up from a horror movie indeed ….dead people again but this time I saw myself dead…I couldn’t stop crying & moved to another room….its like emotional torturing ..
Two weeks passed & I cant get over those nightmares…is it a sign? Will something wrong happen? Is it me or my family? Its like waiting for unknown mysterious fate…its getting closer from its target
I just saw my entire life in a movie for few minutes … I realized that I’m not ready at all to face death…I have never been a good Muslim….does God hate me? I can’t understand him….
I need to get those dreams explained by somebody coz I can’t tolerate such paaaaaaaaaaaain….i’m scared to sleep
One of my friends came from Canada last month… she is settled down in dubai now…her engagement party is this Friday..i cant help explain my mixed feelings….i’m happy for her but at the same time I’m sorry for myself …
Life doesn’t seem to be colorful anymore…..why do people start to lose interest in everything..things you try to engage your self with in order to get out of your dark zone…all my plans to get my brain busy have failed..sport..masters..friends…nothing worked
I’m missing something …I’m really missing something ….is it religion what I should search for
At this very moment …I feel like shooting my sister in law for being the worst mother on Earth…I always had the feeling that she has some mental disorders that belong to her early childhood since she was oppressed by her fanatic family….
She didn’t want to have her first child & in my opinion she successfully failed in raising her three yrs old kido ….the disastrous part that she is pregnant!!!! She doesn’t like kids!! Is it not educated enough to raise kids! She has a very short temper….
I wish if I would yell at her & say that u cant even take care of a rabbit
Fuck!!!!!!!!!!!! She deliberately abuse her son
Not every women can be a good mother….childhood should be protected by a third party in case parents failed in fulfilling their responsibilities…where the hell do u find this in the Arab World!!!
Tell me how on Earth could a proper parent shout at his/her child…
I’m so upset
Dreams...Dreams...Dreams...
I’m having some weird dreams these days. I have bad feelings when I wake up. I saw my self with a bunch of relatives wearing black clothes. I understood that somebody passed away but I’m not sure who exactly. I think she was my mother if I’m mistaken.
Last week I saw myself visiting my dead aunt & her daughter. My aunt was sitting with dad but my cousin looked upset…she didn’t even want to talk to me….at the end of the dream I saw myself sitting by a harbour….no place in any of the dreams looked familiar…that weekend I spent it at home I had some fear that something bad would happen
Why relatives? Wish if I could know the meaning o f my dreams…..
The third anniversary of my blog is approaching ….three years passed & I hope to continue the habit of jotting down my annoying thoughts
Thoughts
I would like to thank those who left comments on my last post…its so amazing to get your feedback & seek some advices based on your experience…
Wondering why some people read my blog!!!
Days pass by so fast…the weekend is around the corner ….work is ok but boring….I’m not going to the gym theses days …I knew it …my grades were ok for both midterm & project but I still have my final exam in two weeks….
Today morning my brain is occupied with the warnings about some possible terrorist attacks on UAE…I’m so confident that this would happen someday but I have no clue when…the disastrous part that I’m working in one of the potential targets which is busy with westerns & foreign companies……
How does it feel if you survived from a terrorist attack? How does it feel to know that you were able to make it while your colleges, friends, relatives or anybody at the attacked place weren’t? how much time it would take you to heal from the situation…what if I got paralyzed? Black thoughts ..black thoughts
And in case you lost your life, how doesn’t feel to know that the game is over? You are not able to do one final good deed any more. ….even you cant ask the forgiveness of people you hurt….you are not able to correct your mistakes anymore…its too late….no more chances….
What would you do if you know that today is your last day?
I would just raise my head to the sky & talk to God…I would tell him that I know that he exists ….i might not be a perfect person but whatever I have done, I have done it based on my convictions & beliefs that might be wrong or right…
Mom I don’t know if you & dad have been good parents but I know that you love me in your way….i know that I don’t express my love in the right way either but I love you both
Random Thoughts
Why women get attracted to men easily. What if this man is a game player? What if he sees you as a friend. I don’t believe in traditional marriage & my sister keeps on advising me to get myself a husband within two years max otherwise khalas its over…!!!
I can sense their concern because I’ m still unmarried
What shall I do? I want to fall in love…meet him accidentally in the elevator or the mini market..he would smile at me & the story would start…ha ha what a broad imagination!!
Did I ever said that I gained 989898 killos within the past few years. I spend time early in the morning trying to fit something wearable! My belly annoys me a lot! I want my sexy body back…..at least I need to lose 5 killos… I tried weight loss & fat burner tablets but they didn’t work….yesterday I registered myself in a gym although I’m not into working out….
im bored now ..nothing much to do at work...
Update:
I'm not going to the party.....
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Today my boss was trying to convince me to join him to that Gala Dinner organized by his friend's company...the perfume guy ;)
i dunno why i got some feelings that his friend asked him to invite me :)
i'm not sure if i'm going ...not sure what to do ..why not take the risk!
got to buy a sexy night outfit :)
wut if he approched me..what if he asked for my num....what if he didnt give a dame about me...
anyways i'll think about accompaying my boss...why not ...
will keep u posted
I have to go back home early because its unacceptable in our culture to see a female staying out late!
Its my lifeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..MY…M…Y…MY
What shall our neighbors say about us? DEFINE the word LATE. What if I want to stay up late who the hell are you to interfere in my life & program it.
I have been hiding zillions of things for the sake of avoiding troubles. But actually I fed up & I couldn’t care more.
How do other females feel when they have a double standard life? How does it feel when you hide things you do & keep lying not because you think what you are doing is wrong but for the sake of getting some peace of mind.
What the fuck!
I really envy my single friends who are living alone away from their families…eft!
bad morning
Bad morning,
I have no clue what to do
I committed a crime…I hit my brother’s car @ 6 am ..its mercedies I duno what type but a sport car with one door ….he worships his car & uses it like once a month!
The car is covered & parked in front of our house…he has already left for work when I did what I did : (
Somebody will get shot this evening :( ..i dunno how I will inform him!
Shall I send him an sms? Shall I wait until he notice him self in order to avoid a bloody fight today : (
HELPPPPPPPPP
I’ll try to be positive today & forget about this incident ….
get to go
Back to work
CHRISTIAN OR NON CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIAN OR NON CHRISTIANI don’t recall that I had ever fallen for a guy from the SAME RELIGION. All those whom we get attracted to each other ANE present a very PERFECT MATCH turn to be from a different RELIGION.
Hint: I’m picky & choosy in a way that its so very difficult to get attracted to man.
Surprisingly, my 1 zillion criteria are generally met by non muslims. I keep struggling to hold my feelings back, turn all their invitations down to get closer or give the relation a try.
Personally, I don’t get a damn about this issue. But culture & religion do. I come from a conservative background & I could jeopardize my life & safety if I ever thought of loving or marrying a Christian/Shi’i guy.
What triggled my post is a Chritian HOT HOT guy who saw me at work while meeting my boss. The partition was transparent & he was starring at me all the time; as claimed by my boss. To be honest with u I was extremely busy & didn’t notice that. But I still remember a sexy TALL BOLD guy ;)
The following day I went to his company to get some training & apparently he saw me leaving. When I get back to the office, my BOSS called me to his office & asked what the hell I have down at that company. I freaked out!
He was like what the hell I started getting calls even b4 u reaching ur office!
My blood got frozen! lol
MY BOSS ASKED ME WHAT PERFUME I WEAR! I WAS LIKE WHAT!
That guy who is in fact the regional director of the com in MENA, smelled the perfume & recognized the name of it! It was his fav perfume actually. I just passed for FEW SECONDS while approaching the elevator!
My boss is acting as a matcher now for his friend & gave me good feedback about the guy such as being so choosy as well in getting attracted to women in general.
Lets wait & see. God I know u r reading what I wrote & I would like to tell u something. I figured out that diversity of religion brought to our small world all the pain & wars.
I wish if religions don’t exist! I Wish if life was much easier & simpler. i really fed up
Will keep u posted anyways
Fashit kholi2
100% of arab men are jurks alll of them all of them ...im just wondering if i could meet only ONE MAN out of the zillions i'm seeing in my daily life
he wants to marry me he wants to c me....he lectures me regarding married women's dress code...he refuses to accept the idea of having male friends..etc CLAIMING THAT HE IS A MAN ...
where is ur manhood today when my car broke up? ur fucking dentist is more important than helping out a woman in need...a girl that u want her to be ur soul mate
i dont care about u ....aslan u dont match my expectations & criteria
i dont care about ur fucking appoitment with ur fucking dentist ..things would have changed a bit if u acted as a MAN
but deep inside i know that 99.99 % of those carying their fucking pinus are far away from being REAL MEN
just wondering why God is not sending my way some REAL Men ..they might not be existing...
wut fucking concepts they have in their mind about HOROR & MANHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
I’m really tired. I know the solution is easy but I wish if I could change things unchangeable in my life. I fed up from instability. I wish if I could write everything on this wall. Knowing that somebody can read my thoughts upsets me & forbid me from writing what I want!
Instability
Insecurity
I want to settle down I want something guaranteed
Where am I going? I really made a decision that affected my career path…I’m way behind regarding my masters ….not able to communicate at all with the ppl I’m living with
Till when I have to tolerate the gap btw us…its so unbelievable to live with somebody for the sake of being obligatory
Your agenda & life should be programmed the way they want
You should eat, think, behave ,talk ,act ,wear, & walk the way they want
You should embrace their religion, thoughts, & tradition
I’m tired of acting to satisfy them & myself at the sometime
I wish if I could scream & let them know WHAT I M & WHAT I WANT TO BE ..
its my years thats flying by..its my youth .. Its my life…
I want to enforce my options my wants my plans for my life….i don’t want to compromise for nothing ….
Some ppl’s extistance might be a reason to move forward
Some ppl’s existabnce might be a reason to move backward
Disturbing existence
Enough ranting for today!
Have a look at this post http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/is-dubai-helping-ethnic-cleansing-in-palestine/
Goodbye Karim!
Bye Karim
Today Cheif George passed by my office to say hi…I’ve been wondering about Karim, a sexy gentle Moroccan colleague working as a Taste Manger
Kareem has left UAE & the Arab World for good.
He paid some bucks to a 35 yrs old lady in order to marry her & get the Spanish Citizenship
Kareem left without saying good to me!
I just feel sorry for our Arab youth running after Europe’s promises & dreaming about living there
Bye Kareem
I don’t have any citizenship either ! Anybody willing to marry me?
Cheif George envies Kareem. He wishes if he could do so. He thinks Karim seized the right opportunity….
How many zillions of kareemz do we have?
I will miss u kareem
Goodbye
I really ran out of patience
I’m so sick of the ignorance & carelessness of a bank that should respect who inaugurated it
I already started to contact local newspapers in order to publish my complaint against Noor Islamic Bank
I really exhausted all tools of communication trying to contact the Sales department, customer service, Operations & Senior management but no response so far to attend to my complaint
No action no response
10 days & so far they didn’t fix the LPO
I want my money back !! along with compensation for the time wasted so far
ONE MONTH!!!
Damn it!!
Wish me luck!!!
Quick Update- Noor Islamic Bank Part #12659820659898989
I just got a call from NIB’s Branch Manger after sending A VERY LOVELY E-MAIL
lol
He promised to solve the problem by today " INSHALA"
i hate when ppl say " INSHALA"...since three weeks i'm hearing this word
" INSHALA"
" INSHALA"
plzzzzzzzzzz have mercy on this WORD For God's Sake!!!
Lets see what will happen.
He better do so before I send a hot letter to 7 days & Emarate El Youm!!! I would love to tell the whole UAE about the worst bank in town!
Lovely Quotes to Start You Day With!
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path & leave a trialHappiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.
The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
The secret to happiness is not in doing what one likes to do, but in liking what one has to do.
Attitude determines altitude.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Cliams cliams cliams ...a world full of cliams, based on claims...depending on claims....
thats what you would read on their website:
Why NIB
"Be it our people, our attitude or our philosophy and purpose. We are passionate about achievement, sincere about service, and caring about customers.
We are Noor Islamic Bank.
Our extraordinary dedication to you- our customer- , drives us to ensure that you always get the best of our highly evolved Islamic banking services. We are committed to setting benchmarks of excellence in our chosen field by delivering progressive Islamic Banking solutions.
We pride ourselves on our result-oriented culture, which is built on a customer-centric and service-assured platform. "
Here’s a sure way to put your life into top gear. If you’ve got your eye on that snazzy little 4-wheeler, we’ll help you drive off into the sunset.
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After writing a trillion word e-mail to Noor Islamic Bank, I received the following:
Dear ______
First of all, thank you for your time to visit our website.
I would also like to apologize on behalf of Noor Islamic Bank for our short comings.
Your email was acknowledged and forwarded to the Management and concern department and will be recorded in our customer complaint tracking.
Constructive feedbacks such as yours are greatly valued.
Regards,
Noor Islamic Bank
any action from their side??? I doubt
Three days to fix an LPO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m about to EPLODEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I want my money BACK!!!
Noor Islamic Bank the WORST Bank in the UAE
Noor Islamic Bank is by far the worst bank ever in the whole UAE. I have been really surprised by the level of very bad service. Does such a thing exist in Dubai!! it shouldn’t !!
Here are my reasons for not to choosing this bank:
Damn SLOW services
Zillions of mistakes in managing the transaction
Unqualified, unskillful, untrained staff ( I talked to three ppl in order to know what date I should put on the cheques)
Your Sales person will never pick the phone to answer your questions ( In your Dream)
Staff that blame each other/other departments for their silly, ridiculous & forgivable mistakes. I kept receiving calls asking if I prepared the CAR REGISTRATION in time the bank hasn’t sent yet the LPO nor the Mortgage Paper to the Agency!!! ( isnt a stupid question)
After getting the damn approval, you would wait for another ONE week till the “Mandoob” call you to sign the contract!
No flexibility: they force their clients to write the due date the first of every month!!! They ask for down payment!! Payments are due 30 days after signing the contacts at the latest ( other banks give u 90 days)
After two weeks of struggling back & forth along with wasting my time to , his majesty “the UNKNOWN”employee has sent the LPO with a MISTAKE!!!!!!
I’m just wondering what kind of banking services they had in mind when they inaugurated the bank???
Usually I don’t regret things I do but this experience made me really regret going for this bank.
And the drama continues
I sleeeeeeeeeeeeep a lot
Physical activity = 0
Mental activity= 0
I wake up late
I go to work late
My Tommy is getting bigger & bigger
I go to the saloon for the heck of wasting time & spending money
Appetite reducers didn’t work with me…I can’t close my mouth for more than 30 minz
These days I’m seeing nightmares on a daily basis
I have short temper most of the time
I don’t feel like doing anything at all
I’m hesitant in making decisions! Nothing matters to me..nothing is important anymore…every thing is 3adi
I put plans but I never make them true
I’m not concentrating on one thing at a time…I’m not concentrating at all
Sometimes I wonder what I want from life
I feel myself lost & confused
I’m just unhappy & I dunno why
I’m really worried & I’m scared as there are a lot of things coming up concerning my job that needs full dedication. I shouldn’t forget that I will register for two courses in May for my masters!
What the hell is happening to me? it is not me any more.
What do they call such symptoms? Is it depression?
خطرت على بالي فكرة جميلة جدا اتمنى تطبيقها في الوطن العربي. ( يا ريييت يعني)
معجبة بفكرة وضع الاب الذي يزوج ابنته القاصر ( أقل من 21) في السجن و اتهام زوج" الهنا" بتهمة الاغتصاب
ياسلام!!! ياترى كم من الاباء و الازواج (المغتصبين) سوف نضع نحن النساء في السجون!!
و احلى شى وضع صورة الاثنين على صفحة المجرمين المحتملين!!
الاجمل من ذلك في مجتمعاتنا هو اعتبار الفتاه التي في منتصف العشرينات ( عانس رسمي) و ان الفرص باتت شبه معدومة!
بسبب حب "الننوس عين أمه" الشاب الثلاثيني و الاربعيني للزواج من طفلة عمرها 18 سنة
صراحة و بدون لف و دوران أي شاب لديه مثل هكذا تفكير لا يناسب ان يكون شريك حياه لفتاه عاقلة متعلمة منفتحة و معتمده على نفسها
وارى ان اي فتاه لم تبلغ العشرين و تريد الزواج هي مجرد فتاه جد بلهاء قبلت ان يكون
سؤال؟ اذا الشب العربي يختار فتاه المستوى التعليم المتوسط و الثانوي،
إذا فمن سيتزوج الجامعيات و سيدات الاعمال اللواتي "نحتن في الصخر" للوصول لطموحاتهن
سؤال وجيه؟
الاجابة لي شخصيا سهلة: زواج عرفي يالاضافة إلى تنبي طفل!
و لا مزلة السي السيد بسلامتو!
In “Emarat EL Youm”, a leading Arabic Newspaper in UAE, there is a section that shows the answers of surveyed people about general topics. Today’s question was” Is beating wives justified?
The sad part is the responses of the women surveyed. I felt so very depressed to read the comments. They do agree claiming that some wives do tease their husbands & dive them crazy!!
Come on for God’s sake? Are we still living in Taliban’s era? Yes we do. Yes we do. Yes we do.
Arab Women deserve what they go through. They absolutely do!
If you are not brave enough to admit that you are a free human being with dignity, you certainly deserve to be abused & humiliated by those you made them your superiors.
I’m really sad.
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Kalam Niswaaaaaan (my story with my sisters in law)- Part ONE
I foresee a potential bloody fight with my sisters-in-law these days : ) …isn’t lovely!
My 9 year old niece has a blabbing tongue exactly like her mother. Both of them have no clue how to use their brain cells in something useful except BLABLAAAAAABING.
(El mohim), the other day I asked my niece about what she wants to be in the future when she grows up. The shocking answer was that she doesn’t think of going to college. For her Grade 10 is more than enough!!!
So I spontaneously replied: “ you want to be like your mother & ur aunt (my other sister in law)???!!!!!!!!
Why on Earth a girl whose age is 9 would love to stay at home & get married? Of course becoz she doesn’t see some leading role models around her. She sees women who clean, cook, speak 132356598 words per second, & get pregnant every 9 months!!
I’m very concerned about the quality of the upcoming generations of my family!! I’m serious about it!
I’m so upset too coz my brothers don’t tend to choose intellectual educated ladies which will be reflected on their kids later on!
I have 2 sisters in law whose maximum level of education is a High School degree!!! Another one s a drop out!! My brother tried to convince her to continue but she refused!
(El mohim), my sisters in law protested! They spoke with my sister about what Hiba means when she said” you want to become like your mother & aunt”
My sister got embarrassed :)
I told her if they want an explanation, im ready!!
Massive explosion in AL Qouz Industrial Area in Dubai on Wednesday 26th March
Causalities: the accident killed 3 ppl injured 27 others and gutted at least 83 storage facilities in Al Quoz Industrial Area
In response to Sabra http://hometoronto.blogspot.com/regarding her post about me feeling sorry for us being Arab Females!!
First of all. Very sorry for not checking your blog frequently as I have been away from bloging. I even turned off the commenting option since June 2007.
Lovely post & lovely “Fashit Kholi2”. I always feel sorry for ambitious women for being Arabs. Successful ambitious talented arab women existing in the Arab World were obliged to sacrifice alot to reach what they have reached. Society sees them as incomplete. Your education, career, & achievement don’t justify. They are not counted. If I prefer to continue my education over getting married, I would be insane. Sympathy could be seen in the eyes of your relatives when compared with your younger peers who got dozens of kids. Even if they are not happy with their marriage, even if they don’t have financial independence, society sees them as achievers! they have made the right choice!
Two days ago I was harsh with a friend of mine who got deceived by a 45 old man who is married with 4 kids! I asked her what about his first wife? How could you allow yourself to sink into such a relationship?!
A woman is always a bitch with another woman.
Sometimes I feel that we deserve what ever Arab women grow through. Women accepted the path drawn by culture & religion. They submitted to the current situation & never tried to change neither rebel.
To every woman out there, fight for your rights. Don’t ever submit to the myth that we don’t deserve absolute EQUALITY.
Sabra,
Since this part of the world has us, future will have a better place & opportunities to the coming generations.
We shouldn’t lose faith.
One day Arab men wont be able to force their sisters to cover themselves, wont be able to force women to get married to their cousins…one day a woman would be able to take her decisions by her own & be her self.