Kavita Patel, Hussein Kadhim Zamil
This paper aims to clarify
the definition and the role of the Arabian woman who is straddling the two
conflicting forces of tradition and modernity. In addition, we shall also look
at how these two lingering tensions are causing disorientation and continual
crisis in the Arabian women’s process of striving for identity. The purpose of
this search is not just to understand the Arabian woman. It is also an
investigation into the overall essence of womanhood. We know for a fact that a
woman in general has some unique qualities which men do not possess, and vice
versa. As Nietzsche would say, "Man has not understood women, and woman
has not understood anything: for woman, to understand – is to be
pardoned." There is, in every woman, an idealistic and romantic ennui
longing to be fulfilled for her generation that ticks away like little boxes of
hidden switches. In the old Arabian Society, women were valued and respected as
important members in the family. Many rights were given to them. Little
discords came from their early marriages, their isolation from their male
kinfolk, their life circumstances which denied them human dignity and rights or
legal status. At that time this beautiful law was given to the Arabian woman
from the Koran: "Men have the degree above Women." In summary, in the
old Arabian society, we can say that the women were well respected and totally
secure. These women indulged in the pleasure of their femininity without the
fear of their exploited weakness, subservience or ignorance.
(hidden – face – womanhood – society
–Arabian)
VOL.16, ISSUE No.3, September 2024