Why is the Middle East the only place that man comes first and woman come second?

Question

Women here are 100% oppressed, and as a Middle Eastern girl I get bored of that oppression and I cannot take it anymore there is no hope for any kind of change,it's not our fault that we born here I wish I could leave but we are not welcome anywhere else how ironic

Answer 1

not all the middle eastern countries are like that..
Israel is most definitely not , men don't come first there, women are not oppressed , they have equal rights and every aspect
its a very modern country

Answer 2

They are not '100% opressed'
You need to go visit some more Middle Eastern countries my dear.
I understand where you are coming from if you mean somewhere like Saudia Arabia whose laws are f*cked up as far as I'm concerned. Iran is pretty oppressive towards women too.
However, Lebanon is fine, Syria is fine.....even in Iraq (where I'm from) the women in my family didn't suffer from any sexism.
I suppose there is more of a 'the men are more dominant' attitude but that's down to the mentality of some of the men who seem to intepret the Qu'ran in a way that suits them.
I'm not going to get into the Islamic faith because I don't really know much about it as I'm not a muslim but that's the general impression that I get.

Answer 3

I feel your struggle and let me tell you all women struggle; it’s our cross to bare. However if you feel this strongly, and judging by the fact that you are sharing your frustrations with strangers you are, it is your responsibility to rise up and change things for yourself and your sisters and feature daughters. This is no easy task and I promise you that you will fail many times before you succeed, but this will make you a stronger and wiser women. There have been many women that have triumphed over adversity read their stories to inspire your self and study how they have achieved these amazing feats (my personal favourite is the story of Josephine Baker). Remember knowledge is power so study hard and soak up everything around you. If you feel you can’t or don’t want to change the way things are, even if its only for yourself, you have no right to complain about your situation. Stay strong, pray and set your self goals for the future even if they may seem unattainable to you now.

Answer 4

just to be more exact, i would like to tell you that the middle east is not the only place where men come 1st and women 2dn, may be u don't know that in Europe and US, the woman get a lower salary than the man, even if they do the same thing! in Sport competitions, the prices given to the women are always less important than the men's...
women are always taken as a beautiful thing only, not as a human, she is often a victim of sexual abuse and exploitation by her superior, in Europe and US, not only in Middle east
the problem in Middle east is that we don't hide it, and also we may be give more autority to the men, the funny, but the sad on the same time, is that the woman is the responsable of her situation !
let me explain my point of view: in the middle east, the mothers (who are women obviously) give more importance to the son comparing to the daughter, she gives autority to the brother even if he is younger then the sister! she gives him teh right to tell her what to do and what to not do! what to wear and what to not wear....
they are always proud by the son, the daughter sometimes servs him, cooks for him, and when he wants to drink, he asks her to bring him a cup of water, while he is watching his favourite cartoon!
that's the sad reality, the women in the middle east have chosen to be humiliated, and to be under the man, and they are still educating them chilren that way
so the solution is to change the ideas of the arabian woman, to tell her that God gave her all her rights, and that she is equal to the man whe we talk about rights and obligations...the woman is the mother, she is the humans educator, she is the society builder, so if she wants to change this situation, she has to review her accounts first, and to change her attitude first!
respect your self, know what do u want, work hard, and u will prouv that u deserv all the respect!

Answer 5

it takes sense of direction to cross the desert and women kinda fall behind

Answer 6

U seem to have a very bad experiance .

Answer 7

must b because your men havnt got much staying power.
jokes aside,of course u can leave.be prepared to adopt a new belief though.

Answer 8

are you sure of what you are talking about
wake up baby

thank you