To many, an "Arab woman talking" is a contradiction in terms. The Arab woman should be silent, she is the oppressed wife of the patriarch, or the objectified belly dancer whose purpose is to please him. Exotic-ized, demonized, or both, The Arab woman is robbed of her essence.

But this is true for 'other' women too!

This forum is for women-of any 'kind;' those with something to say about their experience of being WoMan today.