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amylove · Jul 16, 2007, 01:34 PM

Heard but this subject in a book and is it true that are from an ethnic background treat girls with no respect n treat them badly any ideas

s_cianci · Jul 16, 2007, 02:16 PM

Most Egyptian men are Muslims. In the Muslim culture women are considered subservient to men and are not their equals. This should shed some light on your question.

michealb · Jul 16, 2007, 02:39 PM

Have to say yes on this one. Egyptian is a muslim country and the muslims have a recent history of women's rights abuse. That being said not all muslims believe that women are not equal to men but most do.

michealb · Jul 16, 2007, 02:59 PM

It is a sad thing that people hate others in this world because of their ideas. It is human nature though and if you read the OP's question she asked if there was a history of treating women badly. We could go as far as to say that every race has a history of treating women badly it wasn't until 1920 that women were allowed to vote in the USA that is a recent history of treating women badly. Here is a link that talks about some women's rights issues in Egypt Egypt - Women - Encyclopedia of Women's History

quat · Jul 16, 2007, 03:17 PM

Well, about what you said, oracle Monroe, are you sure about the Jewish
Orthodox thing in the buses?

Allheart · Jul 16, 2007, 03:25 PM

Hi,

I can only share my experiences. I have never dated an Egyptian, but I have met a couple and I have to say, I was treated with great respect.

I think it is hard to throw a blanket over one group of people and think they are all the same. Better to treat people on an individual basis. I can understand how easy it is to fall into the trap of judging, but you will find that not one person is exactly the same as another, no matter what the culture is.

Allheart · Jul 16, 2007, 04:14 PM

I actually think the question was sweet. I think it is much better for someone to ask if something the heard about is true, rather than just assume it is. So actually, her question is a great one and good for her for having the courage to ask it.

Mario3 · Jul 16, 2007, 06:23 PM

I think monroe has some courage here. Alheart, how about we go to egyptian people and the nearest embassies and ask this question if you think it so sweet?

shygrneyzs · Jul 16, 2007, 08:12 PM

From personal experience, when I was in college the first time around, in the 1970's, there were several male students there from Egypt. You could not find anyone more respectful of women than those young men. One of my classmates married one of the students and moved to Egypt. She later divorced him, citing physical and verbal abuse, saying once they got to his country, he assumed a new role. Like something was expected of him there, to be the total head of the household and no tolerance to her independent nature. Granted, that was in 1974 and that is only one example. I would never use one example to make a broad statement about all men from Egypt or of Egyptian descent. I once had a medial supervisor who was Egyptian and he was the best ever in promoting women and wanting them to further educate themselves.

So for every one that you can find to support a negative light, you can find one to support a positive light. History does tell the reader about the different standards for women in Egypt. Going back even 50 years. But balance that out with looking at other ethnic backgrounds and you will find much the same. Cannot point to just one culture.

berrysclose · Dec 17, 2009, 03:05 PM

Ok, I am the daughter of an Egyptian. I know my father loves me very much; however;
He just has an odd way of showing it. Egypt is an aggressive nation.

jaime90 · Dec 17, 2009, 05:48 PM

Your father probably doesn't show you love in an odd way because he is an Egyptian. My father shows love in an odd way and he is English. How respectfull a person is and how they treat others greatly depends on nurture, culture, and their personality. If one Egyptian man treats a woman with disrespect, this doesn't mean that ALL Egyptian men do this... As an American, I wouldn't want someone to come up to me and tell me that my fiancé must treat me awfully because he's American- my fiancé treats me very well. Where the person is from, does not dictate who the person is.

Gemini54 · Dec 17, 2009, 05:51 PM

This thread is 2 years old. I'm sure she's made up her mind by now.

jaime90 · Dec 17, 2009, 05:55 PM

Why are these new threads being brought up?

Gemini54 · Dec 17, 2009, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by jaime90

Why are these new threads being brought up?!

Because you're not checking the dates...

jaime90 · Dec 17, 2009, 06:01 PM

I know I'M not checking the dates, but I don't ever feel a need to, since I'm usually up to date on the newest threads and don't go back into the history. I guess now I do have a need to check the dates since this has happened about 3 times in the past couple weeks.

amicon · Dec 18, 2009, 01:14 PM

Yes,it's a nuisance-we learn the hard way-old threads should be closed. :-)

Ayesha73usa · Jan 22, 2011, 03:10 PM

I'm the wife of an Egyptian 5 years and Its hard to explain how he treats me. He pretty much does as he pleases and doesn't inform me of his plans. But if I want something or want to do something with him I'm more important to him than anything else. So he usually will cancel any plans he had or he will ask me if we can do what I wanted a different day.