UNDER THE DATE PALMS

I'm with you. The more I travel, the more I am...

2010-07-30T13:28:45.171-07:00

I'm with you. The more I travel, the more I am in awe of the beauty of all that lives and grows and blooms on our planet.

And the more I am appalled at the senseless destruction and torture caused by ignorant, careless and plain stupid people.

(PS I recently moved from blogger to WordPress and may have lost you. My blog is now: www.lifeintheexpatlane.com)

Passing on a Superior Scribbler Award :) http://w...

2009-08-11T08:02:16.420-07:00

Passing on a Superior Scribbler Award :)

http://whazzupegypt.blogspot.com/2009/08/superior-scribbler-award.html

Thanks Alyice for the nice words. :-)

2009-07-08T10:45:44.755-07:00

Thanks Alyice for the nice words. :-)

Such a beautiful painting. I love your stories abo...

2009-07-06T09:32:56.469-07:00

Such a beautiful painting. I love your stories about Egypt. Very entertaining and interesting.

Yes I'm sure that the inheritance laws have a ...

2009-06-26T21:58:21.585-07:00

Yes I'm sure that the inheritance laws have a lot to do with this too.
Many years ago in the West, men too were primarily the inheritors due to the fact that when a woman married, her property automatically became her husband's. Therefore wealth would be transferred outside of the family.

I was also given another reason. When a woman has a female child there is no mystery attached. Being physically the same, the mother knows how her daughter will develop and feel because she too is female.

When a woman gives birth to a boy however, she feels wonder that her body has produced this child and she's automatically entranced by his maleness. This will make her unconsciously give him preferential treatment.

Thanks Ros. :-)

2009-06-26T12:22:58.804-07:00

Thanks Ros. :-)

To a much lesser extent the macho male exists in I...

2009-06-26T08:33:58.484-07:00

To a much lesser extent the macho male exists in Italy too. Mothers are entirely to blame, the expression 'Mammone' says it all.

Ros xx

Judy, I'm really enjoying reading your blog. ...

2009-06-26T08:28:46.004-07:00

Judy, I'm really enjoying reading your blog. What an incredible experience it is! Thank you.

Ros

Isn't it amazing how plants spread? During ou...

2009-06-25T21:30:56.767-07:00

Isn't it amazing how plants spread? During our days in Bahrain, I brought back seeds of a flowering acacia tree that were in the gardens of our hotel in Turkey and managed to grow it.
I must visit Morocco one of these days. Several of my Egyptian friends have been and they've raved about it.

Thanks so much. I did put a lot of love and work ...

2009-06-25T21:16:55.018-07:00

Thanks so much. I did put a lot of love and work into decorating it but like many "character houses" it was a nightmare to maintain, especially in a country where maintenance isn't big anyway! We spent a lot of money on it too even though we were only renting it.

I believe the main reason for this excessive male ...

2009-06-25T03:44:47.533-07:00

I believe the main reason for this excessive male pampering by women is that the Middle Eastern inheritance laws forever leave women under men's thumb. I think if women had equal inheritance to men, you would not find the sisters doting on their male relatives the same way. But because the laws are mandated by Islam (a male gets double what a female gets) it will probably remain forever this way in the Middle East. Women are trying to stay in the "good graces" of their male relatives because one day that "younger male" will have the power of life and death over the women.

I discussed my idea with some women in Morocco, and they agreed that if inheritance were equal, the culture would change. But these laws will not change, because of Islam.

Expat 21
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We have many of the same plants over in Morocco. ...

2009-06-25T03:40:43.775-07:00

We have many of the same plants over in Morocco. Lovely photos. Incidentally, I've found out since living in Morocco that all cactus came to the Old World from the New World. The prickly pear cactus (used for the fruits, as in your last picture, is now everywhere in Morocco.

Expat 21

This beautiful home looks like a dream! Expat 21

2009-06-25T03:37:52.523-07:00

This beautiful home looks like a dream!

Expat 21

You may know the middleast men ,but you cant chang...

2009-06-15T07:38:34.011-07:00

You may know the middleast men ,but you cant change them ,boys go after dads !