East and has the world’s largest Arab population? Also, Egypt is home to the
Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. In
Egypt, female and male children are socialized differently.
In Egyptian society, women are put in a different class that has many
restrictions than men. For example, women are forbidden from marrying
someone from a different religion because in the Quran it said that when a
Muslim woman marries a non-Muslim man, she would be expected to follow
his religion. This would also imply that the children that she will bring to life
would also be non-Muslims. Next, Egyptian girls learn responsibility from a
very young age. For instance, …show more content…
After that, women are sexually harassed in
the street based on their appearance; studies have shown in Smart News
Keeping You Current that 99 percent of women have been sexually harassed.
Moreover, some girls are trapped in the house as if it’s jail, especially in the
suburbs where girls are restricted from going out.
Final Revision
You. Khalil
Being a male holds a different position in Egyptian society. Male
offspring is favored, since a son is expected to care for his parents when they
get old. Also, a Muslim man may marry a woman of another religion because
this privilege is given to a man since the child accepts the religion of his
father, not the mother. In addition, if a father is having trouble with his income,
he expects his son to drop out of school to support the family. Most of the
males are forced to follow their father’s career path. Next, if the father dies the
son rather than the daughter will consume the majority of the wealth because
in the Quran, it says to do so. In Egyptian society, men are free. For instance,
they are allowed to move out the house, go out whenever they want and