The Importance Of Masculinity In Egyptian Culture

No matter what part of the world we belong to, a man is seen desirable and attractive if he is masculine. Masculinity can be contextual as different parts of the world have different meaning of masculinity. In Egypt “raguula” is considered masculinity. They standards Egyptian men are held to for masculinity may vary immensely when compared to the Western world. Farah Ghannam uses her work to materialize the male body in an Egyptian context. She introduces stories of people such as, Ahmed, Samer, Zaki and others to show how men are judged on their actions in different stages of their lives, which helps them construct their raguula (masculinity). Throughout this essay we will analyze Egyptian men in different stages in their lives and how were able to take a mawaqif of masculinity.

From an early age boys are taught how they need to grow up to be a strong man who not only …show more content…
During the earlier years in his life her was a really generous, caring and helpful man. Once instance, he was asked by a mother to help get her child out of a fire, even though the firemen and other men of the community were present there. He without even giving a thought went first to get the child out and later on also went back in to get a gas cylinder out that prevent an explosion in the building. He was seen as a hero. In addition to being tough, her was also financially sound. He quit school after fourth grade and went on to earn money and provide for himself. This lead him to earn enjoy various facilities that came with earning money, such as being able to travel, being able to dress well and having the liberty to do what he wanted to. He was an example of an ultimate man in his community. The value of prestige and recognition within his community was a great benefit of leaving school. And this was Samer’s social capital for joining the workforce fulltime, rather than continuing his