“I have come to this world, an Arab Algerian, with a heavy load that only became heavier as I grew older and I had to carry all my life. To be born a girl in a country and a society like mine is a mistake in the first place; why? People want boys! How do I know? I was born on the 7th of September, and up to this day my birth certificate says 11th.” WomenSelf HelpBirthGenderGirlsEmotional AbuseNon FictionEmotional PainArab WomenArab Society Book:Higher Heels, Bigger Dreams Source: Higher Heels, Bigger Dreams
“… he (the husband) would stand over her head and tell her there was no place else for her to go, no one wanted her and no one was coming for her rescue. Do you have any idea how bleak, how hopeless and terminal it sounds and feels to be at that point? I got chills just writing about it…” AbuseNonfictionDomestic ViolenceViolence Against WomenAbuse SurvivorsDomestic AbuseAbused WomenArab WomenArab SocietyReal Stories Book:Higher Heels, Bigger Dreams Source: Higher Heels, Bigger Dreams
“Domestic violence has often gone unnamed and unblamed in my society. It is the norm for men to teach their wives a lesson, and for the women to bear that beating and teaching with no complaints.” MarriageAbuseDomestic ViolenceDomestic AbuseAbusive RelationshipsAbused WomenAbusive MenArab WomenArab Society Book:Higher Heels, Bigger Dreams Source: Higher Heels, Bigger Dreams
“You would think that honour has been reconciled to its lexical origins or bravery, glory and honesty. Yet, a special entry in the social glossary has reserved it exclusively to an organ that is safely nestled between a woman’s legs, and upon its compromise, which is a common male practice, hell and damnation befall the legs and their owner, never the invader.” HonorAbuseHonourSexual AbuseRapeArabAbused WomenHonor KillingArab Women Book:Higher Heels, Bigger Dreams Source: Higher Heels, Bigger Dreams