Different country. Different religious and social imperatives. Definitely a difference in needed social approaches to things for each society makes sense to me and I adjust to the cultural standards when I am there (just as I did in Japan or China or Ohio in the USA. I have no critique of Egypt's social norms as it is truly not my place to have an opinion.
I just find it frustrating that Egypt would regulate against men dancing when they are willing to be (barely) tolerant of women dancing. I understand that it is a culturally-based bias and that the same bias is active in the USA... which I also find frustrating.
Gender bias in the arts just irritates me.
It is apparently one of the last vestiges of idealism left in my psyche.
Yours,
Saqra
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Originally Posted by Outi
I assume you wanted me to explain about the judging from outside?
It's not only about this male work permit thing, but a bigger issue. Just recently I have heard many foreign people criticise about some things in Egypt. Like veiling and other women issues etc. The thing is that these people don't really understand the background. The life in Egypt (and some other Arab countries) is different, the way of thinking is different. There are many big problems in Egypt, but I honestly don't know how those should be fixed. Western models don't work here. Same way as Western ways didn't really suit for Indian people in US.
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