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Honor and Shame
chapter of Wing Wormer’ Wo wrote aout a young woman
wring her marge end the capes “Honora Stee
ia share alae wel hough 1 ep erie
Sociis—have een sien as a mechani forthe
lof women. Arsccaing hor witha shane wth wren
folks clr complex have gota tated womer leas
ates pine Yr Kam, youne oman nhs hasbeen oso
the boner hough modes) of slike el and gles
his ody = pr er coll ey. Monn leu
ers othe srmingy le es she ret mmo the
ing args deed prado fon th her ligne
the romantic mums xp opera ental Honor
Sn Egypt he 1980 for» young Bedouin woman wa some
fnonced by he es of ran Egyptians and se tothe
of Inceasngly peru lami rou, tke o specie
the very pou fan abrac ol dee “nr
Ie thrown into queton by theres specty of Kars
othe US. Egypt and ed ful 30,1989, Kamla wee to
af Godt lle and Compson sme pemreto
x a ste n,n lon hh
teoaiatndancates
etioned my brother anders aon of whore set)
conveyer geting ad hw eyo and omy
asthe one Americ fed fin they ba en years
Av eveyone they knew about tn ty Hein Ameri 1 ad
my sw that weal be ting mae ey She sed
re sheseat thous congatulains al hope, Gok
3 odtnun who would unread me She hoped shat
was nobleman, he Hs nl Aer, Uy
alia telwould met hn soon. Ae wishing me many he scboys and xg)
nd more resting, she gueeed fe pce of news om the oom the
a
Your ser Kans ts boo npg Enger an Stn, Ahi
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cold handy been. We hd teased Kamla bout him ever sine his mane
eben foe ou ears ago a pospet. Ths wasthe match she scarey
‘red hopeeaherouldartage Not that sed ever mete young ma
‘hac macered was tha he was educated cae fom a fay tha eed
chain galveston Shewoud cope heli
Tera ved,« Me that annoyed here ony ope er aly male oe
Sidr tan nies anna aise “ee lia as otto misthe scapopea, Whenshe nase, he sated i
ecnusshe complained so muth, tha asked er athe summer ash to Eytan tne lkshon, andthe nes So tached
painted to wate me a es on how young Bedouin women's Ines wee that alld her swear er mother rt fs
aging and what of pst she hoped the Ald A commu to wh sole her and extend o ck wp a When aca
‘de belonged wold retunad whats wished they would abandon She ed phere re becoming lay sh, Kam, ke he ses
prolyl me that her teacher had set for public an es on Aad
“an wedds she ad wren n schoo! You can ace, nthe sed wor
eres and the ands comments parentheses) she made as she read
Adon, he utlines af te ne wold he hoped on by mang
sof gine Iba Sl,
nor and Ste a
en eseing housework Now tht she had fined choat
thehowse. With wo ster, he war espesible forthe coking,
one day cut ofthe On another oft aye she ws in age
ah them. She was oneal mcho the et othe tine etn,
lle brother and ster were bathed. diesel, al out of
oflundry colleen the back om tobe Sone whe there as
Brfore she nd worn clean cathe or schol studied wth her
rom ofherown, ndbeen gen fo sll des oom
Spiess Her clans were vated wih dough and sono ot
sd igh enough on he fia exams to secure place athe
oe which hes highschool hd reoted er Shc had no
pica and had gone to ths secondary scot only
high chal was onthe lari of town, Her ules ha
at schoo oro tbe nny age school. cha
The Ect of Cts jon er mind Heresy conic
weactsekolte eden Eee nd che ie dies ne
tonto Te creme ofits ed ely ns Cage
Delonge nto xt ampere say
eh sere hatha i a a) Shes
cen ard aio hth edo aes lowed The
oes tole the bus enc ay ccomsanes
kn aml web th es Se She cash
sy, mo mater wat Even thy Sy se ww he
‘Whenstecame taps retry ate pan yuan earners
‘ead jor mara) se a Yodo usewe he ys Rome!
‘mpc, hing lah, nd pra eo ero a
(ether eng au wang ond fer do hey
gar pater li Sha ao do ce ke we
‘ete Nt ork wh ark Tiga ch were my a
Frm rnd eg om)
ssl tp and weve wh i wer kp
and ston. When he na sua fre mater en ema
Atco nat nl ahh ipo mee oh
er ul ash ha age dt mae somthing ating TH
‘porta dg ashe tee oc ny ard fo ent) Shs
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ll
tat hr res nud 2) myo aS ay ee
ead of age at ar Ty
example was, ofcourse, om her en experience. he
econ he acooling guns the wahes oe es
il er ot when sh ws no longer ie: Becase she ass
ber patna pat up th the rcs nea suspon
Aecisatons. She was Bre child wh ad ety on
to gotoschool She warned inthe pbc tosh,
sion he ce het herb neve rere her bn
Janay avn rowng her brters boc. Aer
et each aly eget eter ofl etlather mentand gotherpaes. Fromthenon, she came tthe top ther das
og ot fer way jot. walk wh it. te wished to walk wth
snl her brothers and mle cousins ul om. Thad recorded noes erate bore cutingoffw shout be was welcome Kasi
from 167Dher bs rection when her ote old thr there ad be alo tol er ther ths cous had ined fm a he oy
‘pponted soo monitor. Kal ther hd en apn hs youngest, fot Karl a the school esto walk home wih Ret cvs day
‘henner tscool.proady predic hat son wuld come oy for Kamla, her cousin happened to pass by the hott ae
soe the es,
fatale his vero guestion hist nf of bet we
The cho ha een win si othe carpal ts sues were oy vor tat he ad ever sald sch thing That ended
relives and neighbors The seconds schol, thous, was about Uc
"lamer vay Kamas ls fd only or Bedoula gaisthe esto the gs
sere Eytan ro ove To gett ths doa she had wo walk ong od ARRANGED MARRIAGE
Tsthowstpeopewho dot know be Sesaidak ated WA Berhad trap of Kank tok phe mitra marge: Cosme
{own ooking nthe ight orl, Dts tl ad endure eal om Komi, “This was ope te Eada wal essing
‘oon dingy pes opposed to heating todo wh”
Tier itive spon were href ape with. One at ha ome
wie her moter arin Kara fling sens schosbook ogo ono apn ny mater, hove mth hee ph
‘hoy om a neighbor: Kamin bad dled. Tree hal bres he nln enn cheese See
eae ee eee ae yh a nly woman hn
(Grover the pcm yes Ar the bok soe hat eather had oop deletion This
er nt oneshebad ake fom et cousin Fort, went ques cutie lays a wa ot
nce er baer naioe alee ogame
leds ws fap enone Schlsagee
hse forall nay a
om tf tnineniaadi esha
i walls egy maaan)
‘he sts, he asked Ne
Kama her mother wee ange when Kala uncle oder tater
ted seen sec Kal walking home wh boy Her mother sid de
shed been tin he stomach wh a fck She ad, ome, TH meet
‘ey i estopober and put er ihe ca? Why did the ton ae et
Terri thee the cel uw be? beso aa frber, wy doen en
da Kamla depicted women as powelesin decors about
tlle to ve ero schol”
adhere sme sis hast: ike et ante
Katltod he ony sshe newt She sete problem bps of esiance o marlge arange for them by thes Laren She
her sco yea of high school, Her nce a nt mane hero contin ofyoang women ke one who fad ben mated bro Kans
her ter fad deed hedgers ght to may choc. Fos, ber Hore wth cmeone cle she had gone homeo er ae’ howe
td did everthing he cool wo prevent he fom suing. for ex Provocation evra ocing er hs oven ber The
fess came tothe owe he ac om er dort ad ero make th Hlored marae, espe pteral coins ay have lowed ot
Shed eno escape, neatng oto ty outdoor under the es 90 ese erste Sabra, was wating Asker mth eke it
aloe her nl exams hen, as we low, headed nerves ae 6 got her diploma. Now were ring to ge he he eet
‘Se was swalkinghome om achol Aro the rad oy seta own =
fe wes mall ae ping the sme recon. Because she slvajs wale Wil ring atch ad ven Karla mora auton agent
ber sd down, se noticed her el drive by aller he dpsed. He The Prophe, she would explain sy tai weg
‘tight o her fhe and ll hi, "Your dager was walling had ib ou have eve sen Second the i spe ber ona,
‘ebay "He ater had questioned fam eal then called in Kar sires ar supposed to ak her opnon, Kare sno soe
‘moter. he tum ha com o Kala And you kort how ups he be soueht.Aleady she las made it known throug oe
‘he dt me to asker abou Ka fet my "yes, no oF may ity hat she dos not wan to mary her cousin Sh the
‘ese nce came ane acted hero er ace ios fo her nape who tus heen lined yp wi hr at ene
er thr, se si ving, Deven her He ake he hy she dil the caleslaions mace by his ate and uel sbow msn
aj wlehone Pon hol wth heres an oe explained tha she chides
- aaml ond of Sh the ike a rote” She ap er sterol
ashi ot hem hing they went om wr They reach nto is poche
{gute es caueter nba brogh ors Kamla smetine es
Inn teteningtomake wash he hes and cept or le ais
{Kal even jes with he meter 1 sen the woman gra Kal
Sire he gd oe a cere or porcoreto enn ace
{laa sake her gut schol Kamla roe fe easy hing she
‘howe defy, "Noun comet ie with you”
‘Worse i the cmp master that al ot it for Kama. ven er
sanimother Mig hallsuppors her. Alough shes wo persade hit
‘Ganidughes the yrs of marrying cousin, Migs any th es
SSastor waning what nothing ond will cme ofthis mathe thin
‘hefaalybeween children who ave own up other and sy they fe! ke
sings Ths was oacy the kinda atch ste had sce eid +
Joungbride She med Here wat Kamar Salar Kami
‘tnt mary him And Shas he wont amy Kans She ode ane
Her unmared ganddsughier enjoy provoking igi byl:
cousin marge They sy they want out marge omen who fray
they can have ne les
Theyre droog” ont aml cna ostt
‘Mig scolded et, "You slut What ti ug? You ype”
Shader sien iy, "Dane he, cml Wha os
‘cousin agreed, “They eall uy. Nota handsome one among he. No
‘wellmary ower, Granda, phy or handsome
‘Kamla sok her ead “in marin an Egyptian Someone
Her gndmerher one, “Yur ler wo ape tt
‘Kala gue her gandmother “Were jt lling eth you ose whit
youll ys there ating nour hands, Grandin? Or my hers? Only
‘Goa knows what wil happen
GENERATIONS
Jn the ys, according to Kamla, 2 gl hd no sy he mater of wage
bres a er sy comin,
“hy tug egel shaa ecm with syhing bt hing and
(Godan dro Inberknomensyess panacea To
‘eh i isha chal acetenda ar loc) Tey aot
(Gow tte gsthadometing obeyed and neon
thaw elgg me ono gl at so ad eg and
‘eto and ates uke ny ther psn ce th eth CM ne
‘Hoven pon al ed te ings) He aha
onl
cl etivies ltons.Ta y fat,r xane My fer
acto nny Bt ont et hae oy ch ein)
rice Wik it fd cg et engender weet
constr seven the net seton
al, he bred 4 per she ol nt show this ove, ower
loge love Sh wa every ae hate ees
Sar abot tect omc atop ora geliohve cen
fin a Toy yt pen ee he igh youg wom os
Tat ng lore espe wh ny man cepa beth eet
‘Af ar oer the Bede of ngs ne
{Ihse Prampef hy meant he
erin Bouter Ten aig
fen here yt msi thn odie
oy ang Bl fm Tae de wth 9)
of ove and vocal of ings was ew. verse Had
rm he aga wel oo, she ad been ough eg he
roulay ober uncles new wie, "1do even kno what his Tow
iti songs ad ss abot hi oe her necace ad that
ot don kw wit they ae eng” Se sed tame het
Nahe they gpd Ber and tae er about wich f her young
ral grow up to mary by deta shouing Tm neve gang
bene she wrote this essy se ha demande of her math,
ae tomar? Does she ave owe someone tell her what
her rune?
remanbao may,her mathe had answered. “If se des.
sy The poor hng™
Tad hanged Kamla nove gute rm ook she ha read at
et raul a8 oo entered adolescence to begin thinking about
ofthe oppose sex She amie tat such thigh never een
mind vor Bat then had happened wasatbercosn selma
tha sh a fit reveled ome te ew eerie she ad eg
school Dung qui ped obey ble er cowed
era ran the ld Sestered onthe re were Poups of
1 ws and es, ser who aly aw each ates, aunts ad her
ends alo aking piel.
at the dace sd 6rd ou, toward certain ease,
sled te, "Wht do you think la? si wrong Or two people to
cach teal ee ma pase, She tld dou Young,—
hero agreto talk i, She had refused firs: Pally she greed ori
Inetng ith ends present. He wanted to know she wo be wig >
tray fim hep ahr to eqs her. Ste wonder here nas
pe dat her father wold cep Rrowing the omy, xd I doubted
‘aly se war more relisie When wold who she wate 0 mary
she wold ge rns anowere Se was adamaet bout bet cuss" they
hk im ging oak any ofthese my oan, anyone Hor the aD,
thee wong Then she woul deny that she eed wheter o a it wate
tay eke rm echool. Te brother oe end Ash ald be
jtetine Aslongastheman-wascdvested Barc he would) i801
{en porate well ede Bathe mate owed" The
tas inert dirt ow anything thy wouldnt know now oon
ther Dependent on ee atero ed, des, and mary he hs
trot inapie of king ce of tems “Theyre men mae oly” she
Sed
She Blane her elder kis, especialy her lather, for her cous
(atures. espe the dub sana in matersoltae hear, be acknomtedge
that er cousins and her bres were Bag mos a ards ine dealing
trier l-boned elders ae she wa
‘She hough the eles were mistaken to beso et withthe boy. They
‘wate the Bos to be aight bt all they wonld et ror appijing th
Fresute was subbormese The premie, she wae, would produce the
pose of wha they waoted She pve examples Then wort the boys
‘ly socer"Whatseongiwth ocr? Wrsexece" Ty won et ema
"lev thy won et hem oto calen They sen permite oro ther
Tair longo oo 0 the Ina elena where videos ae shown. The me"
‘ton event he bye os, making say on thelr ab nde
‘ew fig ces. Noting that her brothers and cousins hana esac) Kalo
{ded "They ex them Uke gil only they would give the 2 Bo
feed
‘THE DANGERS OF SCHOOLING
ama think her elders are wrong ofr an abe of fedom. Her)
desc what happened when bet generation began to got school:
Mente aoa rege ar sree: pea ve lt mt
[irs og udm cnc He nar ohh They et os
‘ha lear payor bec ees
‘omg anh Gere Tha) Nir a yoo pt
‘Sha ten fag end come en tee Aare
‘irom wn ct onl yw her “as