Overheard in Cairo

We end with Eman, writing at Hatshepsut, who has a post
entitled 'Overheard in Cairo':

Girl 1: Oh! So how long will you be studying abroad?
Girl 2: 5 years
Girl 1: Wow! FIVE YEARS! That’s too much
Girl 2: Well, it’s a PhD…you should apply too
Girl 1: Umm, I don’t know, I don’t think my dad will approve of me travelling
abroad on my own for so long
Girl 2: Why?
Girl 1: You know, because of what people would say
Girl 2: What would people say?!!
Girl 1: You know, that “this is a girl who has been all on her own for so
long”… “God knows what she has been doing out there”… you know stuff like that…
Girl 2 (offended): Well only narrow and dirty minded people would think that
way and I don’t think any sensible person should listen to them
Girl 1: I agree, but rumors of the sort can really affect one’s chances of
getting married and that is why my dad won’t agree
Girl 2: Well, you don’t want to get married to a backward narrow minded retard,
do you?

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https://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/08/11/arabeyes-single-female-and-away-from-home/