Comments on: Spinsters World & Women Rights in Arab Land

By: zani

zani — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:42:09 +0000

saudi is really a weird country,kingdome whatever u wana call it—i mean if most saudi women really lament about their sorry situation, then y not rise up and demand their god-given rites??? most saudi females r turning into lesbians by compulsion just as most saudi males r turning into faggots due 2 no freedome 2 interact with females—dont da dumb rulers understand that??? when an individual is not allowed 2 exhibit or utilize his/her sexuality, then ultimately, severe psychological problems r bound 2 arise—i truely think that most saudi men r scared of their female populationz potential and talents and thus they dont wana empower them—when will saudi females as well as young males realize that they r living a sick way of life—most males shag anything from a hole in da wall 2 a camel—its just a shame.

By: LILA

LILA — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:00:33 +0000

i like saudi arabi ,because it is v-good .

By: ANONYMOUS

ANONYMOUS — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:13:42 +0000

THE ARAB RACE WILL DIE, FIRST BECAUSE OF PALESTINE AND IRAQ AND BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE WITH “SPINSTERS”

By: ibraheem

ibraheem — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:26:19 +0000

Here you are it again…Interesting articles

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By: Mearcstapa's Love Poems

Mearcstapa's Love Poems — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:20:53 +0000

Off the top of my head: I think we should free up the marriage market in both directions, so that initial marriage by a woman into a certain family guarantees a limited stake in that family’s property. The production of a child of either gender

By: The Spirit Mercurious

The Spirit Mercurious — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:15:11 +0000

By: kimmy

kimmy — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 02:27:54 +0000

Amal A,
Good point.
Basically it comes down to one point.
I am right, you are wrong.
Sad way to view other peoples affairs.
I only judge people by their personality, not their views.
Can we work on this?

By: Amal A

Amal A — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 02:21:26 +0000

How did they define spinster in the study? I mean what was the cut off age? 22? 32? 42? Post menopausal women? The first paragraph in the repoet is mind boggling. “Unmarried females of a marriagable age?” If they are of a marriageable age, how could they be “spinsters”? Maybe they’ll get married in a year or two? Did they count the lesbians? Can you be a lesbian and a spinster at the same time?

By: kimmy

kimmy — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 23:36:39 +0000

Robin, I am sorry but I printed that wrong. My mistake.

By: kimmy

kimmy — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 23:08:38 +0000

I have met many spinsters in my business and I have found them more intelligent and understanding than most women, (sorry, Robin not you).
They have spent their lives working and learning.
My older brother is the same way. 59 and still single. Knowledge is more important than being married. It destroys their ability to take the time to read, to learn and to understand.
Being independent is a good thing even if it means that you don’t marry.
We have too many people on this world anyways.
Whatever your choice (as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone) is OK with me.

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 14:09:08 +0000

Here in the “West” (USA) we also have our mixed views of “spinsterhood”. Of course the options of spinsters here are not the same, but generally speaking, it is also seen as a woman who is past her prime and for one reason or another has not done what every woman is “supposed to do”, get married, settle down and have kids. For some this lifestyle has been a personal choice and for others, well, marriage to the right man just never came knocking. Bachelorhood on the other hand is a whole other topic. These men are the objects of desire, the “right” woman will often appoint herself as the one to “capture” the bachelor and turn him into a married man. The bachelor past the normal age of marriage is the ultimate “bad boy” and object of desire by many, whereas the “spinster” is a “hasbeen”, passed over by all the eligible bachelors earlier on and tossed aside as undesirable for one reason or another. The fact that some women CHOOSE not to marry is an afront to what is supposed to be the norm. Many women who are married themselves look on spinsters as poor miserable unwanted women who are so much less lucky than themselves who WERE chosen. As I said, the situations are not the same but they are parallel to eachother in that both SKA and the US have negative views of spinsters for the most part. I personally have known a few here and believe me, you cannot lump them all into one miserable bag. Here is a funny blog I came across just for spinsters here in the US http://www.spinsterspin.com/node/1

There is an old folk song titled “Old Spinning Wheel”

Covered with dust and forgotten,
Like the face upon the wall.
The one souvenir of the days gone by,
I treasure most of all:

(refrain)
There’s an old spinning wheel in the parlor,
Spinning dreams of the long, long ago.
Spinning dreams of an old fashioned garden,
And a maid with her old fashioned beau,
Sometimes it seems that I can hear her in the twilight
At the organ softly singing “Old Black Joe.”
There’s an old spinning wheel in the parlor,
Spinning dreams of the long, long a go.

(verse)
Turn back the years of my childhood
As you turn, old spinning wheel.
Just show me a lane with a barefoot boy,
As shadows softly steal:

It is a sad song per se, and even in this song, the “spinster” has left the spinning wheel idle to collect dust. Where is the spinster now? Well, married with husband and kids of course!!!

By: itwasntme

itwasntme — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 06:29:22 +0000

Spinster is a very positive word. It comes from Middle English, and means a woman who spins thread for cloth, in other words, a woman working and producing a needed product, who is taking care of herself. You can easily turn this term around and embrace it, and be proud!

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By: kimmy

kimmy — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 02:06:50 +0000

Aya,
I can think of many words but they shouldn’t be shown here.