Zaatari’s definition of patriarchy: system of male dominance, in all aspects of life, social, political, and culture.
Patriarchy is reinforced in Beb-Al-Hara by the division of space between the domestic women’s world and the public men’s world that is clearly articulated. Women are not involved in public affairs, only when their husbands consult them on certain decisions. Women are utterly dependent on men who are often women’s only avenue to the outside world by buying groceries and capering on them whenever they go out.
In bad el hara, patriarchy privileges the males and the older generation in terms of acres to resources, decision making, and power. It also privileges those with more wealth and money.
According to Mandour, the event in 2012 represented policy of sexuality by increasingly deploying the homosexuals and heterosexuals alike to soothe the growing social panic over morals, traditions, gender roles, and “Authentic masculinity” in the country.
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