How Our Misunderstandings of Harem Life Teach us So Much About the True & Powerful Feminine
An amazing journey with Scheherezade, the heroine of Arabian Nights
I just finished reading a fascinating book called “Scheherezade Goes West”. It is the story of a woman who wrote several books about being raised inside a harem in Morocco. When she went on her book tour, one of the first questions many male reporters would ask her was, “So, you were actually born in a harem?” And then they would smile at her.
This confused her to no end. Why would they smile about women being kept in prisons? What could they possibly think a harem was and where would they get these ideas from?
This article is part book report and a few of the “WOW” moments for me as I read it. We will explore why the Western perspective on women causes us to completely misunderstand the stories from Arab cultures, but most importantly, we will look at how this discrepancy teaches us about the true nature of the wild, free, and incredible feminine!
