Very interesting as always. I noticed a bit of this while in Cairo 8 years ago. Men and women in segregated groups, getting older and older but still not able to date each other without a chaperone. They’d say they’re “engaged” to be able to catch a minute of authentic unsupervised alone time with a boyfriend or girlfriend. Lots of anxiety, fear, turning toward piety, and sometimes wholesale rejection of interaction with men amongst the women, secret and shameful frequenting of sex workers amongst the men
Thanks again Alice, it will fascinating to see when / if and how culture will change
Very interesting as always. I noticed a bit of this while in Cairo 8 years ago. Men and women in segregated groups, getting older and older but still not able to date each other without a chaperone. They’d say they’re “engaged” to be able to catch a minute of authentic unsupervised alone time with a boyfriend or girlfriend. Lots of anxiety, fear, turning toward piety, and sometimes wholesale rejection of interaction with men amongst the women, secret and shameful frequenting of sex workers amongst the men