Nawal El-Saadawi: Love and Sex in the Life of the Arab

1) What is the image that Westerners have of the Arab men and women and
what is the Arabs’ view?
2) The authoress of the article says that ‘it is mainly economic necessity
which governs the direction in which values, human moral, and norms of
sexual behavior move’. To what extent to you agree with her?
3) What does the article say about Arab women as compared to Western
women?
4) What is the position of Islam and Christianity with respect to love and
sex?
5) How many women is an Arab men allowed to marry and why?
6) Why is religion so lenient and understanding with men and so severe with
women?
7) Which were/are the right of women, if any?
8) In reading the article, have you come across any stereotypes?