There was a haunting phrase in the book, “Inside the Kingdom” by Carmen Bin Laden. After she separated from her husband she bumped into one of her favorite brother-in-laws, and he explained how he could no longer be her friend.
“You may be right, but my brother is never wrong.”
This sentiment or mindset is similar to how people feel about their family members, that they MUST always see them doing what is right, no matter what. Or even church members are giving a huge margin of error compared to those not in the clan.
This so poignantly describes how family members cannot see their father outside the lens of that title.
That at the end of the day, “You may be right, but my father is never wrong.” I feel this totally, that my father can never be wrong. It is an awkward place to stand in. They will shun me to have a ‘right’ father.
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the ways of the Saudi people and could see such pointed similarities. Perhaps somewhat less extreme, but still debilitating to the women of the FALC.
Our veils were not made of cloth, but as Carmen said, she carried her jail upon her back…by submitting to or allowing another to tell you what to do with your own body.
The Arabic word woman comes from the root word Sin and that is how the ladies are treated. Just by being born a woman, you lose all rights.
They cover up their sins…so the woman has to be hidden.
How like the FALC church…
And the word Islam means submission…
One other idea she wrote about is that in this strict society, that it is never ‘bad’ to be too extreme. That it is seen as good to be excessively strict or religious.
Imagine you can never be too extreme in religion…
I M Perfect lady 