when worlds collideThe Washington Post has a griping essay on one woman's struggle with the concept of arranged marriage: Now, almost everyone I know -- friends, teachers, co-workers -- expects me, as a child of the West, to reject the notion of arranged marriage, to proclaim my independence loudly. Sometimes, I still expect that, too. But as a young Muslim woman, I also expect myself to accept the obligations I have as my parents' daughter -- regardless of the emotional cost to me. The whole article is a really well presented description of the difficulties of being the generational gap in a new society. If you've ever known anyone who was first generation from a very traditional society the whole article is well worth reading. Their struggles are almost incomprehensible. |
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