Reflective Statement on Yalo

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IB English Reflective Statement on The Story of Zahra: Response to the discussion of the safety in Lebanon towards women During this discussion I felt more aware about how women feel towards their safe being. I am aware that in Lebanon have some issues but I am not fully aware of everything the women go through. In The Daily Star, there is an article by Sayegh saying that women in Lebanon don’t feel safe walking alone at night in their own neighborhoods. I can’t even imagine living in a place that I don’t feel safe in. According to their poll 62% of women feel safe while walking at night compared to the 75% of men who feel safe. Men aren’t the ones getting assaulted in anyway so I can see why more men feel safe. I could just imagine just how Zahra and every woman mentioned in the book felt once they stepped outside their houses. They were probably scared to death to ever want to go outside. As the discussion went on I felt as if I were in the setting of the book and feeling what Zahra felt. I understood better of why she was such a passive character, she had no other option in a place like that. Another thing that was discussed was how little women received protection from the law, government, etc. For example, In an article from CNN by Damon and Hume they state this, “For the past year and a half, Mouwad and fellow feminist activists have been demanding that politicians ignore the objections of Muslim religious authorities and pass a stalled law protecting women from domestic violence.” I automatically thought about Zahra and her mother because they were both basically hurt by their loved ones. They probably wanted to do something about it but didn’t feel they could because of the consciences that would come with it. This discussion in the end helped me in having a better understanding of the torture that went on in the book. It helped me understand where
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