by B. R. GOWANI
“Moroccan actress Maryam Hassouni, now based in Holland, epitomises the beauty that Saudi Arabian housewives have brought into question.” PHOTO/GETTY/GALLO/Emirates 24/7
Saudi wives oppose
Moroccan maids
cause they fear these conjurers-
who’re not only beautiful
but are also good at enchanting-
will entice their husbands
some Saudi women have threatened
to self-fire themselves from their jobs
to keep an eye on their men
and another eye on the maids
but can these wives stop their husbands
from traveling?
man doesn’t need a female guardian
such as mother, wife, daughter, or a sister
(Saudi woman is required to be accompanied
(by father, husband, son, or a brother-
the last two can even be minors)
here, let’s rephrase a famous phrase:
if the Moroccan Maryams can’t come to Saudi men
the Saudi men will go to Moroccan Maryams
which would be good for the Moroccan Maryams
they’ll stand some chance
to get justice in their own country
unlike in Saudi Arabia
where maids from Philippines, Sri Lanka
Indonesia, and other countries
get abused, tortured, lashed
and in some cases murdered
or beheaded
(in spite of these barbaric acts
the Saudi rulers
the longest serving US minions
never show up on the radar of “humanitarian” missions)
B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com