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... most prevalent in Muslim countries where there are no laws against it, and in communities that are more traditional and agrarian. Despite the legal prohibitons, Israeli Bedouin, who are Muslims, continute to practice polygamy. For the Bedouin, polygamy is " not a reigious issue but and issue of power" said Ginat, who is studying the group's marital patterns. "The more children you have, the ... ...
... instructs Ni"ma to get all her clothes and belongings and leave right away. Then Zeinat takes some of her old clothes and winds them around her waist underneath her djellaba, which is a long hooded piece of clothing, to make herself look pregnant. Ni"ma asks her mom what will she tell her father. Zeinat tell her that she's going to ... ...
... not want to disappoint him in any way. The narrator explains the importance of the role his father plays in his life as he says, "My dad was a decent man, a Bedouin of modest means who didn't always have a enough to eat, but he was nonetheless my father, and he remained the object of my greatest respect" (Khadra 24). The narrator tries ... ...
