Berber women are a very unique group of people. They are both physically and mentally strong. They are capable of doing many tasks like raising the children, cooking, weaving and labor work without whining. They are very loyal to their family and love their kids and husband, also, they may be very obedient to their husband.
A part of Berber women’s identity, is their clothing, and their jewelry. They wear casual clothes during normal time at home but wear kaftans during big occasions or when they go out and wear colorful skirts and blouses when in the fields. For Jewelry, they wear the hand of Fatima, bracelets, thick silver chains, earrings rings, and pins. Also Henna is very important to them so they can become beautiful.
Most Berber women don’t go to school (60%) but many of them know how to read and write in the Tifinagh language. During celebrations, the women dance a lot with the drummers and sway around a fire that is lit in the middle.
Why keep Berber Women? Once a Berber man quoted “Women are the ridge pole of a tent” So what I can conclude from that is the Berber women are what keep their family in a good relationship, stable and happy as well as a working family. Without them and their strength, the family will fall apart.
During your presentation, I was surprised that berber women can do that much work. I also realized that berber women are different than women from Rabat. In contrast of women in Rabat, they have to stop education early and learn how to cook. They stay the whole day in the house. They also wear different clothing and different jewelry. I agree that berber women are significant and essential for their familly.
RépondreSupprimerWhy are berber womenimportant for their famillies?
Myriel, I did not think that the berber women had that much work to do, they are strong and smart because they need to remember a lot of things because they are the most important person in the family who has to take care of cooking, children clothes ... and some farmwork to.
RépondreSupprimerQuestion: do you think it is good that it is important for the Berber women to go to school, or do you think that it is more important for them to take care of the household and learn everything about it?
To Said: Berber women are important to their families because they hold up the family and maintain an equal relationship between the family.
RépondreSupprimerTo Myriel; More important to go to school
RépondreSupprimerYou had a great presentation which made me learn a lot more about Berber women. Even though I had the same topic as you i learned even more about the Berber women.
RépondreSupprimerQ: You said that the majority of the women did not go to school but that many knew how to read and write in the Tifinagh language. So where and how did they learn it if it obviously wasn't from school? And I am guessing that since the mom is a women she probably didn't go to school too so she is probably not the one who tought them.
Your presentation was really organized and attractive! I learned a lot about Berber women.
RépondreSupprimerQ: Why don't all Berber women go to school? My first guess was because of money issue. Am I right or is there another reason?
Great presentation. I agree with you Ali with that the berber women are a unique group of people because as you said they are mentally and physically strong and can lend many helping hands.
RépondreSupprimerWhy dont men do what berber women do?
During your presentation you said that the Hand of Fatima holds back illness and bad luck. Why do you think this happened? Is their a story to it?
RépondreSupprimerI liked your presentation. I agree with you that the Berber Women keep the family together. Women also have a closer relationship to the children and care for them more. Berber Women are very unique women because they are so different then women from other cultures.
Your presentation was very educational. I agree that the berber women are very important to the household. As you said it was the main pole of a tent. Are the men as important as the women or not at all. In most traditions the man is the most important person of the family.
RépondreSupprimerWhy do you think it is different in the berber culture that the women are the most important?
Why didn't you only concentrate only on women and not on men?
Question : Why do you think Berber women are important?
RépondreSupprimerYour presentation was interesting and attractive. Berber women are a very interesting group in the Berber society, but you didn't say why do you think they are.
Berber women are very important for the house. They practically spend their whole day in the house and they take care of everything thing. They raise there children and they have the responsibility to teach their children what they should know and what they should do for when they grow up.
RépondreSupprimerQ: Who takes care of the household if the women is sick and she doesn't have any children?