tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179708735520151974.post3459725574737910271..comments2022-11-21T09:53:47.898-05:00Comments on Blogging through global societies: Leo Africanus 1Piotr Koniecznyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176515435484290423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179708735520151974.post-65535072467537339522009-10-30T08:31:16.177-04:002009-10-30T08:31:16.177-04:00Yeah, if you exclude the whole part where she was ...Yeah, if you exclude the whole part where she was bought and forced to have sex with some guy who would endanger the lives of his first two unborn babies by dragging them up and down the street at a dangerous hour. At least Salma knew what she was getting into. Then again it wasn't as if Salma's marriage was much of a love match either.Sarah Alfaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558636501897082693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179708735520151974.post-52800185134646614972009-10-29T22:53:22.020-04:002009-10-29T22:53:22.020-04:00I really like that you brought up this quote, I fo...I really like that you brought up this quote, I forgot about it while blogging, but it really made an impression upon me as well. I feel very badly for Salma and the tons of other women in her position at this time and throughout all of history. It is so sad to see how men expected their wives to be nothing but their child-bearer / homemaker. Being a wife in the 15th century must have been better than being an unmarried outcast, but still, being a wife must have been painful. . .although there was really no other option. Women generally didn’t know of a life of freedom or choice, so although I’m sure they were not satisfied or happy with their lives, “you can’t miss what you never had”. I would bet that Warda did have a much more enjoyable life than Salma. She had all the luxuries a wife had, with less of the burden of supplying a child because her life really did not depend on it. She was allowed to do what she wanted and act how she wanted without the constraints or stress of fear of rumors or her husband’s wrath.Nicole.Zennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16228594051119321999noreply@blogger.com