Managing to catch up with the fast paced world, Maktoob’s Helwa is a revamped version of the existing women’s section on Maktoob.com to go parallel with Arab women’s interests in the current and future times. A plethora of topics, from women’s rights in the Arab World and violence against women, to beauty, parenting, family & society, home management, and health articles written by credible doctors and specialists will form an integral part of the features of Helwa.

‘’Helwa’’ – translating into ‘’pretty’’ – facilitates being as pretty on the inside as much as on the outside to Arab females. Therefore, as an appreciation to successful women and an encouragement to the not yet, ‘Women under Spot’ will provide a platform for Arab Women achievers and leaders, irrespective of industry or specialization.
we launched recently our teens section too.
we have alot of promising features coming soon.
for any comments or suggestion ..please email us .
helwa@maktoob.com

there’s a typo curse on this post! LOL

His Wife, mush mother! :P

omar

*Scene at mother doing maggi soup smiling*

*Scene of father smiling out of fulfillment that his mother knows how to cook!*

Now shu ra2yek with this one, Roba?
LOL

omar

yes I totally agree with you, mothers do need to set the example because the parents do represent the models children choose to imitate. Growing up I can remember countless times when I would be in a social situations where men sit with men and discuss important matters as men do, while the women sat with women and discussed other things. And I remember thinking if I ever wanted to be accepted in to this circle of towering male figures I would have to talk about politics and current events.

This is who we look up to; these are our models of adulthood.

This is very true. It’s all in the upbringing, the expectations made upon each gender. And sadly, girls are not expected to be as politically and socially aware as boys. Many girls grow learning that politics and current events are “7aki zlam”. Questions like “So, what do you think?” that put pressure on the person to formulate an opinion are almost only addressed to the males around the table.
Children look up to adults and imitate them. Mothers should set an example. When the females of the family are either silent or absent from the discussion, young girls learn to do the same. They start to underestimate the value of their own opinions until they lose the motivation to have any in the first place.

I went to an all-girls school for twelve years. Interestingly, it was only when I moved to a new mixed school that I was aware of my own lack of awareness. I faced many situations where *everyone* would be talking about current issues with an interesting level of understanding. In class, we sometimes took a few minutes to talk about the day’s events, and everyone was expected to know and to take part in the conversation- a pressure that wasn’t there at all when the class was exclusively female.
I don’t know if it’s right to reason it this way, but it somehow made sense to me at the time.

im sorry roba if you find this offending you can delet if you want

By the way, I didn’t want to continue in a useless discussion where nothing will be achieved, I agreed to disagree, and left it at that. I don’t like to bust the point way beyond it’s worth.

Yalla …. prove your stupidity more ya … Anoneemuss, iza ka 3indak …ras