Middle Eastern men and honor
Honor in the Middle East is a matter of life and death. It is highly regarded.
An honorable man is a man of his word. An honorable man is a man who keeps his family safe. An honorable man is a man society respects and fears. An honorable man is the highest attained accomplishment.
So what happens if the man’s honor becomes questionable?
To defend one’s honor, the Middle Eastern society allows their male population to go the farthest they can go, even to murder those who dared break the code of conduct. A crime defending honor is considered honorable by itself.
All females in the family are part of the man’s honor. That includes the mother, wife, sisters and daughters, even cousins are considered part of a man’s honor, any words or action spoken against those females, any improper implication, any suggestion or allegations of minimal indecencies prompt severe reactions and deadly consequences. When the honor of the Middle Eastern man is challenged he became irrational and loses all objectivity and sensibility.
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