Being street smart, but a bit naïve at times I
started seeing what was going on in Casablanca with the women. There are the “clean”
women and the “unclean” women. The “unclean women” are the Muslims who drink,
party, smoke, go out, and engage in sex.
They rebel against their religion and engage in behaviors that are
frowned upon in the Muslim world. But
there are also what we call “working girls” aka “prostitutes.” These women are
out on the prowl looking for a man to seduce and take home. They were seen in
action one night at the Punjab club where they sat and stared at my friend (a
group of three). Eventually, the bouncer caught on and kicked them out.
Most “clean” Muslim women do not drink and smoke
and do not come out after 8 or 9pm. The family is the focus of a Muslim woman’s
life and even being single, women still practice these same disciplined
behaviors. Women such as my students do
not dare to go out to night clubs with strange men and some of my students are
in their 20s and have never even been to a bar or night club.
While the good girls stay at home, the bad ones
go out and the men obviously pick up on this leading them to be
flirtatious. The women that are out at
night are showing to men that they are open minded, free, and against their
religion.
It has come to the realization for me that I am
one of those girls when I go out and perhaps that is why Mr. Casa keeps me on a
leash. It is not about what I wear out as well, but it is just “going out at
night” that is such a rebellious behavior for a woman in Casablanca (I say Casa
because Marrakech is way more liberal).
In America, it is about how you dress that makes you look like a
prostitute, but here there can be nice, normal looking girls that end up being
prostitutes or hustlers trying to work on green cards.
Moral to this Casa story: Stay inside with your
boyfriend and avoid going out at night!
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