As A Yemeni Woman, I'm Tired Of Being Told 'No'

posted on: Jun 5, 2015

Life constantly confuses modern society with a variety of problems and obstacles. However, negatives always have their positives. As a Yemeni woman, I was born into a community where being a female was about being alert at all times. It is true that we do not have any actual rights in Yemen as women because Yemen is a patriarchal society.

As a typical Yemeni woman, my life revolved around the word “no.” It is “no” to ride a bike; “no” for staying out late with friends; “no” discussions about politics, religions and human rights; “no” to late marriage, divorce, uncovering hair, advanced education, traveling alone, and male friends. All these lessons were ingrained in me from a very early age: “No” because I am a woman.

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