1.0Idol Chatterhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatterdalihttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/author/daliArab Soap Opera Showcases Equality in Marriagerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Al3PGu5aYE"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2008/07/arab-soap-opera-showcases-equa.html">Arab Soap Opera Showcases Equality in Marriage</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2008/07/arab-soap-opera-showcases-equa.html/embed#?secret=Al3PGu5aYE" width="600" height="338" title="“Arab Soap Opera Showcases Equality in Marriage” — Idol Chatter" data-secret="Al3PGu5aYE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Quick! When you think of what married life is in the Middle East, what comes to mind? Women clad in black burkas, abayas (robes), hijabs, and face veils, sticking close to home, raising kids and following the lead of her dominating Arab husband? A relationship where the man is in charge and the woman sticks…http://blog.beliefnet.com/idolchatter/files/import/television/Noor_idol.jpg