Family Matters: The Role of the Family in the Middle East

Duration: 900 ft.

Year Published: 1984

Complete Record: Discusses the origins and development of the large, extended, and patriarchal Middle Eastern family. Examines how the line between family and state remains blurred in the Middle East. Describes how Islam via the patriarchy perpetuates the inferior status of women. Suggests that the fragmentation of the Middle Eastern family caused by Western influence has heightened regional tensions.

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