Exactly,
If you talk to an Arabic woman, they count their blessings in that Nursing Homes don't exist over there...because the extended family lives together and the elderly are cared for until death. Nothing appalls them more than the Western practice of sending our old away to die.
The 'harem' (not the Hollywood sleaze version, but the true functioning sanctuary) is the heart where all the women, children, servants etc hang out together...work, play, tell stories, play cards, musical instruments,dance and support one another.
If a woman has a baby, gets ill or simply has a bought of
sorrow (which actually has a name), she will be cared for
and pampered by others in that side of the house. I've never had sisters, but the coolest experiences of my life were being around a group of Morrocan woman....eating off the same plate and just chatting up a storm.
They were extremely affectionate and complementary to one another and me. Not in a sexual way, just very, very loving and demonstrative. It was a very compelling experience because it was so different from what I've experienced even with the kindest western females....I almost felt like a Christmas puppy must feel around them.
I agree, I love my freedom, I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. And I think Sharia law is something out of a Gor novel. I also know there are bad households and unhappy/bored to tears women. Yet I can also understand why these women see aspects of their lives good and want them to be preserved.