Jerri Bird By: Saher Javed

I enjoyed Jerri Bird's experiences in the middle east. I agree with her when she said that, women here do think that those women in the arab world are oppressed, but instead those women dont' feel that they are. For example they don't look at their vails and the fact they cover themselves because someone told them instead because its in their religion they follow it. I was also a bit suprised to hear her explaining to us how awomen from there thought that women here were like "sex objects", but when I think about it, I can agree and to some extent find it true. Jerri Bird mentioned commericals, tv, etc, all have women advertising for some sort of product and that is not needed. She mentioned how Saudi Arabia was now a place that had skyscrappers and held the latest things such as technology and women centers was surprising, I didn't know that was happening so fast there. Her experiences gave me an idea of what it was like in the middle east and how it is today. I enjoyed having her.... !