How much do we know about our friends or neighbors? It is amazing how much can we know from someone if we get interested in knowing his/her culture. We usually have been talking and sharing with friends from other countries or from other places, but we have never asked them specific questions related to their culture. Certainly, I have a friend from Morocco, but I did not know much about her. I only knew her name, and that she has a daughter and a son. But some weeks ago, I told her I want to know about her culture and she sent a e-mail telling me a lot of things about her. Information that I really like and that made me be aware of many aspects of the Moroccan culture and about her. Below in italics is written what she sent me, so you can read it and learn a lot as I did. I hope you enjoy this information.
My name is Jamila and that means beautiful in Arabic language. I was born and raised in Morocco Casablanca in a huge house because we are a big family five girls and four boys. In the past, it was very important that each couple has minimum of four kids and having a child boy is the greatest think because the reality in my culture men have more power than women and that’s the way how I was raised. Now certain things change people are trying to do not exceed a number of two on having children.
I love Moroccan foods because it’s delicious; women spend a lot of hours in the kitchen to prepare different dishes for only one meal and all made from the scratch, bread is offered at every meal and we eat with the fingers of one hand while bread on the other hand is used as a utensil. Myself I love cooking, I learned to cook when I was ten years old and I learned from my oldest sister because that time I lost my mother. It is very important in Morocco girls learn how to cook from their mothers to make them ready for their future home as I was hearing always from my sister “if you want to gain man’s love is trough his belly”.
Friday is very special day for us as know in other countries “Good Friday” almost all Moroccans go to the mosque to pray the middle prayer for that day because in Islam we must pray five time a day, after that prayer we eat our special dish the name is couscous and that take almost five hours to be prepared.
Before entering home we must take off our shoes because is of kind of respect and hygienic at the same time. Respect of our parents is very important we cannot raise our voice while we are talking front of them and we love to kiss their hands in entering or leaving the house at each time.
Girls in Morocco are not allowed to have boyfriends because we can’t have sex without marriage, some rare girls dose, but if they do it must be in secret and for that reason girls get married at very early age. It is very common that men get married and live with their families if they are not eligible to have their own home in fact for parent to encourage them to get married.
When I was a teenager my father started to make comment on the way how I dressed, I wasn’t free to wear what I want, for instance, I can’t wear short skirts and dresses or sleeveless, I must pay attention on what I need to buy and most of the time buying something for myself was under my father’s control, I understood it’s his responsibility to protect his daughter especially I’m the youngest.
My name is Jamila and that means beautiful in Arabic language. I was born and raised in Morocco Casablanca in a huge house because we are a big family five girls and four boys. In the past, it was very important that each couple has minimum of four kids and having a child boy is the greatest think because the reality in my culture men have more power than women and that’s the way how I was raised. Now certain things change people are trying to do not exceed a number of two on having children.
I love Moroccan foods because it’s delicious; women spend a lot of hours in the kitchen to prepare different dishes for only one meal and all made from the scratch, bread is offered at every meal and we eat with the fingers of one hand while bread on the other hand is used as a utensil. Myself I love cooking, I learned to cook when I was ten years old and I learned from my oldest sister because that time I lost my mother. It is very important in Morocco girls learn how to cook from their mothers to make them ready for their future home as I was hearing always from my sister “if you want to gain man’s love is trough his belly”.
Friday is very special day for us as know in other countries “Good Friday” almost all Moroccans go to the mosque to pray the middle prayer for that day because in Islam we must pray five time a day, after that prayer we eat our special dish the name is couscous and that take almost five hours to be prepared.
Before entering home we must take off our shoes because is of kind of respect and hygienic at the same time. Respect of our parents is very important we cannot raise our voice while we are talking front of them and we love to kiss their hands in entering or leaving the house at each time.
Girls in Morocco are not allowed to have boyfriends because we can’t have sex without marriage, some rare girls dose, but if they do it must be in secret and for that reason girls get married at very early age. It is very common that men get married and live with their families if they are not eligible to have their own home in fact for parent to encourage them to get married.
When I was a teenager my father started to make comment on the way how I dressed, I wasn’t free to wear what I want, for instance, I can’t wear short skirts and dresses or sleeveless, I must pay attention on what I need to buy and most of the time buying something for myself was under my father’s control, I understood it’s his responsibility to protect his daughter especially I’m the youngest.
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