Loading ...Family, a Critical Building Block of Arab Society–Including Arab America
Your children’s educational background, teens and young adults making their parents proud, and marriage and grandkids are critical to most families. For Arabs worldwide, these accomplishments are vitally important. So is a young adult marrying someone of similar background is often significant. A young couple’s conception of children soon after marriage is always a joy for grandparents. John Mason, contributing writer, describes how all these accomplishments reflect and reinforce Arab family values of honor, dignity, generosity, loyalty, esteem, and avoiding shame.