What Is Moral Relativism In Guests Of The Sheik

The book Guests of the Sheik is undoubtedly a great read. I must confess from the cover I was thinking this book would be mind-numbing. This book can certainly get someone to thinking about what life was like for women in the 1950s, not just in Iraq but all over the world. The majority of people after reading this book when asked the question “are the women during this time repressed?” would more than likely answer “yes”. Everyone of course, will have their own opinion and arguments to why they think “yes” or “no”. I do not think that women in Iraq during the 1950s were repressed. After reading Guests of the Sheik most individuals would probably say that yes Iraq women were repressed but I disagree. Iraqi people believe in certain religions that have firm principles about women and to honor their religion they follow them. Cultural relativism is important here. It states that a people’s values and customs must be understood in terms of the culture of which they are a part. If the Iraqi women do not understand why they are to cover their bodies
BJ wants to convince Haji Hamid that this is not true. Moral relativism is a good term that comes to mind here. Moral relativism is the notion that because no universal standard of behavior exists, people should not judge behaviors as good or evil. Women in America during this time did not wear abas but that does not mean that they cared any less for their home or family. American women wanted to be good wives and mothers just as did Iraqi women. Iraqi women and America women were both thought to be the house wife, meaning they should stay home to cook, clean, and take care of the children. Both women were seen less of men, an example being that in the book it is said that men should learn more English than women, and in America women were not thought of as needing to go to school but men should to be