CP#4-6 Rachel McDonnell

I met Ahmad and his sister at Cafe Shisha since he had mentioned that he enjoyed hookah. It was a bit loud, but we had an amazing conversation. I was apprehensive when this topic came up, but his sister had mentioned how there is nothing to do in Tallahassee, so I started brainstorming. I asked her if she liked dancing and she told me that she loved dancing, but could not go to clubs in Tallahassee, because other men in CIES that are also from the Middle East would judge her and shame her brother. I asked how they would know and she told me that they feel like they can do whatever they want, but that girls cannot. This is why I was apprehensive, because it is a sensitive subject, but it initiated a conversation about feminism in relation to the Middle East and her and Ahmad were in total aggreeance with me. Ahmad said that other men have gone up to him and shamed him for how his sister dressed and then told me how much it upset him that people think like that. We talked about how most men will drink and smoke in Tallahassee, but keep it a secret and then shame other people when they found it. It was essentially a loop of really interesting, sad, and happy insights that I otherwise wouldn't have known.