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Try explaining to a freshly landed Arabian woman
what window blinds are
Hands still sticky from preparing Baklava
Feet halfway in shoes and halfway on the ground
Try explaining America to an Arabian woman
routinely walking barefoot across holy floors
Familiar with eye contact and curtains
Saying “thank you” and meaning it
Detail and modesty
There were three buttons
Unbuttoned at the top of my work shirt
Vaguely showing the lace curl of my bra; showing skin
She never stopped looking at me in my eyes
This time directly at the opening of my shirt; she repeated
“The curtains are coming down”
Try explaining to a freshly landed Arabian woman
familiar with light being wholly shielded or totally exposed
That they are called blinds