Bedouin Women

and water, which reflected negatively on education and led to low literacy level especially among Bedouin women and girls ( Elsaneh, 2011). Elsaneh mentioned in her presentation at the Human Rights Council fourth session in 2011 in Geneva that Illiteracy among Bedouin Women phenomena took place to the different geo-political conflicts. It took several decades for the State of Israel to open official schools in the Nagab "Negev" in the late 1970's when the first High School was established. Relevantly, Elsaneh explained that the generational gap that lacks basic education and literacy skills among adult Bedouin women is significant as many men were still able to somehow receive a basic education through the local community or its social institutions or travel, while women remained marginalized and illiterate. This situation sheds the light on the importance of adult women education and literacy training. Importantly, the lack of theses two fundamental women needs led to the Bedouin women lack of access to employment opportunities and a better life in particular.

The travel distance harms Bedouin girls more than Bedouin boys, resulting in a higher percentage of dropouts among girls. This can be justified to the long-practiced Bedouin traditions that restrict women from exposure to the world beyond the extended family and limit them to certain family roles and being responsible of hold of the household economy. The authors of the previous articles relating to this topic admitted the cultural barriers as a direct cause of hindering Bedouin women and girls to obtain education, however it is important to mention that the historical and cultural perspectives led to Bedouin women and girls incapability to get the education they