Compare And Contrast Two World Essay

Best of Both Worlds Living in two different cultures definitely has its pros and cons. Although my mother and I was born in the united states, My father comes from a strict Arab country called morocco located in north Africa .my mother is a full Christian American , while my father is a Muslim Moroccan . My American culture is a mixture of different cultures and more free. My Moroccan culture, on the other hand had its own culture and values. Growing up I definitely learned fast how to basically be two different people being that my dad left when I was two so I always had to travel back and forth between the United States and Morocco. Of course both cultures want better for their children but I had to figure out how to balance two different

I remember in morocco having to go to the mosque on Sundays to sit and pray to Allah for hours, then come back to the United States and go to church on Sunday and praise god. I felt forced to go the mosque I knew in my heart I was Christian but ,my father always threatened to disown me and never speak to me again I wasn’t a “ Good Muslim girl.” I always embraced my American culture more because when it came to faith the American culture promoted its own individual faith while the Arab culture embraced Chokrane 2 only Islam and it was forced upon me. However , I can say when it came down to both cultures, both was very family orientated if I went to the mosque it was together and if I went to church it was together. Practicing two different religions was hard .I had Ramadan every year (fasting for a month in summer from sun up to sun down) while all the other kids back home was eating ice cream and enjoying the hot break . When I spent my winter break in morocco, I didn’t get a Christmas since Muslims don’t believe that Jesus was god’s son there was nothing for them to celebrate. Coming back home from break seeing all the kids in the neighborhood playing with their new toys I was extremely