Arabic Motifs of Ibn Batuta - Essay Example

Among others, he revealed many astonishing facts about the women and the ruling class of those times. The women had not been used to wearing shirts which irritated Ibn Batuta. As a Qazi, he tried to change this custom but could not succeed. Moreover, daily antiquates and manners showed that they were considered inferior as compared to male members of society. However, their ruler was a woman named, Khadija, at those times but she was just an ‘accidental queen’. As far as the ruling class is concerned, Ibn Batuta found them noble, generous, and kind-hearted. However, Ibn Batuta pointed out their ‘vested interests’ type of psyche also.

In my personal opinion, Ibn Batutua stated the experience of Maldives objectively. He kept his personal opinions at arm’s length.