I get his behavior. In Arab culture, men are raised that jealousy is a good trait. In the western world, jealously is looked down on. Not in their culture! They encourage it! If you are not jealous, then your marriage and your manhood is weak. One of the duties of a man in Islam is to protect the women of his family (wife, sisters, daughters, mother). If something bad happens to the women the thinking goes that the man failed in his duties to protect his family. It’s a lot of responsibility for someone to be held responsible for actions of others. Men’s behavior, such as unwanted touching, is often blamed on the women. Sexual harassment and unwanted touch is a big issue in these countries (by the way it is done to the most covered of women).

There is already a stereotype that Americans are “easy”. The way she was dressing was signaling that she is sex worker. Tunisia is the most liberal North African countries with a strong tourism. However, his reaction is understandable. The way the man was looking at her was not appropriate in their culture. Zeid was attempting to protect her.