What is the real purpose of fattening in these societies? Popenoe, when she asked Azawagh Arab women why they got fat, received three particular answers: “(1) because it is beautiful; (2) because men like it; or, less commonly, (3) because it turns a girl into a woman” (2004: 48). For women, no matter where they are, beauty is something that is always desired, so Azawagh Arab women's desire to be beautiful makes sense. The desire to be attractive to men is very important, since this is what the pillars of this society rest on. The Azawagh Arabs are obviously faithful followers of Allah, faithful Muslims and therefore more or less follow the Quran, the Muslim version of the Bible. One of the most important things noted in the Quran includes the possibility of having more than one wife, where you must love all your wives equally, and most importantly, the need for a wife to please her husband and vice versa. In these areas, men have long shown desire for curvy and round women, hence the reason for fattening. The fatter women are, the more likely they are to have a better husband and a more successful marriage as long as the man wants her (which her excessive obesity helps significantly). Looking at the process of becoming a woman, “fattening pushes a girl toward marriageability by endowing her with attractive feminine curves and, it is thought, accelerating the onset of puberty” (2004: 77). The process of gaining weight is considered as the phase of being a mother and wife, if a woman has taken a different path, for example that of a teacher (which is very rare), she would not gain weight until she is preparing to get married, which may not happen never since women married very young, most often during adolescence, they become "old" once they get past that point and less desirable/attractive than men. Another sign of this maturity with