20-year-old youth narrates his woes after serving six-month jail “KUWAIT CITY, Feb 3: A 20-year-old youth Adel, who claims to have been wrongly accused of cross-dressing, narrated his woes to Al-Rai daily. Adel, who recent…

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When Ahmad proposed to Abeer, she accepted his conditions despite the protests of her parents and family. Ahmad asked Abeer not only to wear the hijab but also to wear an abaya at all times when she went out. He was not overly religious and neither did…

Fahad’s family asked for the hand of Mona in marriage and after preliminary investigations and discussions, the union was agreed to by both parties. Although Fahad had agreed to give Mona a dowry of a certain amount, he had not actually given it …

In Arab romance, a possessive attitude and jealousy are usually regarded as a positive trait in a romantic or a marital relationship. It proves that your partner cares. This is not my personal opinion but what I perceive to be the norm: “I’…

Have you ever been harassed by demeaning actions or comments made against you while in public? Hollaback is a site where you can share your personal story about any incident of harassment that has happened to you on the street.   You are encouraged to…

In an interview on KTV 1, Dr. Massouma Mubarak discussed the issue of violence against women with an emphasis on regional and local problems. She identified all forms of violence against women that could entail psychological, verbal, as well as physica…

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women   Say NO – Unite to stop violence against women Filed under: Abuse, Film & Ads, News, Women

The first thing I read this morning was Saudi girl ends bid to divorce octogenarian and I felt sorry for the 12 year old girl who “changed” her mind and decided to go ahead and marry the 80 year old man. How can one justify such abuse of a child? Although there are people and [...]