A while ago I read an interesting article about a nurse who helped a disabled  teenager deal with sexual tension by buying him a vibrating sex toy. This is a controversial topic because there is a fine line between assistance and possible abuse. Disab…

Do we have a pregnant robot in the medical school at Kuwait University to train med students? Noelle is pregnant robot available from Gaumard used as a birthing simulator.           Filed under: Life, Links, Motherhood, Women

It was too early when I woke up. I ambled to the sitting room and set a tall glass of water before me. The air conditioner was blowing chilled air in that particular position and I enjoyed it. Arctic conditions in 50 C + temperatures. I switched on the…

In Arabian Gulf states, there is a taboo of mentioning one’s mother’s name and a married woman is almost always referred to as Mother of [eldest son's name]. Males are taught from an early age to protect women’s reputation and honour …

March 21st is the date most Arabs celebrate Mother’s Day. In this video clip, Fayza Ahmad sings Sitt Al Habayeb, a song extolling maternal love and appreciation for mothers. I have posted the Arabic lyrics at the bottom and also attempted a brief…

Sarah Philips, 16, sings this tribute to her mother who died on February 11 after a four year battle with cervical cancer. She originally recorded the Paolo Nutini song into her mobile but the YouTube compilation was put together as a tribute to her mother and to enable donations to The Debbie Phillips Cervical Cancer [...]

“Princess facing Saudi death penalty given secret UK asylum…Woman feared she would be stoned after giving birth to an illegitimate child in Britain”
When I read the headlines on the front page of the newspaper, I didn’t expect it to be the Independent but rather one of the newsy tabloids that grab readers’ attention through such [...]

Lucy Edge writes a poignant account of her struggle to conceive and how she finally had to accept the fact that she would never have her own biological children. Like so many other women, Lucy was career oriented and put off thinking seriously about settling down or starting a family until it was too late.
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Lucy Edge writes a poignant account of her struggle to conceive and how she finally had to accept the fact that she would never have her own biological children. Like so many other women, Lucy was career oriented and put off thinking seriously about settling down or starting a family until it was too late.
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