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…

Heightened security checks at the entrance to General Assembly building results in securitymen finding a bottle of Chivas whiskey and a red lingerie item with black polka dots in the car boot of a secretary to one of the members of parliament. Both ite…

Today, women in Saudi Arabia were granted the right to participate in voting and running for positions in future elections of the municipal council. This will surely mean that other changes are on the way as well. Filed under: Lifestyle, News, Women

Customs foils bid to smuggle ‘sex toys’ by Kuwaiti woman  KUWAIT CITY, Sept 20: Customs officials, in coordination with the Ministry of Communications, recently foiled an attempt by a Kuwaiti woman to import sex toys and other stuffs into the coun…

When I first read this article, I scoffed and was mildly amused at the idea of two people jammed in an airplane bathroom for 20 minutes and then kept thinking: “Why was a third person also handcuffed and taken away?” Here is the article sin…

We’ve previously discussed the issue of fathers discovering that they were raising another man’s child. This issue is not restricted to a certain society or culture. I’m sure there are psychological reasons and sociological explanatio…

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Pietro Ferrero, 47, has died in an accident in South Africa. He was the joint chief executive of the Ferrero Group, makers of Ferrero Rocher, Kinder, and Nutella (LINK). Filed under: Death, Film & Ads, Food, Life, Links, Men, News

Sometimes mountains are made out of molehills. And this poor couple’s afternoon date turned into an unfortunate ordeal. The news report below does not mention why the young couple in the public garden was approached by the “cops”. Wer…

It almost sounds like a political sex scandal in Washington D.C. (link) Kuwaiti woman blackmails men with their nude pictures KUWAIT CITY, March 13: An unidentified young Kuwaiti woman is being interrogated for involvement in blackmailing public figure…

I sincerely hope that after the catastrophic disasters in Japan, Kuwait will seriously reconsider any meddling (investment) in nuclear power plants. If a country as efficient as Japan with state of the art facilities and emergency plans for potential c…

I’ve been keeping a pleased eye on the hash tag Saudi Women Revolution on Twitter for some time now and I’m pleased to say a Facebook page has also been set up with the same title. What Saudi women want does not conflict with Islam nor are …

A British dentist has been suspended for belching and farting on the job amongst a host of other transgressions. According to the article, “Unless Walton appeals the suspension, he will be forbidden from legally working as a dentist in the United…

Can you tell when a woman is ovulating and fertile? Can you tell by her actions and her moods just where she is in her hormonal cycle? New findings in an experiment at an American university highlight a number of issues regarding female fertility and e…

Malawians are angry at this proposal: “Any person who vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxious to the public to the health of persons in general dwelling or carrying on business in the neighbourhood or passing along a public …

Petra is a piece of art by 27-year-old German sculptor Marcel Walldorf. This sculptor made of silicone and metal depicts a female police officer in riot gear, squatting to urinate. On the floor is a puddle of gelatin resembling urine. Propped against t…

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’…

On the occasion of Safer Internet Day 2011, the following clip promotes a film dealing with the risks and consequences of sexting amongst young people: “Exposed “…..‘Exposed’ is a 10 minute drama about a 15 year old girl called De…

Dewaniyas are unique to Kuwaiti culture. There are different types of dewaniyas, some formal and others informal. Formal family dewaniyas are open on certain  set days during the week to receive guests. The BBC recently featured a report on the Kuwait…

Listening to the chants of tens of thousands of protestors in Tahrir Square. It’s happening now. Filed under: Life, Links, News

Slackistan certainly presents a different picture of Pakistan than the one perpetuated in the media: According to the Pakistani media, this film will not be released in Pakistan due to conflicting views on censorship. The film was rated 18+ by the Cent…

What do these four men have in common? Gautam Gambhir Yusuf Pathan Robin Uthappa Rohit Sharma Filed under: Men, News

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Well at least there is some rain forecast for Kuwait before the end of 2010. We’ve had a pretty long dry spell. Mind you, the weather has been fantastic compared to anywhere else in the world and I’m pretty content to stay put and enjoy it….

Another episode in “The Culture of Violence”: Arab Times asks what would you have done? A woman, whose identity has not been disclosed, has filed a complaint with the police accusing her husband of deliberately damaging her car and beating her, rep…

Sometimes when a series of  seemingly inexplicable negative things happen to us, we blame the Evil Eye.  It is so ingrained in our culture that most people at some point in their lives blame the Evil Eye for some mishap in their lives. It is easy to …

The Daily Pat Down Blog described as : Your daily dose of security theater. Frightening. Invasive. What if the people performing the pat downs get a thrill out of touching people’s private parts? Do they change their gloves? Or touch every person…

Some things I would love to remember, moment by moment. Other things I would prefer to cast away into the dregs of forgetfulness. Imagine having an “Endless Memory” where you would remember every day of your life down to the last detail? It…

After a successful online business venture with  Khadija Mall, Khadija Ahmad opened her shop in Bahrain called Khadija Fashion House where she sells lingerie and sex toys as well as products designed to enhance the sex life of married couples. (Link t…

It’s camping season again and with it the newspapers are dotted with related criminal activities from reported rapes, murders, stabbings, abductions, illicit parties and thefts ranging from livestock to electric generators. A couple  of days ago…