There is a word in Kuwaiti dialect that describes unnecessary nosiness: ligafah. In other words involving oneself in the business of others and more often than not, deserving the consequences. Once, a Kuwaiti couple on a visit to Sri Lanka were walking…

I wonder if it is early days yet to deploy policewomen in commercial complexes. According to Al-Anba newspaper, certain commercial complexes were selected after studying the situations and the need, stating that female shoppers felt more comfortable ap…

Aswad refers to the color black or a black skinned person. In the wedding, when the song Ya Aswad was played, a lot of women got up to dance and all the darker skinned women in particular who had not danced before, made a move to the dance floor, flaun…

Shweikar – El Ataba Gazaz ; 1969 (there’s a glitch with the video it seems) Amar – El Ataba Gazaz ; 2010 Lyrics Translation Source for the original song el 3ataba gazaz w el sellem naylon fnaylon the front step is glass, and the stair…

For under 4,000 K.D. ($7,000-$9,000) you can afford a second wife or a mistress for your husband. She may distract your husband, take his attention away from you but you want that now and then, don’t you? You need some time to chill by yourself and not worry about the angels damning you to eternity [...]

This is how it sounds “I think women love being whistled at because it’s a compliment to them,” he said. Everyone does it, builders have done it for years and I whistle at my wife all the time and she loves it. In fact, he says, a well-timed wolf-whistle was how he met Marie, his [...]

How some people manipulate the law to their own advantage: Virgin wife says Canadian husband wants indecent sex KUWAIT CITY, May 4: The Jahra police have arrested a Canadian man of Arab origin, following a complaint filed by his wife —believed to be a citizen of an unidentified GCC state — for forcing her to [...]

This was a question asked here and columnist Suzi Godson gave some good advice. Filed under: Lifestyle, Men, Relationships, Sexuality, Women

We have no funeral homes in Kuwait akin to Western funeral homes. In Kuwait when a person dies, the body is kept in the hospital morgue and buried as soon as possible in the morning or afternoon burial shifts in any of the relevant cemeteries in Kuwait. There are separate cemeteries for Shiites and for [...]

Vajazzling is the placement of tiny Swarovski crystals on the waxed area of a woman’s mons pubis – in other words, crystal decoration of the waxed pubic area. It lasts for about 5 days. It’s nothing new. All kinds of stick on body art decoration have  been on the market for a long time but [...]

Here we go again. Fun with the Arab Times. Bare [sic] with me. Chortle, chortle. Housemaid and Arab man caught in act KUWAIT CITY, March 24 : Security operatives rushed to a Kuwaiti home and arrested a housemaid who was caught having sex with an Arab man inside her room. Security sources said driver of [...]

“Many women who dress inappropriately … cause youths to go astray, taint their chastity and incite extramarital sex in society, which increases earthquakes,” Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi told worshippers at Tehran Friday prayer. Source Filed under: Life, Lifestyle, Links, Men, Sex, Women

I was captivated by the stunning detail of the statues from the Nereid Monument at the British Museum. These Flickr photos reflect the beauty of these statues although I must say seeing them up close was an awe-inspring experience. by Lian Neill by Dame Boudicca 1 by Dame Boudicca 2 by Dame Boudicca 3 by [...]

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 [...]

“I came to Kuwait as a young girl of eighteen. I was just married. And then the Invasion happened in 1990 and we left back to Turkey. I was pregnant with my first child and had her in my hometown amongst my own family.
After the Liberation in 1991, we came back. My husband, who is [...]

Q: Why do women go to the bathroom in groups ? Why do many women  ask someone to go to the bathroom with them?
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Um Saoud did not place a “Wanted: Husband” ad.
She did not apply with a matchmaker who would supply her with the names of rickety old widowers or divorced men who would only want to control her.
And at sixty something, she was free to love and wealthy enough to secure it.
One afternoon in June, she headed [...]

When is the last time, if ever, anyone in Kuwait was lashed as punishment for a crime?
And do adulterers get lashed too if they are charged with the crime or do they simply face imprisonment and deportation?
I was interested to read this in the Daily Mail:
“Under Kuwait’s strict Sharia Law, married couples who commit adultery [...]

As if it wasn’t bad enough that the Kuwaiti women’s football team lost 17-0 to the Palestinian team in the West Asian Football championship. Now we have to listen to outcries from conservative members of parliament who declare that playing football is “against the nature and physique of women” and how did these women ever [...]

I came across a discussion on one of the new Kuwaiti TV channels. It was a talk show geared to youth and one young woman and two young men were discussing the topic of female bodybuilding and whether it was a desirable sport.
One of the men said that a woman should be soft and delicate, [...]

Translation pending.

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Bothayna Al-Essa is a Kuwaiti writer with several books that have gained her critical acclaim.
In today’s issue of Al-Qabas daily newspaper, a selection of “Very short stories” by Bothayna Al-Essa were published. I chose one of them to translate and share with non-Arabic readers. I liked this vignette because the mother is portrayed as a [...]


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According to the storyteller, Muneera was such a devoted wife. She would do anything for her husband, Rashed. They bought a house together and to pay off the debt, rented it out and lived in an apartment with their three kids. Rashed wanted to do a bit of renovation for the house, and Muneera borrowed [...]

Video: Wardrobe malfunction for Gillian Cooke
Moral of the story: Always be prepared to be inadvertently exposed.
Talk about wardrobe malfunctions. What if you were the guys behind British bobsleigh slider Gillian Cooke who split her lycra body suit at a critical moment only to reveal a well-presented ass and a cheeky black g-string?
With typical British humour, [...]

Sounds reasonable.
From the Arab Times site:

New Kuwait private sector labor law detailed Following is the full text of the Kuwait Labor Law for the private sector which was passed by the National Assembly recently. The law has still to be approved by the Kuwait Cabinet before it is sent to HH the Amir for his [...]

Member of parliament Hayef Al-Mutairi expressed his astonishment that his “pro-women” proposal was turned down by women MP’s in a parliamentary committee.
His  proposal would  entitle women who chose to stay at home and be homemakers to a monthly salary of 250 KD. In other words, a woman who stayed at home to look after her [...]

Haifa Wehbe oozes sexy. I enjoyed this video all the way till almost the end. I found it a bit disturbing the way she walked off with the young boy.

more about “Yabn El Halal“, posted with vodpod
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V magazine has featured the size issue and there are some pretty seductive photos of lovely curvaceous women.
More here
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Michelle Phan does Lady Gaga.
Looks like fun.
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