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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Well, what else did you think we wore under abayas?
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Every time I leave you, I wonder if we will meet again tomorrow. I wonder if I should capture your smile, remember your words, or memorize your expression.
Yes, I fear not being able to see you again, or to hear your voice, or to inhale the smell of you.
At this moment in time, I am [...]

Such excitement from the one and only Arab Times.
This would make such an interesting short story.
“KUWAIT CITY, Nov 25: A drunken boyfriend of a Kuwaiti woman sustained injuries to his hand when the woman tried to hide him on the rooftop of her husband’s home in Meshrif, after the man announced he was coming home.
Security [...]

When any of us mentions the word cancer, our voice level tends to go down and the word reverberates in the air like an anathema. Many of us would opt not to go for cancer screening simply because we are afraid of the results. Often, however, early detection and treatment does save lives.
When someone you [...]

“Yalla, I’m waiting,” her friend had said bluntly.”Give me a minute, I’m leaving now” she replied, before hanging up and throwing her phone on her messy bed.She opened the doors to her closet in search of a jacket. The wind howled outside and she could…

“Yalla, I’m waiting,” her friend had said bluntly.”Give me a minute, I’m leaving now” she replied, before hanging up and throwing her phone on her messy bed.She opened the doors to her closet in search of a jacket. The wind howled outside and she could…

A few nights ago I switched the tv onto a controversial talk show I had heard about in passing hosted by  Nada Fadhel Dbouk. The show is called For Women Only and aired very late on Scope TV channel. Some women at a recent gathering had mentioned her and how vulgar and risque she was [...]

There has been lots of discussion and speculation about the horrific tragedy in Kuwait a few days ago in which scores of women and children died and suffered from very serious burns. (Link)
Today, there are new developments to the story. The daily Kuwaiti Alqabas  newspaper published the detailed confession of the woman responsible for setting [...]

Lauren Luke started off on YouTube doing make-up tutorials. She did amazingly well that she now has her own make up line. Her YouTube is the most subscribed to in theUK
Here is her Web site; Make Up by Lauren Luke

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“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.
LINK: [...]

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.
LINK: [...]

Do I enjoy going to wedding parties? Sometimes.
My enjoyment depends on several factors I suppose. The main factor is whether or not I am in the mood. If I am in the mood, this is enhanced by a luxurious trip to the salon where I am pampered, primped, and prepared for the event. Most women [...]

The conversation was hushed in the room where the women gathered. It took me a few seconds to register that a hot topic was being discussed. I  listened in to the bits and pieces before asking ny usual  belated: “Who’s that?”
They had been gossiping about Alyaa. They probably would not  admit it was gossip but [...]

The ripe sunset-orange mangoes sat bunched in Tala’s ceramic fruit bowl, the one that her cousin had gifted to her the day before her wedding. She read the inscription on the inside of the rim, tracing her fingers along the textured glazed paint: “To e…

The ripe sunset-orange mangoes sat bunched in Tala’s ceramic fruit bowl, the one that her cousin had gifted to her the day before her wedding. She read the inscription on the inside of the rim, tracing her fingers along the textured glazed paint: “To e…