Kuwait

Kuwaiti ‘slit daughter’s throat’

by Haitham Sabbah January 28, 2005

A Kuwaiti man has reportedly confessed to killing his 14-year-old daughter because he believed she was having sex. Adnan Enezi – an employee in the Islamic Affairs ministry – had just returned from the pilgrimage to Mecca. He allegedly bound and blindfolded his daughter, Haifa, knelt her down in front of her two brothers and [...]

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Arab Discriminates Against Women. Why Is That So?

by Haitham Sabbah December 1, 2004

Last week, Guardian-organised event at which more than 100 young British Muslims were brought together at University College London. The delegates came from all walks of life, and held a wide range of views. The one thing that came across very clearly was that the media are often wrong to refer to “the Muslim community”, [...]

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Fatwa: Internet Haram For Women

by Haitham Sabbah November 30, 2004

… except in the presence of a male guardian. From Al-Qabas, via Kuwait Unplugged [via: AraBlog, Chan'ad]

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For Kuwaitis, transsexual finds self ostracized at every turn

by Haitham Sabbah November 7, 2004

Associated Press, Kuwait City – Her father and brothers beat her. The government suspended her from her job. A group of Muslim fundamentalists screamed abuse at her outside a courtroom. Her crime: She was born a boy named Ahmed, and is now a tall, 29-year-old blonde who calls herself Amal – Hope. An overseas sex-change [...]

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