Kuwait’s parliamentary Women’s Committee has rejected a Bill that encouraged women to leave their jobs and stay at home to raise their children for 250 Kuwaiti dinars (Dh3,193) a month. The decision sparked outrage among conservative lawmakers. MP Mohammad Al Hayef — who submitted the Bill — promptly charged the members of the committee,...
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Kuwait has banned the screening of a controversial Egyptian film, saying that it promoted a culture of debauchery. The film, Bedoon Rakaba (Out of Control or Uncensored), was produced in 2009 and addresses lifestyles centering on drug uses by young people and lesbianism, a taboo subject in Arab cinema and society. A member of the...
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