By Intisar Al-Ma’atouq The immediate profit made by those who trade in religion has made their numbers grow by leaps and bounds. Who among us …
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Kuwait must fully respect Convention on the Right of the Child
Since the 1990’s, Kuwait has been a human rights active polity. It took responsibility in terms of following the principles recommended by the Universal Declaration …
Read More »Fake, bankrupt preachers
Religious festivals and holidays, especially Ramadan, are an opportunity for many, whether they are fasting families breaking the fast together for almost a month, producers …
Read More »Laws concerning Bedouns complicated, frustrating
The situation of Bedouns is one of the most complex legal matters in the country, as a generation after another passes without any solution to …
Read More »Woeful saga of hospitals
Dear writer, I am an expatriate woman, one of the more than three million living on this good land. We produce as much as the …
Read More »Not farfetched to say some Kuwaiti laws are sexist
This May, Kuwait completes 55 years of United Nations (UN) membership as one of the leading countries that supports human rights activities worldwide and help …
Read More »The deafening silence
Mutasarrifate was one of the ruling systems adopted by the Ottoman Empire from 1860 until 1918 under which Mount Lebanon was administratively separated from the …
Read More »Not all on Net is true
It is important to warn people from time to time not to pay attention to the streams of news reports and video clips posted in …
Read More »Circumcision controversy – Support widespread
The true history of male circumcision is not known, but throughout human history, and by many peoples, it has been considered a religious ritual that …
Read More »Convergence of interests, goals
Today, May 9, the European Union celebrates Europe Day, marking the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration of 1950, setting-up a joint European authority to oversee …
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