The Daily Pennsylvanian

Kuwaiti women speak on crisis

Three women representing a group called Citizens for a Free Kuwait fought back tears yesterday at a discussion on campus as they detailed the numerous rapes, murders and acts of torture they said are ...
Newsweek

Kuwait: The Women Vote

When the polls open in Kuwait on Thursday, Kuwaiti women will be able to cast their votes for national candidates for the first time in the country's history. Registered women voters outnumber men by ...
Hyperallergic

A Kuwaiti Artist Photographs Women in the Intimate Sanctuary of Their Bedrooms

While living in New York, Maha Alasaker, a Kuwaiti visual artist, quickly became fed up with intrusive questions about if she wears a hijab in Kuwait, if she’s allowed to drive, or if she owns a pet ...

Kuwait rolls out its own "Golden Visa": All you need to know about the new 15-year residency

Explore Kuwait's new long-term residency options offering up to 15 years of stability for investors, families, and ...
Yahoo

As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women's rights

KUWAIT CITY (AP) — It all started over yoga. When an instructor in Kuwait this month advertised a desert wellness yoga retreat, conservatives declared it an assault on Islam. Lawmakers and clerics ...
Arab Times

Two Kuwaiti researchers win the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 29: Two Kuwaiti female researchers have been named winners of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Middle ...
Los Angeles Times

Kuwait Women Savor Vote Role

KUWAIT CITY — Female voters Thursday went to the polls for the first time in Kuwait’s parliamentary elections, many delighted to cast their ballots. “It feels like a wedding day,” said Salwa Sanoussi, ...
Los Angeles Times

Women’s rights are eroding in Kuwait as conservatives and clerics crack down

KUWAIT CITY — It all started over yoga. When an instructor in Kuwait this month advertised a desert wellness yoga retreat, conservatives declared it an assault on Islam. Lawmakers and clerics ...
Barron's

Kuwait Army Allows Women In Combat Roles, But Without Guns

Kuwaiti women are angry after the military, having allowed female soldiers in combat roles, decided they need the permission of a male guardian and banned them from carrying weapons. Activists have ...
NBC News

Kuwaiti women win right to vote, run

Kuwaiti lawmakers approved political rights for women Monday, clearing the way for females to participate in parliamentary elections for the first time in the Gulf nation’s history. However, ...
Reuters

Kuwaiti women win parliament seats for first time

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Women won four seats in Kuwait's parliament in Saturday's election, the first to do so in the Gulf Arab state's history in what will be a blow to the Islamists who have long ...