Archive for November, 2009


Steps in the Right Direction for Kuwaiti Women

By Mona Eltahawy Nov. 5, 2009 Metro Within a week in October, Kuwaiti women won two small victories that were ­baby steps for womankind, but a nightmare come true for Muslim fundamentalists, who for decades blocked political rights for women. First, Kuwait’s constitutional court ruled married women could obtain passports and travel without their husbands’ [...]