Ibtihal Al-Khatib is a Kuwaiti

Kuwaiti

Kuwaiti may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of Kuwait* A person from Kuwait, or of Kuwaiti descent. For information about the Kuwaiti people, see Demographics of Kuwait and Culture of Kuwait. For specific persons, see List of Kuwaitis.* Note that there is no language called...

 academic, journalist, and prominent advocate of secular liberal values in Arab society. She is a professor at the University of Kuwait in the department of English Language and Literature. She has been the subject of controversy because of her outspoken defense of secularism

Secularism

Secularism is the principle of separation between government institutions and the persons mandated to represent the State from religious institutions and religious dignitaries...

, separation of church and state

Separation of church and state

The concept of the separation of church and state refers to the distance in the relationship between organized religion and the nation state....

, and civil rights

Civil rights

Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.Civil rights include...

, including gay rights.

External links

(1) http://zizoumag.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_9622.html

(2) http://www.alraimedia.com/Alrai/Article.aspx?id=184208

(3) http://www.ahewar.org/camp/i.asp?id=197

(4) http://enarchive.com/comments.php?m=865c0c0b4ab0e063e5caa3387c1a8741&id=15d3c71c50069c05c7b9099285a29e7b

(5) http://www.alawan.org/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%A7.html