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Title: Kuwait - A City and Country "Without a Woman's Touch" (blog/commentary)
Post by: Natasha on April 03, 2008, 05:20:37 PM
Kuwait - A City and Country "Without a Woman's Touch"

Link (http://womensissues.about.com/b/2008/04/03/kuwait-a-city-and-country-without-a-womans-touch.htm)
4/3/2008

"What would a city, "seemingly put together, from top to bottom,
without a woman's touch," look like? And what would life be like for
its inhabitants? Middle East Issues Guide Pierre Tristam quotes
British writer Martin Amis in describing Kuwait City, the capital of a
country that has banned women performers, women holding jobs after 8
pm, and even Valentine's Day commemorations. And now they've banned
->-bleeped-<-s."