VEIL OFF

"Kuwait City: Nouriya Al Sabeeh took the oath in parliament in Kuwait City yesterday.
The new education minister refused to wear a veil during the ceremony.. "

Well it's about time. Kuwait needs such a positive change. Most women here don't wear a veil anyway.

Go to Starbucks or the Marina Mall! The new generation of ladies here are dressed like in the West (very well dressed in most cases).

On a similar note, watched the "Doha Debates" on BBC about wearing a veil in the West. Some reasonable people argued that wearing a veil in the West prevents from a dialogue between the two cultures. Couldn't have agreed more and thought it was the first step on trying to bring common sense into an in-grown custom.