Ibtihal Al-Khatib
Ibtihal Al-Khatib (Arabic: ابتهال الخطيب, born 15 February 1972) is a Kuwaiti academic, journalist, and prominent advocate of secular liberal values in Arab society. She is a professor at the Kuwait University in the department of English Language and Literature. She has been the subject of controversy because of her outspoken defense of secularism, separation of church and state, and civil rights, including gay rights.[1][2]
References
- Elgayar, Aisha (September 27, 2017). "A Kuwaiti academic fights for embracing diversity". Al-Fanar Media. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ابتهال الخطيب: ما زال ثمّة أمل | ZIZOU MAGAZINE
Bibliography
Lichter, Ida (2009). Muslim Women Reformers: Inspiring Voices Against Oppression. Amherst (NY): Prometheus Books.
External links
- "Kuwaiti author Ibtihal al-Khatib: ISIS emerged from our heritage books; if we do not reform our discourse we will become extinct." MEMRI TV. Clip #5179. November 19, 2015. (Excerpt of Arabic tv interview (6:50), with English captions.)
- http://zizoumag.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_9622.html
- http://www.alraimedia.com/Alrai/Article.aspx?id=184208
- http://www.ahewar.org/camp/i.asp?id=197
- http://enarchive.com/comments.php?m=865c0c0b4ab0e063e5caa3387c1a8741&id=15d3c71c50069c05c7b9099285a29e7b
- https://archive.is/20130223182942/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
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