Ibtihal Al-Khatib

Ibtihal Al-Khatib
Ibtihal Al-Khatib
ابتهال الخطيب
	Ibtihal Al-Khatib at The Munathara Initiative, January 2017.
Born	15 February 1972 (age 52)
Nationality	Kuwaiti
Occupation(s)	Academic, journalist, and prominent advocate of secular liberal values in Arab society

Ibtihal Al-Khatib (Arabic: ابتهال الخطيب, born 15 February 1972) is a Kuwaiti academic, journalist, and prominent advocate of secular liberal values in Middle Eastern societies. She is a professor at the Kuwait University in the department of English Language and Literature.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "الصفحة الرئيسية > مقالات > ابتهال الخطيب: ما زال ثمّة أمل". Alawan.org. Archived from the original on 23 Feb 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^ 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

[1] "الصفحة الرئيسية > مقالات > ابتهال الخطيب: ما زال ثمّة أمل". Alawan.org. Archived from the original on 23 Feb 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[2] Elgayar, Aisha (September 27, 2017). "A Kuwaiti academic fights for embracing diversity". Al-Fanar Media. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[3] ابتهال الخطيب: ما زال ثمّة أمل | ZIZOU MAGAZINE

[1]

[2]

[3]