12.4.06

Inter-sex friendships

And even more from today's Kuwait Times:

Inter-sex friendships
KUWAIT: The head of the Academic Guidance Unit at the College of Arts in Kuwait University Sahau Al-Sahau confirmed his rejection of friendships between males and females as it contradicts the Muslim traditions practiced in Kuwait. He said if friendship exists between the males and females, it should not go beyond being colleagues at work. Al-Shahu expressed his comments during an interview with Al-Rai Al-Aam last Saturday. He expressed regret as his comments were misunderstood as encouraging friendships between men and women.
Well, I'm sorry, I have to disagree with Mr Sahau Al-Sahou, and please don't misunderstand me when I say I encourage all you guys and gals out there to build friendships. Maybe, just maybe, if there were platonic relationships between males and females in this place we wouldn't see the same level of social problems that are clearly evident from the imposition of a "traditional" muslim culture.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

YES OFCOURSE HE WONT AGREE ON IT..BECAUSE IN KUWAIT THE ONLY COUNTRY WHERE I MET MEN ASKING FOR

FRIENDSHIP, SEX INCLUDED !~!!!

today i was thinking of the same subject.. men here they ask girls to be their friends they look forward to foreplay and sex!!

WHAT FRIENDSHIP IS THAT!

nibaq said...

So let me get this straight, we can work together, get married, sleep together but we can't be friends?

Anon, sounds like when Harry Met Sally, maybe in the Kuwait version is it is when Hamad met Sameera.

Kiwi Nomad said...

Nibaq, yeah, I guess that sums it up. Except, that you can have "friends" in the workplace. Maybe that's why so many Kuwaiti men have secretary/mistresses...