Jeep®ROck Me Gently June 30, 2008
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OK and a commercial break before the next episode of Sundays Fundays ![]()
Ghada Jamshir June 29, 2008
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Ghada Jamshir, a Bahraini women’s rights activist speaks out on Al-Arabiya TV in 2005 on regional women’s issues and child’s rights.
Worth listening to:
Child Marriages June 29, 2008
Posted by jewaira in Family, Film & Ads, Life, Links, Men, Motherhood, Sex, Women.10 comments
Following is an interview with Dr. Ahmad Al-Mu’bi, a Saudi marriage officiant, which aired on LBC TV on June 19, 2008.
At the end he says:
What if a father has to travel and he has 2, 3, or 4 daughters and they have no “maharem” (which is a male guardian) Isn’t it better for a daughter to be married to someone who will protect her and look after her and then when she is at an age where she ready for sex, take her as his wife?
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To me this sounds like outright slavery and child abuse.
I know that there are many people whose situation may not permit them to seek alternative choices but to “sell off” their daughters and work their sons from a very young age. But religion should be flexible and protective and interpreted according to times we are living in.
If one is not able to look after their children, then they should be put up for foster care and not forcibly put into a situation of child abuse. Laws must protect children.
Obsessive Attraction June 26, 2008
Posted by jewaira in Life, Links, Love, Men, Relationships, Sex, Sexuality, Women.14 comments
Often we hear about the attraction of opposites or obsessive relationships between people of totally different backgrounds. It may be a deeply religious person who is enthralled with someone who is not as spiritual. It may be someone socially or politically conservative attracted to someone who is not. And it may be an attraction between two people of different cultures and origins.
What is the reason for this attraction that in some cases may be regarded as taboo? Is it one person’s boredom with the people in his/her own culture? Is it the thrill of the illicit?
In Kuwait we have had our fair share of such stories: rich girls who have eloped with partners their family would disown them for; husbands who have had illicit relations and perhaps even married domestic helpers, and young men who have gotten involved with the wrong kind of woman. I’m sure we all know these stories.
However, many are fascinated by these scandalous tales and despite exclamations of disgust, are willing to listen to more.
I came across one interesting tale from 19th century England where the social divide was quite pronounced. It is the story of Hannah Culwick, a working class maid and her lover, the upper class lawyer Arthur Munby. The fascination between the couple and their taboo love affair spanned many years until Munby insisted they get married and that was the end of the passion for it drove poor Hannah to a nervous breakdown.
Repression June 24, 2008
Posted by jewaira in Poetry.4 comments
Of course I miss you.
Every time I go to that place, little thoughts of you….
Golden beams of moonlight
Small shells
tokens of passionate moments
where moments were lived to the fullest.
But I take out a wide strip of masking tape
and tape this mouth over
so that I will not speak of you;
I will bind my head
thickly with plastic strips
to stop me from reminiscing
about imagined encounters;
I will rip off the plastic binds and
wrap them
around
and around
my wrists
holding aching fingers back
from the temptation of
reaching you.
Oh yes
I do exercise self control
like you.
You are non-existent.
But then what do I miss?
Never having smelt you, nor touched you, nor loved you.
Nurture June 23, 2008
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a taupe coloured nest
built on a wooden beam
in an ancient land..
three hungry mouths,
chirping frantically,
triangular,
open,
waiting,
for
mama
to hurry back with some food.
And she does.
maternal instinct
is
universal.
Fragile Lychee June 23, 2008
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I see your name
and it doesn’t look
familiar
anymore
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I shield myself,
a soft lychee
in a gentle silky
coccoon;
I am fragile
being left
out;
exposed
to all;
broken asunder
trying hard
to collect pieces
of my self
which I misplaced
into vacant
vessels
now lost at sea.
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Excelerate June 23, 2008
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What if
I pressed
down
on the
accelerator
instead of
the brake pad?
Would I go
flying
over
the edge?
Silky June 23, 2008
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You
are
transparent
a silk scarf
that blows
in the breeze
threatening
to be carried off
without warning.
Your Cardinal June 23, 2008
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I wish I was
that red bird;
a cardinal
with a sweet melodious voice
to charm you away,
and take you into the
secret
shaded boughs
where
we can sing
to our heart’s content
Unattainable June 22, 2008
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She is that woman, fatally attracted to the man who cannot stay, the man whose dreams drive him on to wider and wilder horizons, the man who offers her fiery moments of passion, and a deeper love while being driven to greater glory. It is a fine challenge for passion to vie with obsessions, and it makes the time shared even more bittersweet.
“Brandy wears a braided chain
Made of finest silver from the North of Spain
A locket that bears the name
Of the man that Brandy loves
He came on a summer’s day
Bringing gifts from far away
But he made it clear he couldn’t stay
No harbor was his home
Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyes
When he told his sailor stories
She could feel the ocean foam rise
She saw its ragin’ glory
But he had always told the truth, lord, he was an honest man
And Brandy does her best to understand”
from Brandy You’re a fine Girl
Original song by Looking Glass

