Wow!

Well, my last post firmly put the cat amongst the pigeons.

I was a little disappointed by one of the posts by someone who made the ultimate cop out and called themselves "anonymous" and would like to take this opportunity to rebut their comment.

Yes, the decision does come from parliament and yes it's members are voted for by Kuwaiti citizens. However, does that mean that every decision made truly reflects the majority of Kuwaiti society's opinions. According to your opinion that means that for the past ten years or so that the opinions of Kuwaiti society had nothing to do with the women of the country at all because they had no vote until very recently.

I am not Kuwaiti but I teach young Kuwaiti men and women who mix in an appropriate and positive way every minute of the day that they are in school. How can you expect young people to broaden their perspectives on life and the world around them if 50% of their own society and their different point of view is cut off to them?

Some of the girls I teach wear the Hijab, some don't, some of the boys want to grow a beard for religious reasons, some don't, but all treat each other with respect, dignity and courtesy. They also behave in a modest and respectful manner as we do live in a modest, semi-conservative culture

I have lived in Kuwait for a very long time and quite honestly the only immodest behaviour I see from the Kuwaiti youth takes place in shopping malls and on the roads, no one has suggested segregating marina mall??

The intimation that I think I am "elite" quite frankly offends me, if you are a Kuwaiti citizen with the vote then surely you are the 'elite'?. - just to remind you that not every Kuwaiti citizen has the vote and as a non-Kuwaiti I don't either.

From the Kuwaiti students I teach and friends I have spoken to none of them want segregation, even the non Kuwaiti students are against it. For crying out loud if you even log onto facebook there are loads of groups against segregation in Kuwait, so I somehow think your statement that those against segregation are a tiny minority is a tad inaccurate.

Kuwait has always been a country that provides a relatively positive role model for others in the gulf. It is a country that is proud to have many strong men and women.

Surely the old mantra "together we stand, divided we fall" says it all.

I would also like to make that point that not even Saudi segregates it's "foreign schools'.

Thanks
Pinky!