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...Sheik Majed al-Sabah, 35, a member of the Kuwaiti royal family. His mother Sheikha Amthal al-Ahmed al-Sabah is the favorite sister of Sheik Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti Emir, and his uncle Saad al-Abdallah al-Salim al-Sabah is the country's Prime Minister...
...platinum. It is sheathed in the same leather used in Rolls Royces, and the face is scratch-proof sapphire. Ruby bearings under each keypad ensure precise key press. But while everyday mobiles are getting tinier by the moment, Vertu recalls an earlier, bulkier era. Kuwaiti fashion mogul Sheik Majed al-Sabah stopped carrying his, complaining of its weight. Before you put a Vertu on your Christmas list, check Santa's bank balance: prices go all the way up to €24,000 for the platinum model. In functional terms, that sum gets you one unique feature: a "concierge" button that...
Gender reforms are slow and hard-fought. In 1999 the Emir of Kuwait, Sheik Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah, issued a decree for the first time giving women the right to vote in and stand for election to the Kuwaiti parliament, the only lively Arab legislature in the Persian Gulf. Conservatives in parliament, however, blocked its implementation. In addition, the legislature has voted to segregate the sexes at Kuwait University. Morocco's government has proposed giving women more marriage and property rights and a primary role in developmental efforts, but fundamentalists are resisting the measures...
Gender reforms are slow and hard-fought. In 1999 the Emir of Kuwait, Sheik Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah, issued a decree for the first time giving women the right to vote in and stand for election to the Kuwaiti parliament, the only lively Arab legislature in the Persian Gulf. Conservatives in parliament, however, blocked its implementation. In addition, the legislature has voted to segregate the sexes at Kuwait University. Morocco's government has proposed giving women more marriage and property rights and a primary role in developmental efforts, but fundamentalists are resisting the measures...
...Al-Sabah, a senior, said women currently makeup about 50 percent of Ivy's membership...