Ibtihal Al-Khatib
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Born15 February 1972
OccupationsAcademic, journalist, and prominent advocate of secular liberal values in Arab society
Ibtihal Al-Khatib | |
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| ابتهال الخطيب | |
_(cropped).jpg) Ibtihal Al-Khatib at The Munathara Initiative, January 2017. | |
| Born | 15 February 1972 |
| Occupations | 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]
