
Divorce as Punishment: Gulf Mothers Between Custody Laws and the Blackmail of Silence
Within the context of the legislative transformations taking place across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, custody laws emerge as one

Within the context of the legislative transformations taking place across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, custody laws emerge as one

Thirty-year-old Muna Hassan fled barefoot into the street, carrying nothing but a body that had narrowly escaped death and a

This article was produced as part of the first edition of the Amwaj Media Fellowship in 2025. The article was

The moment you step into Laila Soueif’s home, it looks at first like any other grandmother’s house — old chairs,

“I’m afraid if one of the kids gets sick, I won’t know what to do,” she says.The fear of illness
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