Ibtihal Al-Khatib

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]

Ibtihal Al-Khatib
ابتهال الخطيب
Ibtihal Al-Khatib at The Munathara Initiative, January 2017.
Born	(1972-02-15) 15 February 1972 (age 53)
Nationality	Kuwaiti
Occupation(s)	Academic, journalist, and prominent advocate of secular liberal values in Arab society