Women’s are protesting against the ban on ‘indecent’ yoga retreats. As per the one Activist, ‘Ibtihal al-Khatib’,’ the essential point is that we will see much more deterioration if we give in.’

Dozens of Kuwaiti women came on Kuwait’s streets in order to protest on February 7 Monday against the adjournment of a women’s yoga withdrawal considered “indecent” that is the move that sparked the controversy in the small country Kuwait.

According to the Event organizer, ‘Eman al-Husseinan’ declared the suspension of the retreat last week on Thursday noted that she did not receive any kind of a permit from the government.

The following day, ‘MP Hamdan al-Azmi tweeted to condemn the retreat as ‘dangerous’.

In his tweet, Azmi had named on the interior ministry to end “practices that are alien to our traditional society.”

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According to the Activist and the university professor who also attended the protest in Kuwait City’s Erada Square, in facade of the Parliament building ‘Ibtihal al-Khatib’, “This is not about sports; however, that is also an important part.’

She added that “The essential fact is that if we give in, we will see much more relapse.”

Unlike most Gulf countries, Kuwait is famous for having an active political scene, with parliament members regularly challenging ruling administrations.

Women in the square held placards denouncing the “exploitation of women’s issues” by parliament and government and reducing the “regime of fatwas” (religious edicts) and “custody of women.”

According to the right activist ‘Hadeel Buqrais,’ “What we want the government and MPs to understand is that we do not bear the exploitation of women’s issues and their freedoms for the settlement of political scores,”