Kuwait bans women's yoga session in the desert after a deputy objected
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior banned a women's yoga session that was scheduled to be held in the desert, after a deputy demanded to cancel it, on the grounds that it was a "dangerous" and "intrusive" matter for the conservative Kuwaiti society.
Kuwaiti yoga instructor Eman Al-Husseinan announced on her Instagram account on January 26 the organization of a yoga trip for women over 18 years old to the Al-Zour area in the Kuwaiti desert.
The session includes "proper breathing, relaxation, yoga exercises and a meditation session" in the presence of two inspiring personalities in Kuwait, diver Faisal Al-Mousawi and human relations consultant Saad Al-Rifai.
However, Representative Hamdan Al-Azmi requested this week to ban the trip, and wrote in a tweet on Twitter, "We stress the Minister of Interior to move quickly, stop these internal practices, and hold those who were granted licenses to account immediately," adding, "This is a dangerous matter."
The trainer confirmed to AFP that the event was banned, before indicating in a video recording that she was waiting for an official permission to hold it.
The yoga instructor explained in the recording, which she posted on social media, "We have already emphasized the need to dress appropriately to participate in the sessions, which is modest clothing (...) but I was subjected to a fierce attack. They presented a picture of the event in a derogatory manner, portraying it as immoral."
"These projections are not a reflection of my morals or the morals of any Kuwaiti woman," she added.
For her part, a lawyer named Areej Hamadeh said that she had filed a complaint with the Speaker of the National Assembly against MP Al-Azmi.
"The MP has infringed on the constitution and personal freedoms and decided to impose guardianship on society under the pretext of its customs and traditions," she told AFP.
And she considered that "the interference of some parliamentarians in the personal lives of women has increased in the recent period, and some have begun to exploit women's weapons and freedoms to terrorize the government."
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