In This Issue
Two major events happen in the Arab Gulf States over the summer: vacations and weddings. Deciding who you would be marrying and spending the rest of your life with is perhaps one of the most important decisions of your life.

Letter from the Editors
Game Changers
Meet the woman modernizing henna art
“I did not like the traditional floral designs. I wanted to do something different.”
Arts and Culture
The many grooms of Bahrain
By Sekka Team .للقراءة بالعربية انقر هنا Under 800 square kilometres, the Kingdom of Bahrain is the smallest country in the Arabian Gulf Region, and one of the smallest in the world. You could see it all in a day joke some Bahrainis. One would think that given its small size and population, every wedding…
My forbidden love story
How family background interfered with my marriage.
How our ancestors could have been right about genetics
They believed that traits like bravery or leadership were inherited.
Opinion
Why I choose to stay single
“I never saw myself as a mother and I don’t imagine being married.”
Why you need to embrace your curly hair
Why do we still idealise smooth hair?
Yes, marriage is great!
It is not a gateway to your misery.
Why interracial love is beautiful
“I found it amazing to see a couple that chose to become a family despite their differences.”
The perks of early marriage
How my life changed when I got married at 19.
Why we need to rethink our Khaleeji parenting habits
“Being a parent…does not mean absolute authority.”
Let’s talk about you know what
Why we need to normalise conversations about marital intimacy.
How relationships are changing in Kuwait
Why divorce rates are high and people are getting married later.
Why love alone might sink your relationship
“Love is not the only ingredient that makes a relationship work.”
Creative
Non-fiction: Our out of this continent love story
How a Kuwaiti woman and a Frenchman fell in love.
Poem: Deadly beautiful
“The reason why I love space, is the exact same reason why I love you.”
Poem: It’s all right
“The day will come, and you’ll get to yet again see the light.”
77 tried and proven ways to disrespect love
Poem of some of the obstacles the youth face in marriage.