| Ibtihal Al-Khatib | |
| Native Name: | ابتهال الخطيب |
| Birth Date: | 1972 2, df=y |
| Nationality: | Kuwaiti |
| Occupation: | Academic, journalist, and prominent advocate of secular liberal values in Arab society |
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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]
Lichter, Ida (2009). Muslim Women Reformers: Inspiring Voices Against Oppression. Amherst (NY): Prometheus Books.