Emirati social worker Wedad Lootah has spurred heated debates in the UAE

online community with her book on sexual education. “The Secrets of Sexual

Congress Between Married Couples,” a 221-page work by Lootah, a counselor at

the Dubai Family Court, is a first of its kind and covers topics such as marriage

in Islam, the fiqh of cohabitation, marriage and sex, nutrition and sex, solutions

to sexual problems, as well as some real life stories. The book’s opponents

insist that the topic is taboo and should not be discussed publicly. Supporters,

however, welcome the book, which was published at the author’s own expense,

saying there is a dire need for such educative literature, and point out that Arab

societies are ignoring problems resulting from ignorance of sexual issues.

By Staff