Sun 13 Feb 2005
Taken from Al Arabiya website, for link, click here.
بعد إصرار شاب سوري على الاقتران بها
عائلة كويتية تقيم حفل “زفاف” إسلامي لخادمتها بتكاليف “باهظة”
الكويت – العربية.نت
أثبتت عائلة كويتية أن ما يسمى بـ”إساءة المعاملة للخادمات” في دول الخليج العربي ليست حالة دائمة، وأن الكثير من العائلات الخليجية تعامل خادماتهم بكثير من الإنسانية ووفق أحكام الدين الحنيف وتعاليم الشريعة الإنسانية.
وقد أقامت تلك العائلة حفل زفاف بهيج لخادمة فلبينية تعمل عندهم منذ تسع سنوات على الطريقة الإسلامية بعد أن تقدم لها شاب سوري أعجب بتلك الفتاة وطلب يدها من مخدومها.
وبحسب صحيفة “الرأي العام” الكويتية فإن رب العائلة وافق على الزواج بعدما شاهد إصرار الشاب على ذلك، وبعد أن أجرى اتصالات للسؤال عن ظروفه المعيشية وأخلاقه وأصله وفصله ونشاطه في الكويت، وبعد تحريات كافية وافق على أن يرتبط السوري بخادمته ورد عليه “لا مانع من أن تتزوجها شرط أن توفر لها السكن المناسب”، فطار السوري من الفرح ليبدأ العمل في ترتيبات الزفاف والزواج.
وقد وجهت ربة المنزل الكويتية الدعوات إلى جاراتها للمشاركة في “فرحة العمر” لخادمتها وقد استجابت الجارات للدعوة وشاركن في العرس الذي فوجئ الجميع بطابعه الكويتي، حيث «اليلوة» و«اليبّاب» وتوزيع الحلوى على الحاضرات وتخلل الحفل بث الأناشيد الإسلامية لإدخال البهجة والسرور على “العروس” التي وجدت في مخدومتها أماً لها في غربتها تحمل عنها قسوة الغربة وألم الوحدة.
وقد قام رب الأسر بتزيين إحدى البنايات السكنية في منطقة حولي بالعاصمة الكويتية، وتفاجأ”العريس” الذي جاء لاصطحاب عروسه إلى عش الزوجية بالأجواء الاحتفالية، حيث كانت الهدايا التي قدمتها ربة المنزل للحاضرات باهظة الثمن، فضلا عن أن الشوكولا والحلويات كانت من الأنواع الفاخرة.
وقالت “الرأي العام” إن ثمة مشهد “مأساويا” في العرس إذ انزوى طفلا ربة المنزل في زاوية وأجهشا بالبكاء ولم تتمكن والدتهما من سحبهما من أحضان “الخادمة الزوجة”، حينما همت بالذهاب إلى منزلها الجديد مع عريسها.
وقد ملأت عيون الخادمة دموعا حرى فهي - والكلام للصحيفة- بخلاف ما تسمع وترى من أحوال زميلاتها في مهنة تدبير البيوت عاشت سنواتها التسع في الكويت مع ربة المنزل الكويتية، وكأنها أخت لها ولم تكن العلاقة كما يرى الناس ويسمعون علاقة خادمة ومخدومة.
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I really like most of this story. Its very humane and nice of these people to do this for their housemaid. Its not something you see everyday, the world still has some good left in it I guess
Anyway, its all nice except the last part, the kids crying because the maid is leaving?! Well I guess if she was a close part of the family then its ok. Its one of those confusing things, should I be happy or sad about the kids? hmmm!
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February 14th, 2005 at 12:58 am
َQ.. wait
Do you actually beleive AlRai al3am!?
February 14th, 2005 at 1:18 am
If someone did make it up… It’s quite good. I think it’s refreshing to actually hear a decent story about the lives of housekeepers in Kuwait. The majority of news involves horrific acts by families who can’t be considered human.
February 14th, 2005 at 2:31 am
Hey I did that for my Filipino who stayed with me 13 years. But I did not have the big party for her it was just between us. The Egyptian guy who fell in love with her actually came to ask for her hand through me, and I did my research before accepting. When maids live with you for a long time, they do become family. She is still living with us because her husband can’t afford a suitable place but he comes to visit in the weekends. And inshalla soon when he makes some savings they’ll both leave to live in Egypt.
February 14th, 2005 at 8:25 am
الأسوأ من المعازيب هى مكاتب الخدم…
احد جرب يودى خادمته للمكتب و يقول انها رافضه الشغل؟
سؤال خارج الموضوع:المصريين ليش يحبون الفلبينيات؟
February 14th, 2005 at 9:28 am
Q… that story - whether its true or not - really put a much needed smile on my face on this otherwise cranky day
February 14th, 2005 at 9:28 am
that’s a ‘tight’ question bo maryoom.
February 14th, 2005 at 9:33 am
Meanwhile… http://www.alarabiya.net/Article.aspx?v=8213
February 14th, 2005 at 10:10 am
My only question is what exactly gives an employer the right to decide whether an employee can or cannot marry?…imagine if your boss at the bank, or at the advertising firm or whatever decided that he would get to choose whether or not you could marry the person you were in love with.
But it is heartening to hear that people would celebrate with and for someone they have lived with for so many years..as opposed to the usual disrespect and abuse.
February 14th, 2005 at 11:31 am
العريس سوري ، العروس فلبينية…. منو هذا بو غترة كويتية
February 14th, 2005 at 11:55 am
مبتدئ, good point! And no, but I still wouldve posted it if it came straight from them, its THAT good!
TheKuwaiti, exactly my thought!
Rabab, just shows how good of a human you are! Alla iwaffighum
BoMaryoom, laish troo7 b3eed? shoof il kuwaiteen wiya il filipinas o safraat thailand! o shsaar ma3ak lamma u took ur maid to the maktab?
Zaydoun, glad to be at service ;P
Tata, comment of the day…LOL ;P
kwtia, I guess if she’s young, and in a foriegn country, and her relationship with her employer is very strong, especially if he is responsible for her and she lives in the same house (in the case of the maid) or if at work he is something like a father figure, it might not be a bad thing to have someone.
boghazi, moo galoolik 3irs “Islamy”?? I guess thats what it means ;P
February 14th, 2005 at 12:13 pm
Q dear
I did not mention my story to show how good I am, I did it just to tell the ones who did not believe that things like this happen in our society, that the story is true and it happens everyday, ya3ni mo gareeba
February 14th, 2005 at 12:14 pm
What do they mean by Islamic wedding?
February 14th, 2005 at 12:22 pm
Rabab, still doesnt change the fact that ur a good person
Actually something similar happened with us, our maid was on vacation with us in London, and she decided she liked the place, and wanted to live there, so my mother helped her find a place and work in that area, and thankfully things turned out good for her, she’s happily married to a british guy and we see her sometimes when we go there.
February 14th, 2005 at 12:25 pm
وبعد أن أجرى اتصالات للسؤال عن ظروفه المعيشية وأخلاقه وأصله وفصله ونشاطه في الكويت،
A9lah o fa9lah..mmm u3ne 7ta zoj el7′adma lazem ukon a9eel mo baysery!!!
Zain wel 3aroos mn ay fo7′th?
el3ros ma3asha 150$ o fe 3ersha waz3o chocolate umkn a3′la mn her salary!!
I think they will start to rent beet diva for such occasions from now on.
And since it’s from Al-ray alam…I don’t buy it at all.
February 14th, 2005 at 12:34 pm
ok I read this very quick as usual, but why are all the comments positive? This is just propaganda or spin of a wedding.
The rest of my thoughts will remain in my mind as usual.
February 14th, 2005 at 1:02 pm
Dad was fucking the maid - got pregnant - OPS!
Pay the syrian mandoob to marry her
Happy ending :
Maid wont go through a backstreet abortion - Syrian is happy ( No more paying 5 KD’s weekly for sex ) - The dad keeps his sorry balls - Mother will hire a new younger maid
end of story
Go back to your Utopia and this time cut down on the weed
this is still good ol` Kuwait
February 14th, 2005 at 2:34 pm
Bo-Jaij.. priceless as usual
START YOUR OWN BLOG ALREADY!!