The Abolish 153 campaign, which aims at raising awareness against all types of violence, especially against women and children, in Kuwaiti society has once again achieved international praise.

The London Arabia Organisation honored the campaign and its founders Sheikha Al-Nafisi and Sundus Hussein with the Arab Women of the Year award for 2019, in recognition of the prominent and humanitarian role of Abolish 153.

This came during a ceremony held in cooperation with Regents University that honored a diverse group of Arab women in different fields in the Langham Hotel in the presence of the Dean of the UK Diplomatic Corps Kuwait Ambassador to the United Kingdom His Excellency Khalid Al-Duwaisan and a representative of the Mayor of London.

The ceremony also witnessed the honoring of Kuwaiti Minister Maryam Al-Aqeel for her work with government agencies, and Jordanian journalist Rana Al-Husseini for her role in highlighting the issue of honor crimes, which she wrote about “Murder in the Name of Honor” in 2009.

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