Heba Kotb

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Heba Gamal Kotb
هبة قطب
Born (1967-09-19) September 19, 1967 (age 57)[1]
Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Other names"Egypt's Dr. Ruth"[2][3][4]
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Sexologist, talk show host
TelevisionHost of The Big Talk, an Egyptian sexual advice show
Children3
Websitehebakotb.net

Heba Kotb (Arabic: هبة قطب; born September 19, 1967) is an Egyptian certified sex therapist and host of The Big Talk, a sexual advice show airing in Egypt. The first licensed sexologist in the country, Kotb bases her methods on the teachings of the Qur'an, which she says encourages healthy sexual relationships between husband and wife.[5] She has been called: "Egypt's Dr. Ruth."[6]

Early life and education

Born and raised in Egypt, Kotb grew up wanting to be a surgeon.[6] She has three children.[7] She attended medical school at Cairo University, writing a thesis entitled "Medicolegal Implications of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Sexually abused Children."[1] While writing her thesis, she realized that she had very little idea about normal sexuality.[6] As a result, she began researching the topic, eventually coming across a passage in the Qur'an discussing sexual relations between husbands and wives that she saw as speaking to the woman's sexual rights. Of the experience, she said:

I was so proud of my religion when I saw that. My religion was advanced enough to talk about women's rights in sexuality how many years before modern science did?[6]

In 2003, she became the first licensed sexologist in Egypt, graduating with a degree in clinical sexology from Maimonides University in Florida.[8] She continued her studies, eventually earning a Ph.D with her 2004 thesis, entitled "Sexuality in Islam".[1][9][10][11]

The Big Talk

Although Kotb says that she is open to most questions, as part of her proposal she agreed to not discuss sex outside of marriage.[12] Although Kotb's show is extremely popular, it has drawn its share of conservative critics.[13] Sheik Youssef al-Badri, a conservative cleric noted for his support of female circumcision,[14] has criticized her show for "increas[ing] the number of sex perverts".[5] She has been called: "Egypt's Dr. Ruth," a comparison to German-American sex therapist and author Ruth Westheimer.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Resume (official site)". Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  2. ↑ Maneshka Eliatamby, Sandra I. Cheldelin (2011). Women Waging War and Peace; International Perspectives of Women's Roles in Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
  3. ↑ Habeeb Akande (2015). A Taste of Honey; Sexuality and Erotology in Islam
  4. ↑ Ajit Randhawa (2009). Evolution of Faith and Religion; An Exploration
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Clark-Flory, Tracy (6 June 2007). "Sex and the married Muslim". Salon. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Aneesh Raman). (26 April 2007). "Egypt's 'Dr. Ruth': Let's talk sex in the Arab world". CNN. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  7. ↑ Dan Cohn-Sherbok (2015). Love, Sex and Marriage; Insights from Judaism, Christianity and Islam
  8. ↑ The Advocate, Issues 988-999, 2007.
  9. ↑ "Heba Kotb, M.D., Ph.D." The American Board of Sexology.
  10. ↑ Fam, Mariam (12 October 2006). "An Arab Therapist Seeks to Lift the Veil On a Touchy Subject; With Frank Talk About Sex, Ms. Kotb Helps Couples Confront the Unknown". The Wall Street Journal.
  11. ↑ Anne Sofie Roald, Lena Jayyusi (2016). Media and Political Contestation in the Contemporary Arab World; A Decade of Change
  12. ↑ "Doctor airs sex talk in Egypt". United Press International. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 29 February 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ↑ Radwan, Amany (22 February 2008). "An Islamic Answer to Dr. Ruth". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 29 February 2008.
  14. ↑ "Egyptian ban on female circumcision upheld". BBC News. 28 December 1997. Retrieved 29 February 2008.

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