Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Women had equal access to HIV treatment and counselling, as well as follow-up treatment. In accordance with the government's interpretation of Qur'anic precepts, Muslim women have rights similar to those of Muslim men in areas such as divorce and child custody. Islamic law requires that males receive twice the inheritance of women.
She said her total income between 1992 and 1995, from about two years presence in Brunei, was about US$300,000. People other than the royalty of Brunei are primarily mentioned in the book by first name only. One of the guests, Sheila, was a former Penthouse "Pet of the Year", who had lived with the family of Bob Guccione before joining the harem.
Jillian Lauren (born August 16, 1973) is an American writer, performer, adoption advocate, and former call girl for Jefri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei; about whom she wrote her first memoir, Some Girls: My Life in a Harem. [1]
Norsiah binti Haji Abdul Gapar (born 24 April 1952) is a Bruneian writer who is the first Bruneian woman to be awarded the S.E.A. Write Award in 2009. [1] She is regarded as one of Brunei's most successful female authors and as one of the country's few intelligent female writers who either embodies or attempts to uphold Brunei's civility in her works.
She then advanced to Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College in Gadong after excelling in the Brunei junior certificate of education exam in 1993 and the GCE Ordinary Level exams in June 1995. [1] With a keen interest in studying the Qur'an, Hafizah was mentored by Datin Hajah Maliha binti Hanif, the wife of the late Mustajab Shaien.
In 2009, Adina received the Brunei Woman Leader in Civil Society Award. Based on her work an youth and communal development, she was appointed as Brunei's representative to the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children in April 2010. Here, she represented Brunei with regards to children's rights issues.
A dedicated unit for investigating crimes involving women and children is part of the RBPF, and the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports offered victims' refuge and care. [5] The legal minimum age for marriage in Brunei is 14 years and seven months with parental and participant consent, unless religious or custom laws set a higher minimum age.
Mary Lim (née Hii Yang Eng; Chinese: 许媽樱; pinyin: Xǔ Māyīng; [1] born 1948) is a Bruneian educator and businesswoman of Chinese descent. [2] Best known as the CEO and founder of Seri Mulia Sarjana School (SMS), [3] she has made contributions to both education and business in Brunei.