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Sondos Al Qattan has refused to back down from her comments, and has instead hit back at her detractors and said they are part of a foreign media campaign against Kuwait, the Hijab and Islam.

Gulf-based influencers condemn Sondos Al Qattan’s domestic worker comments

by Staff Writer Sun 29 Jul 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

Kuwaiti social media influencer has refused to apologise or back down from her comments about the rights of Filipina domestic workers

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Declare Sondos Al Qattan persona-non-grata in the Philippines – NGO

by Staff Writer Thu 26 Jul 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

A number of Filipino NGOs are calling for Sondos Al Qattan to be blacklisted as an employer and forbidden from hiring Filipinos

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MAC Cosmetics cuts ties with Kuwaiti influencer Sondos Al Qattan

by Staff Writer Thu 26 Jul 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

A growing number of brands have distanced themselves from the controversial Kuwaiti social media influencer

A number of brands have cut ties with Qattan in the wake of widespread public backlash concerning a July 10 video in which she criticised Kuwaiti rules that give Filipina domestic workers one day off a week and forbids employers from retaining their passports. (ITP Publishing)

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Criticism of me is attack on Kuwait and Hijab, says Sondos Al Qattan

by Staff Writer Wed 25 Jul 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

Kuwaiti beauty influencer has vowed to have her followers boycott brands that sever ties with her

Khalid Ameri – who has more than 1.27 million followers on Facebook – slammed Qattan’s seeming disapproval of the fact that Filipino domestic workers in Kuwait must be given one day off each week and that employers are forbidden from retaining their passports.

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UAE vlogger criticises Sondos Al Qattan over Kuwaiti domestic worker comments

by Staff Writer Wed 25 Jul 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

Popular Emirati influencer Khalid Al Ameri slams Sondos Al Qattan as ‘a serious problem’

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Comment: Social media can break you faster than it makes you – just ask Sondos Al Qattan

by Staff Writer Wed 25 Jul 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

The Kuwaiti Instagram star’s social media blunder is a valuable lesson in social media gone awry for influencers and brands, writes Bernd Debusmann Jr

Sondos Al Qattan said that employers should retain expatriate passports to “protect the employer’s interest” regardless of nationality.

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Brands cut ties with Kuwaiti blogger Sondos Al Qattan over Filipino worker comments

by Staff Writer Tue 24 Jul 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

The Kuwait influencer has hit back at criticism and has yet to apologise

"I have the right as a kafil (sponsor) to keep my employee's passport, and I am responsible for paying a deposit of up to 1,500 dinars (around $4,900)," said Sondo al-Qattan.

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Kuwait social media star defends comments on Filipino workers’ rights

by Staff Writer Tue 24 Jul 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

Sondo al-Qattan faced criticism for Instagram video in which she attacked measures that give Filipinas working in Kuwait one day off per week and prevent employers from keeping their passports

Makeup artist Sondos Alqattan, who has 2.3 million followers on Instagram.

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Backlash against Kuwaiti Instagram influencer Sondos Al Qattan intensifies

by Staff Writer Sun 22 Jul 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

Sondos Alqattan criticised law allowing day off per week for Filipino domestic workers

Filipina workers returning home from Kuwait arrive at Manila International Airport on February 18 2018.
Photo: NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images

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Philippines’ Duterte apologises to Kuwait for ‘harsh’ words

by Staff Writer Sun 3 Jun 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

Tensions cooled last month after the two nations sealed an agreement on workplace safety guarantees for Filipinos working in Kuwait, prompting Duterte to lift the employment ban