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Not only kafala
Domestic workers in the Gulf typically face a double bind: as a foreign worker, you are governed by kafala laws, while as a female, you are governed by the male guardianship system.
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Mariam Diefallah is a feminist writer, doula, and educator from Giza, Egypt. She is interested in the intersection of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and migration studies.
Domestic workers in the Gulf typically face a double bind: as a foreign worker, you are governed by kafala laws, while as a female, you are governed by the male guardianship system.