Barbara Walters filed report on gender roles in Kuwait a few years prior to the Gulf War, and noted then that, traditional Islamic fashion, women customarily walked about 10 feet behind their husbands.

Recently, Barbara returned to Kuwait and observed that the men now walked several yards behind their wives. She approached one of the Kuwaiti women for an explanation.

"This is marvelous," Barbara said, "What enabled women here to achieve their reversal of roles?"

The Kuwaiti woman replied, "Land mines".

海湾战争开始的前几年，芭芭拉.沃斯特对科威特的男女地位进行了报道。她当时注意到：按照伊斯兰教的传统，妇女通常跟在丈夫10英尺远的后面。

最近芭芭拉又来到科威特，她发现，现在男人都走在妻子后面几码远的地方。她走向一名科威特妇女，希望得到解释。

芭芭拉说：“这太神奇了，是什么使科威特妇女成功的转换了男女之间的地位呢？”

那名科威特妇女回答道：“是地雷。”