This is a poem by Mohammed Abdulaziz Alduwaihi dedicated to Kuwait:   Filed under: Kuwait, Life, Poetry

        20-year-old youth narrates his woes after serving six-month jail “KUWAIT CITY, Feb 3: A 20-year-old youth Adel, who claims to have been wrongly accused of cross-dressing, narrated his woes to Al-Rai daily. Adel, who recent…

Which new faces are promising on the scene? Filed under: Kuwait, Polls

              AbdulSamad Dashti says he wants to run for Kuwaiti parliament in the coming elections. He  is running to represent Kuwaiti Christians who came to this country 150 years ago. On a lighter seasonal note, …

Welcome to July. Lets start off with an endearing clip of  lovely husky saying I love you: Recently in the news, the city of San Francisco has made a move to ban the sale of pets as it is considered inhumane. Quite frankly, I wish that kind of law wou…

Hi Jewaira, As an avid reader of your blog, I know you area a talented writer and perhaps can share some advice. What can I do with an MFA in Creative Writing in Kuwait? Can I teach at university level? Do you know of any writing circles I can perhaps …

From the American Food & Drug Administration site: “Beginning September 2012, FDA will require larger, more prominent cigarette health warnings on all cigarette packaging and advertisements in the United States.  These warnings mark the firs…

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Whatever does this mean? Post on Just Landed: clean your feet Posted in: Cleaning in Kuwait Last updated: 23/04/11 Arabic handsome man I’m doing Cleanup to the feet of women with  work of massage to the feet of women carefully and cleanliness of…

We’ve previously discussed the issue of fathers discovering that they were raising another man’s child. This issue is not restricted to a certain society or culture. I’m sure there are psychological reasons and sociological explanatio…

Interesting interview with Kuwaiti artist/ designer Fatima Al-Qadiri and her view on Kuwaiti taste and teddy bears in hijabs. LINK More on Fatima here Filed under: Kuwait, Life, Lifestyle

College-going girl found in Salmiya apartment ‘I am old enough to take care of myself, free to live my life’ KUWAIT CITY, Feb 13: A Kuwaiti man was shocked when he discovered that his daughter was not enrolled at the Faculty of Police and soon file…

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Sometimes mountains are made out of molehills. And this poor couple’s afternoon date turned into an unfortunate ordeal. The news report below does not mention why the young couple in the public garden was approached by the “cops”. Wer…

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A Feline Royale Hospital A feral cat in labour climbed into a young woman’s brand new car through the open sunroof and had the misfortune to deliver her kittens on the floor of the driver’s seat. Needless to say the young lady had a hysteri…

To Rest in Peace is a short film by Fawaz Al-Matrouk that is based upon the true story of his uncle during the Iraqi invasion in 1990, who seeks the proper burial of two bodies left in a car. to rest in peace, posted with vodpod There are links within …

After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Failaka Island was abanddoned.Below is footage compiled from a trip to Failaka by the crew of the film To Rest In Peace, an 18 minute short film by Fawaz Al-Matrouk that takes place during the Invasion. Failaka &#821…

In the news tonight, 30 Egyptian judges in Kuwait plan to resign because they will not get a pay raise. What I want to know is, why aren’t there enough Kuwaiti judges? This is 2011. We have 93.3% literacy rate. Education is free for all Kuwaitis….

In 2010, there were 900,000 sick leaves recorded for employees in the government sector at a working loss of 35 million Kuwaiti Dinars. The number of sick leaves was the highest ever recorded in the nation’s history. The highest number of sick le…

Wishing you, Kuwait, blessings and peace always.   Filed under: Kuwait, Special Occasions

The following clips are promotions by the Commercial bank in Kuwait (Tijari) on the occasion of Kuwait’s 50th Independence anniversary on February 25th and its 20th Liberation anniversary on February 26. These clips feature foreigners living in K…

Love of Kuwait – Social responsibility Video clip on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Kuwait’s independence and the 20th anniversary of the liberation by the Kuwait Autism Society (KAS) Filed under: Children, Family, Kuwait, Life, Li…

This February marks the 50th anniversary of Kuwait’s independence (25th February)  and the 20th anniversary of liberation from Iraqi invasion and occupation (26th February). On the occasion, Kuwait’s ruler has gifted every Kuwaiti person w…

Dewaniyas are unique to Kuwaiti culture. There are different types of dewaniyas, some formal and others informal. Formal family dewaniyas are open on certain  set days during the week to receive guests. The BBC recently featured a report on the Kuwait…

Kuwaitis make up 35% of the country’s population. Expatriates comprise a hefty 65% of Kuwait’s population and not all of them are skilled labour or people with rare and necessary fields of specialty. It’s a ticking time bomb. I’…

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