By Mary Ann Tétreault
Columbia University Press (2000)
A very interesting book on politics and society in Kuwait. Is a bit outdated with all the recent political turmoil but great insight and history.
(Source: library.northsouth.edu)
My interests are varied and include the Middle East, parenting, literature, my family and politics in general.
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April 9, 2012
Stories of Democracy: Politics and Society in Contemporary Kuwait
April 8, 2012
Exclusive interview with conceptual artist Shurooq Amin, whose latest show, “It’s a Man’s World,” was shut down by Kuwaiti authorities on the basis that the paintings were “pornographic” and “anti-Islamic.” Includes a slide show with a few of the paintings in the exhibition. Read the interview at Sampsonia Way
April 8, 2012
Once Upon a Time in Kuwait
Photos from a time before oil was king.
April 6, 2012
1951 map of Kuwait City from Al-Qabas. You can find the expanded version of the map at: http://marafi.com/1951-Map/ - reblogged from alrashdan
April 2, 2012
Kuwait in National Geographic
Boom Time in Kuwait, from a 1952 edition of National Geographic.
(Source: slideshare.net)
April 2, 2012
April 1, 2012
A photo of the protests in front of the Syrian Embassy in Kuwait in February 2005, by Yasser Al Zayyat, Kuwait Times. Still relevant today!
March 31, 2012
Baskets during Eid in Kuwait. Photo by Yasser Al Zayyat, Kuwait Times
March 31, 2012
Tea with FT Middle East: Saad al-Barrak
Former head of Zain speaks about his work and why he left the telecom giant.
March 30, 2012
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Surah Yunus Chap. 10 Verse 44
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It’s camping season
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Ballerina - Ghada Al Kandari
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I LOVE the prussian blue of my new carbon paper! (Taken with instagram)
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“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”— Ayn Rand
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In Walking in Roman Culture, Timothy M. O’Sullivan eloquently explains that how and why a person walked were crucial cultural...
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Busy. ——————————————————————— #sramyan #documentit #kuwait #streetphotography #sramyan_almobarakiya #almobarakiya #iphoneography #streetphoto_bw...
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Finding long lost books and longer lost pictures inside. (Taken with instagram)
