Stories about Kuwait from February, 2007
Kuwait: From Novel Ads to the History of Bloggers
Q from Kuwaitism takes us on a flash back in time to when advertisements in Kuwait were creative and attractive. This time I’ll post an ad for Kuwait Airways that I liked a lot, when they first started their route to Paris back in 1965. Yet we are pulled back...
Bahrain: Duct-Taped Plane
Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif had to endure a flight from Kuwait to Bahrain in a “duct-taped” airplane. To understand what I am talking about look at this picture here.
Kuwait: Bidding Eight Years of Fun Goodbye
Kuwait's Desert Girl has sold her car – after “8 years of fun: of donuts in the desert; of boys chasing us; of us out-driving boys to the point where they gave up after endless laps around roundabouts and mall parking lots; of maniacal driving on the way to/from chalets,...
Bahrain: Kuwait Blogging Show
Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif, along with a group of Kuwaiti bloggers, are being interviewed for a Kuwaiti television programme on Blogging in the Gulf, wrote Al Yousif.
A Week Goes by in Kuwait
From a new movie to a naming special day after a popular soft drink (pop for Americans) to creating Kuwait's very own supermarket brand. These were some of the conversations going on at the Kuwaiti blogospehere last week. K TheKuwaiti talks about a new movie Sharq that is produced in...
Kuwait: Valentine Blues
Isolated Serenity, from Kuwait, has an interesting array of photographs, with goodies for her family and friends, here.
Kuwait: New Mall Opening
Kuwaiti blogger evolution is excited about the opening of a new mall, which will bring much sought after brands closer.
Valentine Special: Is Love in the Air in the Middle East?
If a picture says a thousand words, this is the image Cece, who is based between Bahrain and Kuwait, has posted to sum up how she feels about Valentine's Day. Although she isn't alone in shunning the tradition, which is fairly new to the region, for others it is a...
Kuwait: Richard III Returns to Life
A new Arabic version of Richard III is being staged by a Kuwaiti troupe at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 8 – 17 February 2007, says Kuwait blogger Mama Fusla. Set in the contemporary Arab world, this production of Richard III unfolds within the hothouse, feudal atmosphere of desert palaces...
Kuwait: Men Scared of Strong Women
Kuwaiti blogger Desert Girl tells us how men are afraid of her because of her strong personality, her sense of loss at the death of Anna Nicole Smith and her favourite holiday – Valentine.
A Week Goes by in Kuwait
Kuwait enjoyed nice weather this week. A lot of people grasped the opportunity and went out camping in the desert. Engineeroo was no different. He joined the scores of people who erected tents and took with them their food and drinks to enjoy the beginning of spring. Not only this...
Arabisc: Egyptian Women a Cut Above the Rest
Prostitution, female circumcision and lesbianism aren't vices restricted to Egyptian woman, says Egyptian blogger Tamr Heneh, in an open letter to Egyptian talk show hostess Dr Hala Sarhan. According to the blogger, the Arab world has much more problems which Dr Sarhan could focus on, instead of continuing to drag...
Kuweit: What's in a Video?
Tunisian blogger Sami Ben Gharbia writes (Fr): “Shams, the Kuweiti singer just released her video “Ahlan Ezzayak” [Welcome, how are you?] which has become popular in Arab countries. The video which caricatures the American administration (Bush, Rumsfeld and Cheney) mocks American policy in the middle east arab-style.” The blogger goes...
Lebanon: Bush's War
Lebanese blogger Leila Abu Saba links a video of a Kuwaiti singer who makes fun of Bush's war.
Arabisc: Kuwaiti Looking for an Easy A
We may have all met them..at least those of us who have managed to secure straight As at school and university. While some us may shun them from the beginning, Kuwaiti blogger Jandeef couldn't shake this climber off his back that easily. He gives us a hilarious transcript of a...
Bahrain: Genetically Engineered Food Alert!
Bahrain-based blogger Haitham Sabbah raises the alarm about the presence of genetically engineered food, which is not labelled, floating about in the markets of Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE and even Bahrain.
A Week Goes by in Kuwait
Do you doodle ? Well Nibaq over at Savior Machine not only doodles, but he leaves his doodle machine in the bathroom and everyone in household doodles on it. This is the end result of the community doodling. Intlxpatr one of the many expat bloggers in Kuwait shares with us...
Arabisc: Action from Dubai and Kuwait's Shopping Malls
The whole world is a stage and it is more so at Dubai‘s City Centre, which is considered one of the largest malls in the Gulf. Bahraini blogger Mohammed Al Mubarak sums up his recent visit to the mall, where he literally sees the world pass by. ناس كثيرة تأتي...
