About Amer Al-Hilal
Former Diplomat with stints at the UN and the Kuwait Embassy in Washington DC. Occasional columnist for Kuwait's ‘Arab Times.' Worked with ‘Kuwait News Agency' - trained by Voice of America, Reuters and Associated Press. A ‘Third Culture Kid' born in London, raised in Rome and Madrid, with B.A. in ‘Communications' from The American University, DC. Currently living in Kuwait. Interests include movies, literature, blogging, politics and social affairs.
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May 23rd, 2009
Kuwait: Cinema Censorship, Quality Woes and Limited Telecom Services
Following the Kuwaiti elections and all the previous political drama, bloggers are now focusing their energies on entertainment and technology posts, with Cinescape, the Kuwaiti national cinema company monopoly, taking the brunt of the criticism from younger viewers due to quality control and censorship woes. Also in this post, a blogger laments the limited telecom services available in the country.
May 19th, 2009
Kuwait: Election History: Four Women Win Parliament Seats
Election fever has swept Kuwait, culminating in a historic and momentous event for the nation! Kuwait was expecting at best one or two women to make it to Parliament but we got four (Dr. Aseel Al-Awadi, Dr. Rola Dashti, Dr. Salwa Al-Jassar and Dr. Masouma Mubarak)! Amer Al-Hilal here with an extra-large 'Special Edition Election' post from Kuwait with reactions from the Kuwaiti blogosphere.
May 8th, 2009
Kuwait: Election Drama, Filthy Clinics and Domestic Abuse
Salutations from Kuwait! Amer Al-Hilal here with another round-up from the Kuwaiti blogosphere, ranging from posts concerning after shocks of Swine Flu, to embarrassing official printing gaffes, to the humanitarian plight of the domestic workers and much more.
April 30th, 2009
Kuwait: Swine Flu Blues
April 23rd, 2009
Kuwait: Blackberry Lunches, Arab Sex Talk and Election Responsibility Plea
April 19th, 2009
Kuwait: Election rhetoric, arrests and the whole shebang
Greetings fellow global bloggers and readers! My name is Amer Al-Hilal and I am the new 'Global Voices' co-author covering Kuwait; a vibrant, highly passionate and astute blogging community, one that has throughout the years encompassed all sorts of interests and events, from consumer-oriented services and products to politically charged calls for protecting freedom of speech, culminating with and leading the 'Orange' 5 for Kuwait movement, which has led to the government redistricting five political constituencies instead of 25.
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