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====Subject: [[:Category:Religious|Religious]] [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Subject: [[:Category:Religion|Religion]], [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]====






====Medium: [[:Category:Literature|Literature]] [[:Category:Personal Opinion|Personal Opinion]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Literature|Literature]]====


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'''Artist:''' Alia Shuaib
'''Artist:''' Alia Shuaib


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Kuwait Islamists
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Kuwait Islamists


'''Dates of Action:''' 1993, 2000
'''Dates of Action:''' 1993, 2000


'''Location:''' Kuwait
'''Location:''' Kuwait


'''Description of Artwork:''' The text under question is a line of poetry from Alia Shuaib’s book, “Anakeb Tarthi Jerhan” (“Spiders Lament a Wound”) published in 1993.  <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' The text under question is a line of poetry from Alia Shuaib’s book, “Anakeb Tarthi Jerhan” (“Spiders Lament a Wound”) published in 1993.  <P>


'''The Incident:''' Shuaib, a teacher of philosophy at Kuwait University, maintains that the only part of her book “Spiders Lament a Wound” that mentions God is the phrase "God's secret map."  However, Kuwait Islamists objected to the text citing moral and religious offences.  <P>
'''The Incident:''' Shuaib, a teacher of philosophy at Kuwait University, maintains that the only part of her book “Spiders Lament a Wound” that mentions God is the phrase "God's secret map."  However, Kuwait Islamists objected to the text citing moral and religious offences.  <P>


'''Results of Incident:''' Shuaib was found guilty of "publishing opinions that ridicule religion" and blasphemy and was sentenced to one month in prison and several fines.  Yehya al-Rubaian, the book's publisher, was also given a suspended two-month sentence and was fined the equivalent of $328 for publishing the book without prior government approval. The writer and publisher have appealed the ruling. <P>
'''Results of Incident:''' Shuaib was found guilty of "publishing opinions that ridicule religion" and blasphemy and was sentenced to one month in prison and several fines.  Yehya al-Rubaian, the book's publisher, was also given a suspended two-month sentence and was fined the equivalent of $328 for publishing the book without prior government approval. The writer and publisher have appealed the ruling. <P>


'''Source:''' Democracy Frontline at: http://democracyfrontline.org/blog/?p=1597 ; and, http://leb.net/~aljadid/culture/0529staff_01.html
'''Source:''' Democracy Frontline at: http://democracyfrontline.org/blog/?p=1597 ; and, http://leb.net/~aljadid/culture/0529staff_01.html
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Latest revision as of 20:49, 10 February 2012

Date: 1993

Region: The Middle East

Subject: Religion, Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Literature


Artist: Alia Shuaib

Confronting Bodies: Kuwait Islamists

Dates of Action: 1993, 2000

Location: Kuwait

Description of Artwork: The text under question is a line of poetry from Alia Shuaib’s book, “Anakeb Tarthi Jerhan” (“Spiders Lament a Wound”) published in 1993.

The Incident: Shuaib, a teacher of philosophy at Kuwait University, maintains that the only part of her book “Spiders Lament a Wound” that mentions God is the phrase "God's secret map." However, Kuwait Islamists objected to the text citing moral and religious offences.

Results of Incident: Shuaib was found guilty of "publishing opinions that ridicule religion" and blasphemy and was sentenced to one month in prison and several fines. Yehya al-Rubaian, the book's publisher, was also given a suspended two-month sentence and was fined the equivalent of $328 for publishing the book without prior government approval. The writer and publisher have appealed the ruling.

Source: Democracy Frontline at: http://democracyfrontline.org/blog/?p=1597 ; and, http://leb.net/~aljadid/culture/0529staff_01.html