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'''Artist:''' Laila al-Othman
'''Artist:''' Laila al-Othman


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Islamist group in Kuwait
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Islamist group in Kuwait


'''Dates of Action:''' 2000


'''Location:''' Kuwait


'''Dates of Action:''' 1978 to 1984, and 2000
'''Description of Artwork:''' In Laila al-Othman’s book ''The Departure'' she uses words such as "lustful" in describing the relationship between one sea wave and another.  According to al-Othman, she had not intended this language to have a sexual connotation. <P>
 


'''The Incident:''' In 2000, ''The Departure'', which reportedly had been approved by the Kuwait government censors in 1984, came under fire.  An Islamist group brought a lawsuit against Laila al-Othman for using defamatory expressions and indecent language in her book.  <P>


'''Location:''' Lebanon, Kuwait
'''Results of Incident:''' In 2000, Laila al-Othman was convicted of using indecent language and defamatory expressions in ''The Departure''.  She, along with the professor Alia Shuaib - who was found guilty of publishing opinions that ridicule religion -, were both sentenced to two months in prison for moral and religious offenses, which could be suspended upon payment of a $160 (50 Kuwaiti dinars) fine.  On March 26, a Kuwaiti appeals court acquitted Shuaib of the charges of blasphemy and publishing works that ridicule religion.  Al-Othman's conviction of using indecent language was upheld.  The court's judgments represented the latest in a series of cases brought by Islamists against secular authors.  The court did not provide explanations for its rulings.  <P>


'''Source:''' http://leb.net/~aljadid/culture/0529staff_01.html ; and, Democracy Frontline at: http://democracyfrontline.org/blog/?p=1597; http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/nea/796.htm


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'''Description of Artwork:''' Laila al-Othman’s book “The Departure” in which she uses words such as "lustful" in describing the relationship between one sea wave and another.  According to al-Othman, she had not intended this language to have a sexual connotation. <P>
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'''The Incident:''' In 2000, “The Departure”, which reportedly had been approved by the Kuwait government censors in 1984, came back under fire.  An Islamist group brought a lawsuit against Laila al-Othman for using defamatory expressions and indecent language in her book.  <P>
 
 
 
'''Results of Incident:''' In 2000, Laila al-Othman was convicted of using indecent language and defamatory expressions in “The Departure”.  She, along with the professor Alia Shuaib - who was found guilty of publishing opinions that ridicule religion -, were both sentenced to one moth in prison for moral and religious offenses. <P>
 
 
 
'''Source:''' http://leb.net/~aljadid/culture/0529staff_01.html ; and, Democracy Frontline at: http://democracyfrontline.org/blog/?p=1597
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 15:03, 24 December 2011

Date: 2000

Region: Middle East

Subject: Language Political/Economic/Social Opinion Sexual/Gender Orientation

Medium: Literature


Laila.jpg

Artist: Laila al-Othman

Confronting Bodies: Islamist group in Kuwait

Dates of Action: 2000

Location: Kuwait

Description of Artwork: In Laila al-Othman’s book The Departure she uses words such as "lustful" in describing the relationship between one sea wave and another. According to al-Othman, she had not intended this language to have a sexual connotation.

The Incident: In 2000, The Departure, which reportedly had been approved by the Kuwait government censors in 1984, came under fire. An Islamist group brought a lawsuit against Laila al-Othman for using defamatory expressions and indecent language in her book.

Results of Incident: In 2000, Laila al-Othman was convicted of using indecent language and defamatory expressions in The Departure. She, along with the professor Alia Shuaib - who was found guilty of publishing opinions that ridicule religion -, were both sentenced to two months in prison for moral and religious offenses, which could be suspended upon payment of a $160 (50 Kuwaiti dinars) fine. On March 26, a Kuwaiti appeals court acquitted Shuaib of the charges of blasphemy and publishing works that ridicule religion. Al-Othman's conviction of using indecent language was upheld. The court's judgments represented the latest in a series of cases brought by Islamists against secular authors. The court did not provide explanations for its rulings.

Source: http://leb.net/~aljadid/culture/0529staff_01.html ; and, Democracy Frontline at: http://democracyfrontline.org/blog/?p=1597; http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/nea/796.htm