I just found this old article from TIME Magazine that was written after alcohol was banned in Kuwait:
A month ago the oil-rich sheikdom of Kuwait banned all liquor within its borders, and since then many of its thirsty citizens have been drinking everything in sight from perfume and eau de cologne to rubbing alcohol and Sterno โ with predictably disastrous results. By last week, an estimated 150 Kuwaiti had died from alcohol poisoning, several hundred more had been blinded, and Kuwait’s hospitals were filled to overflowing. Bathtub gin is flourishing, and bootlegging the real thing has become Kuwait’s fastest growing business. A fifth of Dewar’s White Label Scotch now commands a sheik’s ransom of $50 on the black market.
Prohibition came to Kuwait as deviously as an Arab horse trade. In theory only Christian residents of the predominantly Moslem nation could drink, using ration cards to obtain whisky through London’s Gray Mackenzie & Co. Ltd., which has had an import monopoly on Kuwait’s liquor flow for decades. In fact, Moslems imbibed increasingly, and drunken-driving fatalities mounted apace. The nation’s stricter religious leaders then teamed up with local merchants who resented Gray Mackenzie’s lucrative monopoly to introduce a prohibition bill in the Kuwaiti Assembly. With voting a matter of public record in the tiny Moslem land, the bill passed easily, despite its manifest unpopularity and whatever the legislators’ private lapses from the temperance of Mohammed’s grace might be.
Gray Mackenzie padlocked its doors, and the poisoning cases began to stagger in as sales of after-shave lotions and cologne soared tenfold. Several dozen British and American petroleum engineers served notice that they would not renew their employment contracts if Kuwait stayed dry. Several influential Kuwaitis have applied to remote countries for posts as honorary consuls, hoping thereby to qualify for diplomatic liquor privileges. Many of the thirsty began flocking to Basra in Iraq, 100 miles from Kuwait City. Their pilgrimage has also produced agitation for repeal of the law from their weekend widows left behind. They fear that the forced-draft drinking by the boys and the wiles of the women of Basra may prove a dangerously combustible mix.
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I’m a strong believer that the banning of Alcohol, made this underground world, wether it’s Alcohol or something else. it’s shameful that we are in 2007 and we still demand basic freedom of drinking at least at ones own home. Now i see every one is wanting Alcohol but shy to talk it out. you could see people coming to restaurants with Alcohol and also in fridays newyear party i heard they served non-alcoholic sparkling apple juice. IT’S TIME PEOPLE!!
I don’t want to debate on this.. but..
That’s democracy.. take it or leave it :p
I understand the basic issue of freedom to drink etc, etc, but this whole obsession with alcohol is kind of unhealthy and, well, I’m sorry but it’s kind of pathetic, too. It’s not like your body will whither away and die if you don’t have that sip of Jack Daniels RIGHT NOW!
I can understand both cases, but how come we have worse cases of drunk driving in Kuwait then they do in the Dubai.
There must be something wrong when there is so much underground alcohol in Kuwait. Let them regulate it and let them put some real rules on drunk driving. Most Drunk Driving cases aren’t persecuted and they are let go by the cops.
If it is regulated then they can control its distribution more since people will pay the regular prices rather then the huge sums they do now. Its not a matter of religion, its a matter of demand and supply, if there is a supply the demand will decrease and people won’t be as insane about it as they were before.
Current Drinking View in Kuwait:
Since I opened the bottle let me make the best of it and finish it.
That is why everyone gets drunk from one sitting, but look at a person who doesnt think that way then they enjoy their drink without any issue, and no need to get trashed.
That is my take on it.
I never drank, and i’ve never been better..
i get lots of boners too
The only problem with banning anything is that it makes it more desireable. With alcohol though, we’re talking about a normal everyday thing for most people worldwide, and so it seems bizarre that 5 out of 180 (or whatever it is) countries in the world should ban it.
Meanwhile, Kuwaitis are dying en masse from diabetes and lung cancer (yet more fast food joints are opened, cigarettes are cheap and the few “no smoking” signs are completely ignored, and the health ministry does nothing to actively promote health).
But the bottom line is – anyone who WANTS alcohol here can GET alcohol here.
I’d love to know the kind of shit that goes on in these ARAB COUNTRIES, from substance abuse to deviant sex practices… It’ll put the west to shame.
The bottom line mooch is that kuwait is well fucked and is going backwards straight to hell thanks to it’s own idiotic people. GODspeed heh.
banning things should be banned, simple solution.
Kuwait is a muslim country and we want to practice our religion ,
Selling , Buying , Drinking , Transporting Alcohol .. is BIG BIG BIG HARAM .. its actually one of the Kaba’er.
A Hadeeth By the Rasool ( PBOH ) states that ” god will curse anyone who drinks , buys , sells , transports alcohol ” .
the hell with democracy and freedom of speech and 2007 bullshit and globalization .. if it gets me cursed .
and any one who doesnt like The Hadeeth of the Rasool , ” get the fuck out of Kuwait “
Yes my child, your opinion matters to many people. They don’t hand out copulation.
From my point of view its really hard to bring bozz back to kuwait coz the 50 member that we elected will not allowe it plus KSA well interfear like always ….. thats is too bad as if we are the only real moslim nastion on earth .. that is bullshit we need more freedom … keep the hight rates viva Dubai
Financy,
In the words of Theodore S. Logan Esquire
(PB & J) “Dude, Chill out!”
Methinks you need a hug!
๐
I agree with Financy
Beeing an islamic country, Kuwait have the right to decide whether or not to ban Alcohol. Immagine the growth rate of violence and accidents that will sweep the country. For those who want to drink go to Dubai and Bahrain, i see no reason why you should be bashing Kuwaiti legistlation, for those who wanna bitch for the sake of bitching, I beleive there are better alternative than staying in Kuwait, as the saying goes, you cant be a begger and a chooser.
Financy,
Correction! Kuwait is a civil country with a muslim majority, well i don’t care about your rasool with his 1400 years ahadeth, which was documented after 100 year of his death. Alcohol is available anyway, even your holy city of makkah has Alcohol and drugs, it’s a matter of regulation.
oh and you need to be educated here is a free lesson, “Freedom of belief is absolute” Article 35, Kuwait Constitution.
Know your infos. before spreading hate!
Me you are threading on thin ice here by crossing over to a religious discussion, I dont think Mark blog was intended for this purpose. Correction Kuwait is a Moslem Country end of story, if you have an issue the airport is righjt up your alley.
Yes I would rather religion was not discussed here. The purpose of the article I posted wasn’t to push for alcohol legalization or anything of that sort. I just found it interesting to share, mostly the last part where it talks about how the wives were worried their husbands drinking in basra and the hot chicks there would lead their husbands to cheat on them.
I also found the part where it says a lot of people were blinded… when we were “experimenting” with perfume back in high school we always thought that was an urban legend.. guess its not.
Hellraiser,
I am a Kuwaiti citizen and i have the right to express my view, deal with it!
me why mention only a part of it? “Freedom of belief is absolute. The State projects the freedom of Practicing religion in accordance with established customs, provided that it does not conflict with public policy or morals.” Yea, it does conflict with the public policy and morals.
Financy said: “and any one who doesnt like The Hadeeth of the Rasool , โ get the fuck out of Kuwait โ”
hehehehheheheheheh I really like ur childish way of stating whats on ur mind!
if I translate it to arabic it would go:
ู ู ูุง ูุนุฌุจู ููุงู ุงูุฑุณูู ูุณ ุฃู ู ุฎู ูุฐูู ู ู ุงููููุช!!ุ
ุจุงููู ุนููู ุงูุฑุณูู ูุงู ูููู ุฃุญุงุฏูุซู ุจู “ูุงููู ู ู ุนุงุฌุจู ูุณ ุฃู ู”
ูุงูุญุจูุจ ุงุฐุง ุชุจู ุชุฏุนู ุงููุงุณ ูุจุงูููู ุฉ ุงูุทูุจุฉ ุงููู ุฃู ุฑ ูููุง ุงูุฑุณูู ุ ู ู ุฌูุช ุฐุง ูู ุขูุช ุฃูู ูููุช
Me, I could not care less where you are from, your religious point of view are unwelcomed, as this is not what we are disucssing here.
Ok this is my last post, since i want to respect Mark’s policy of no religion discussion. Customs and morals change everyday, when the constitution was written your mom or aunt couldn’t get educated! or they thought is 3aid for them to get educated!
I rest my case.
Not much of a case dude.
Banning it won’t stop it, it just makes it a better business and more expensive: Lesson from Netherlands.
Car accidents still do happen, and Kuwait is among the highest in the world in percentage of population.
Drinking is not allowed by religion and the same goes for lying, cheating but I don’t seen a ban on that.
Islam teaches us to respect others, so you have the Dubai example where only non Muslims can buy alcohol and get a permit to do it legally and to enjoy it.
Kuwaiti’s and other Muslim citizens go to Europe the US, and to other Arab countries and have no problem to roam around in areas where drinking is allowed.
So back to FINANCY: NO ONE IS ASKING Kuwaitis to drink, sell or transport alcohol, but for other people who still enjoy this 4000 year old beverage to have the right to buy it and drink it rather than pay some of the rich MAFIAs double the price and I think you know by now that most of those RICH mafias are Kuwaiti.
So making more money out of alcohol is not haram ??? or do you think its not bad as long as its not legal ??
ONE LAST note: I lived in Kuwait for 3 years and my only source of ALCOHOL was Kuwaiti people. Most of the other nationalities could not sell it or get easy access to it.
BTW Cheers to everyone, I just had a nice cold beer in my office.
Legalizing alcohol problem will only cause more and more problems .Firstly, a lot of locals whether or not you agree to it are not good enough to drink responsibly. The cops only enforce laws on non-kuwaitis and the locals are free from this provision in most of the cases. Here in states ,even if u take a liquor bottle out of a store and a cop sees u ,he can get the crap out of you. Still Americans have to deal with the alcohol abuse day in and out because you definitely don’t act sober when u are drunk. I don’t know if you don’t get alcohol will cause every body’s body to stop functioning. Its all a matter of habit .Smoking ,drugs ,alcohol are all sinful ways of pleasing urself but in the end u are far more depressed than when u started it.
Me
go open the Kuwaiti constitution ,
The 2nd Satement or Law or whatever its called states :
” The religion of the country is Islam , and the Islamic Sharia’a is a MAIN source to legislate laws ”
don’t act so smart 7abeeby , ekbar
Oh it’s hot in here ! If whiskey is not available just go to any bakala and ask for Jackson ![ mark i’ll be glad if you posted a Jackson photo here ] It costs only 1.5KD and one can get a hell of a kick from it…
Then there is ‘desi'[ local brew] which just cost KD5 these days for 1.5 leter , some places like Abbasiya its even cheaper …
Then there is Undiluted spirit smuggled from hospitals …
If you know any hick from the base you can get red lable for KD25 [ then sell it for KD50 during Christmas…
Personally they should licence liquor…Or may be turn one of those vacant islands into a liquor zone… At least Kuwaiti’s will not fly to Dubai every weekend ….
I LOVE TO DRINK, BUT NOT IN KUWAIT !!!
DUBAI MAYBEE, lol
IM GRATEFULL THERE IS NOW DRINKING IN Q8
I DONT WANT TO SEE Q80S DRUNK, lool
Where is marzouq when u need him to demonstrate his liberal values. I am sure he would have a go at financy for his views.The problem is a lot of us are not concerned with the fact what will happen to us in our graves than on surface of earth.
maybe he’s sleeping off a hangover ๐
I think its a good law to ban alcohol. This country can’t even control people on the road, how will they control drunk idiots coming out from bars? On the other hand I beleive there should be designated areas for such thing like Failaka which is controlled and regulated and seperated by sea. It provides an outlet to those who want it without an outright legalization across the country.
i would hope that the energy so many people put into banal and futile online (and offline) discussions would be better channeled in making positive differences in your societies. please observe composure and seek truth in your actions.
Will the people that keep repeating the same old bullshit like sheep, that Kuwait is not ready for alcohol STFU. READ THE FUCKING ARTICLE, ALCOHOL USED TO BE LEGAL IN KUWAIT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. SERIOUS PROBLEMS ONLY STARTED AFTER IT WAS BANNED.
goddamn, most ppl in this country are so fucking stupid they prob won’t even be able to read the label on their alcohol bottle if it was legalised.
I actually respect Kuwait for being one of the few countries that still ban alcohol; its becoming such a generic argument that banning alcohol and drugs increase accidents and problems. My dear colleagues, it is not the shar’ia or the laws that mess things up; on the contrary, its just the lack of laws and the preferential treatment between people that leads to the uncivilized acts we see today. We need more respect.
99.99% of the kuwaitis are muslims ( weither sunnis or shi3is )
The 2nd law in the consitution says that kuwait is a muslim country.
The Parliment (which represent the people ) legislated a law to ban alcohol.
and Islam says its a BIG BIG Haram.
for those of you who calls for democracy and freedom .. Isnt that democracy ? the majority has spoken and banned alcohol . and Even the minority Kuwaitis who drink , wouldnt want alcohol to be sold IN kuwait . they would rather drink outside kuwait .
and for the expats living here to demand alcohol , i say its an internal affair , and this is our country and we ban whatever we want
Financy you are being contradictory in your argument. When you say “this is our country and we ban whatever we want” thats not a democracy any more.
I second that
this discussions has gone way too long then it should , nice find though mark
Well said Mark
Don’t know why some of us can’t get along with out alcohol .common on its not like u will not be able to drink water and dehydrate or not able to survive without alcohol.
for all you fucking braindead cunts that argue against alcohol in kuwait bc it’s a muslim country, how the hell do explain that ALCOHOL WAS LEGAL IN KUWAIT UNTIL 1964????
what kuwait used to be jewish then it turned muslim?
seriously GROW A FUCKING BRAIN and stop repeating that same shit your brother told u while fucking you in the arse kuwaiti incest style.
I AGREE WITH FINANCY… WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF OUR MUSLIM DEMOCRACY.. WE SHULD TURN INTO AN TALIBAN STATE… WE SHOULD GO AS FAR AS BAN ALL WOMEN EDUCATION AND FREEDOM… FINANCY,,, GET THE F OUTTA OF HERE WITH THAT BS!!
YOU SHOULD GO LIVE IN SAUDI ARABIA… BUT YOU WOULDNT WONT TO, WOULD YOU?!?!?!??
IF A GOVERNMENT WAS BASED ON A RELIGION, IT WOULDN’T BE A REAL DEMOCRACY, BECAUSE IT WOULD INFORCE ITS BELIEFS ONTO OTHERS.
I’M AS KUWAITI AS MUCH AS ONE CAN GET… I’M FOR FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND BELEIFS, AND FREEDOM TO EXPRESS ONE SELF. IF YOU DONT WONT ALCOHOL… THEN QUITE SIMPLY,.. DONT DRINK.
I ENJOY MY VODKA DRINK… WHICH IS FREELY AVAILABLE IN KUWAIT THRU DEALERS,,, EXCEPT ITS VERY EXPENSIVE SINCE ITS ILLEGAL.
WHATS SO BAD ABOUT HAVING A DRINK TO RELAX AFTER A HARD DAYS WORK????
THIS COUNTRY IS GETTING SOO BACCKWARDS AND REALLY UP ITS OWN ASS WITH FANATICAL RELIGION.. ONE DAY WITH OUT KNOWING, WE WILL TURN INTO AN IRAN, OR AFGANISTAN BECAUSE OF THIS ISLAMIC HESTERIA THAT HAS GRIPPED OUR PART OF THE WORLD.
WE WERE NEVER LIKE THIS, BEFORE PEOPLES RELIGION WERE BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THEIR GOD… BUT NOW IT;S LIKE A BLOODY WITCH HUNT.
WHY ARE PEOPLE HERE AFFRAID OF SPEAKING UP.
EVER SINCE THIS RELIGIOUS FEVER HAS APPEARED, THINGS HAVE BEEN GETTING WORSE FOR THE COUNTRY, IT ALL HIPOCRACY!
IT ALL STARTED WITH THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION IN IRAN.. BEFORE IT WAS UNHEARD OF WHEN YOU SAW A WOMAN WEARING A HIJAB, NOW ITS LIKE A BLOODY WITCH HUNT… IF YOU DONT WEAR IT THERES SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU.. ITS LIKE A PRESURE.
LETS FACE IT PEOPLE,,, BECAUSE OF ALL THIS SHIT, ITS NOT SAFE FOR OUR WOMEN IN THE STREETS.. I FEEL OUR WOMEN ARE MORE SAFER IN EUROPE THAN HERE. BEFORE GUYS WOULD NOT LOOK TWICE AT WOMEN.. NOW THEY CHASE THEM LIKE ANIMALS..ITS RIDICULAS.
You say that kuwait’s constitutional religion is islam, whats next… if im not muslim i lose my citizenship??? wtf is going on??
there was an article in todays kuwait times bout alcohol being legal in kuwait….but the punch line was tht it was an april fools day prank……cudnt belive my eyes in the morn but then all hopes faded whn i saw the last line……..i m n expat n huv been here 4 bout 3 yrs now….i do drink but i huv not drank in kuwait not even wine….its kinda principle issue for me here….but th has not stopped me frm buyin my bar stool n wine glasses…..atleast they look gud in my aprtment….but is really sad tht though there is a law tht bans alcohhol most of the citizens houses have a basement dedicated to a bar setup tht at time migh put some of the best bars in vegas to shame!!!! does this really make sense?????
I think they should legalize alcohol in Kuwait. in Failaka for instance. the issue isn’t religion, its the big MOBs that are making 500% the regular price of a bottle of licker. so ligalizing it and seting rules won’t hurt but we need to ban all Saudis from entering our country. cuz they will mess it up.
plus i am sick of going out of kuwait to drink:S thats just sad and criminal to go under the name of religion. more than 80% of kuwaiti adults drink, but they deny it, cuz they are muslims ๐
Before writing down my lil rant and lecture, Let me start off by saying that I absolutely despise alcohol, and my drunkard days in my teens was the worst time of my life. I find the fact that alcohol and cigarettes are tolerated while other substances (marijiuana) is looked down upon to be incredibly strange, ridiculous, and the true definition of the term “negative phenomena”. And now, my lecture to you all, bear with me ๐
News flash to the people who are saying that legalizing alcohol will create more alcohol related incidents: Alcohol related incidents are already happening everywhere in kuwait, illegal or legal, let’s not be in denial, it will stay that way for good and there is nothing you could do about it. You should think, since alcohol is everywhere in Kuwait, and there’s is no way in stopping that, then what is the best way to curb it? The answer is simple: Legalize it and Control it. The banning of alcohol in Kuwait not only failed in reducing alcohol consumption, it created a huge business boom in the black market for criminal gangs, which means while criminal gangs who are selling alcohol brands 2 or 3 times the price then they would sell in countries where it’s legal and making a shit load of money, the Kuwaiti government keeps losing money chasing and trying to catch these guys due to the false and ridiculous assumption that someday alcohol bootlegging will be wiped out from Kuwait.
I can’t help but chuckle when I read the crime sections on newspapers talking about a big bust involving alcohol smuggling, or (my favorite) a few weeks ago where the headline that the bootlegging business is gone down 80% (I checked that same day with an indian local who sells alcohol, and guess what? He just recieved a new shipment of top brands). What is happening in countries like Kuwait (who ban alcohol) is very similar what happened during the prohibition days during the 1930’s in the US, I suggest every person here who is pro-prohibition to read it, and please ask youself, if a country with as strong the US failed miserably at prohibiting alcohol, how is Kuwait going to succeed, to spare you the trouble of thinking that through here’s the answer: It won’t be able to succeed to stop the flow because it simple can’t.
To the people who are using religion as a reason for banning, yes, it’s true that buying, drinking, selling, and transporting alcohol is sinful in Islam, but look around you, did it banning it stop people from buying, drinking, selling, and transporting alcohol? No. And since you can’t stop it, let the state legalize it, control it, since it seems to be the only way to curb alcohol consumption. It may sound haram, but is helping curb alcohol when it’ so widespread and impossible to stop gonna make you a sinner in god’s eyes? Or a person who’s being realistic and is trying to help his country and his people work it’s out around this evil?
Also, one more thing I’d like to add. Doesn’t anybody find the fact that alcohol is more accepted and tolerated by people (and law enforcement) in this country then hash to ncredibly strange and stupid? I know stories of people who got caught with bottles for personal consumption, and all the cops ever did to them was confiscate the bottles, force a bribe and look the other way, or give them a lecture on how they’re also drinkers and would not recommend them to drive while drunk. Yet, with hash, they get arrested, beaten up, and are forced to sign a letter of good conduct, all because they were caught with a piece as long or shorter then the index finger. It’s absolute BS.
walla, oo moo m3a99ib mithil cham wa7ed/wa7da hnee lanna 9ij i’m arguing a point, mo ga3ed at^hawash, inna may9eer in5alli ildeen a pick and choose thing..at least in STATE affairs, illi uhwa moo shay basee6 ya3ni.. hathi mas2ooliyya, and personally, lanni muslim ogaf, oo a9awwit ‘9id il5amir bil kwait, itha ya3ni fakkiraw ib ending the prohibition, winshala may9eer hel shay, bass let’s face it- wayed naas bil q8 na6reen hel yom.
Ana mu2min imya bil imya inna fee 7ikma wara hel shay, ya3ni i believed inna allah ma inwalad..how could i not believe that prohibiting alcohol waraaha 7ikma oo inna hatha il shay il9a7?! hatha il definition of faith. t9addig ilshay min ghair adilla. oo islam uhu faith, witha i7na mu2mineen (faithful), ilmafrooth nisma3 kalam rabbi 7ata bil ashyaa2 illi doesn’t really make much sense, cuz we believe in the big picture. hathi awaamir rabbi ya3ni..
winshala ashoof liq8 9ij matighayyirat oo ashoof more supporters of prohibition, just saying :)..oo ee by the way, i support prohibition solely because of religion..moo shay 3aib..oo shsalfatkum 3ela inna ilkill yishrab bass yankir, ee oo ba3dain? lat3aqdoonha ya3ni wit5alloonha chinhum hypocrites..ya5i yishriboon bass moo ma3naata yaboon hel shay ib deerat^hum..it’s just funny that the same people call these guys as “hypocrites” oo uhma they aim for a prohibition-free kuwait..oo yadroon deep down inna shay 7araam..(not accusing anybody here of being a hypocrite)
hatha kill illi kint bagoola :)..thanks mark for this interesting article.
I have to agree with mooch, anything that’s banned can be more desirable. In Amsterdam the crime rate is decreasing and prisons are closing down so its not about religion and it was never about religion, its about people profiting more from the black market. Financy your wrong Islamic sharia is the main source, it doesn’t mean the only source.If it is the only source we would be like Saudi Arabia cutting hands for people who steal etc. and to go back to the quote โFreedom of belief is absolute. The State projects the freedom of Practicing religion in accordance with established customs, provided that it does not conflict with public policy or morals.โ so what i understand from established customs that it was OK to see people drinking before 1965. Also is conflicting with public morals if I drink with my friends at home without bothering anyone? conflicting with public morals is drinking and driving or making a scene in public, if i drink with my own peace of mind how am I conflicting with public morals?
Love the way the article was written!!!!!!!!!!!
All those who defend by citing reasons such as Islam and Constitution, please be aware that the other GCC countries (minus KSA) are follwoing the same principles and are more liberated than Kuwait.
Liquor, as a medicine, is a tradition that is more than 500 years old.
So the mindset needs to be broadened and should be made slack.
Take the case of the hooch tragedy in a city in Gujarat in India, where more than 200 lives were lost, due to illicit liquor.
It is human tendency and denying it, create illegal ways to get it.
Smoking, Shisha, Reckless Driving and Drugs do vastly more damage than a few regulated pints of beverages would do. Its just that in Kuwait no one wants to rock the boat when the money train is running like a teflon railway for all segments. Thre are more AA listings in the newspapers here than in UAE. Therein lies the dichotomy. Bring 1960 back ! Kuwait is a country of tolerance saddled with archaic rules.
Alcohol’s banned in Kuwait?? I didn’t know that living here the past 35 years. Anyway, I suppose you learn something new each day. Thanks for sharing the TIME magazine article.
Fine, ban alcohol in Kuwait if you must but there’s no harm having an alcohol concession at the airport duty free in Kuwait for the benefit of outbound passengers Similarly, I cannot understand why all flights from KWI based airlines are dry? Surely, they can serve liquor once the aircraft is outside Kuwaiti air space. I think more than drinking itself what is truly haram is religious intolerance of other faiths, cruelty and physical violence against domestic helpers and women, under age smoking/drinking/driving, talking on the mobile while driving or for veiled women to drive.Now that’s what’s really really dangerous for public safety.
Besides what to say of the health benefits of drinking red wine in moderation?!
Its funny how “religious muslims” are quick o point out that this country wants to practice its religion when there are many exceptions to the rules infront of them.
Religious schools where children studied the Quran where mixed, a non muslim is allowed to make, trade and consume alcohol while a muslim is not, littering should be non-existent and people should not harm nature at all.
The most important thing is that in Islam, you never FORCE anyone to do anything, if they choose to do it then that means more to God.
For those that claim that they are faithful, take an example from the prophet (PBUH) and actually live tolerant and accepting lives. Instead of telling people with differing views to leave the country if they don’t like it, why do you leave the conversation if you don’t like it.
There are many other things for you to focus your energy on. Focus on fixing the standard of pulic education, focus on helping the environment, focus on all the other more important things. But always accept another persons opinion.
If you want to heed the prophets words then heed ALL of them, not just the ones that are convenient at the time.
Did I really not comment on this back in the day? I’m shocked!
Alcohol will be legal in the 2020’s, mark my words!
And Kuwait is much better off without it!
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