‘Promote moderation in society’

‘Use media to end radical thought’

“EGYPT was exposed to two explosions which were carried out at two churches during which scores of people were killed and many more injured,” columnist wrote for

daily. “The first operation was carried out in the Tanta City and the second in Alexandria and responsibility for both dastardly acts was claimed by the Islamic State (IS) organization or the so-called ‘DAESH’.

“Before a few days, the State Security apparatus of Kuwait had apprehended some suspects on a charge of belonging to ‘DAESH’. This happens although this organization is still involved in carrying out terrorist and criminal operations in Europe and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

“Earlier I had said repeatedly that the terrorists who belong to ‘DAESH’ after fleeing from Iraq and Syria had formed small terrorist groups under the name ‘lone wolves’.

“Not just that, these elements mingle with other communities in the relevant countries, shave their beards and wait for orders from their leaders to carry out terrorist operations to achieve Israeli objectives of killing Muslims, threatening the security of the Islamic nations and tearing apart the big Arab countries.

“But the most important point that I would like to make here is that ‘DAESH’ is part and parcel of the Muslim Brotherhood Group — the group that enjoyed facilities in Kuwait and many Arab countries. Moreover, this group received support from Europe and the United States of America.

“In the meantime we say that because the group believes in the revolutions and military coups, we venture to say the group is the reason why extremism has flourished.

“In this context, we say the ‘DAESH’ elements are nourished by the school of the group’s thinker Sayed Qotob who is looked upon as the leader of revolutions and coups or rather the godfather of terrorist movements.

“Through his books, Qotob has called for changes in all Arab countries. But the first man, who followed in the footsteps of Qotob, was Shukri Mustafa who founded the ex-communication group under the name ‘Takfir and Hijra’ and is known for keeping close ties with the Muslim Brotherhood Group.

“But our problem in Kuwait rests in the fact that some expatriates who are members of terrorist organizations such as Abu Mohammad Al-Maqdesi whose real name is Issam Al- Barqawi is seen as the spiritual leader of Al-Tawheed and Al-Jihad Organization.

“Apart from the above, everybody knows that the alQaeda network was founded by Abdullah Azzam, one of the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood. Not just that, I would like to emphasize here that ‘DAESH’ and the Al-Nusra Front, Ansar Beit Al-Maqdes and Hamas are offshoots of the Muslim Brotherhood Group.

“If we want to surmount the thought of extremism, we have to fight the above through the social media and the Internet, particularly since we know that the terrorists exploit the social media to promote their thought to instigate the public against their rulers and this has resulted in some governments succumbing to their demands and releasing some of their terrorist elements from jails.

“Apart from the above, we also suggest that moderate Muslims must make use of the media to create a generation that is capable of fighting the extremist thought of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hezbollah and ‘DAESH’ in a bid to put an end to terrorist operations.”

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“Why the terrorists strike the Shiites in Kuwait and Christians in Egypt? The answer to the above shows, actually speaking, the terrorism of today has no religious objectives, and is not aimed at supporting one religion or doctrine at the expense of another,” columnist wrote for daily.

“Rather terrorism aims to promote the culture of hatred to divide the Arab world as a favor to Israel. This terrorism seeks to agitate sedition and create a state of anarchy among the components of the society, particularly among those who show tendencies of religious and sectarian pluralism, because the terrorists are striving to see different sects in the Arabian Gulf and Egypt fighting each other as it currently happens in Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya and Yemen.

“Given the above, we infer those who created, financed, trained and armed the terrorist groups were actually not wanting to support the Sunnis, the Shiites or the Muslims in general against the Coptic Christian, because terrorism doesn’t belong to any specific religion although it wears the religious cloak.

“In this context, we look at how the terrorist organizations have recruited some people to carry out suicide operations. But anyone who follows the behavior of these extremists will definitely infer that the last thing which these extremists believe in is Islam, rather they strive to undermine the image of this sublime religion to serve the interest of the foes of Islam. But certainly the foes of Islam are not Christians.

“However, the reaction to the terrorist operation in question still revolves around tight security but this reaction will gradually fade away and the criminals will resume their activities here and there.

“Such being the case, we suggest the nation must hasten to fight the thought of terrorism and drying up its springs in a prelude to educate and groom the younger generations on love and tolerance.

“We say the above, because we found some people giving an ear to those who may be involved in promoting the terrorist thought, because some people were taught to hate and reject others.

“As a matter of fact, I am not here to talk about a specific doctrine, because all doctrines either intentionally or unintentionally promote the culture of hatred and then this hatred births terrorism.

“Such being the case, we suggest we have to educate our children on communal love and urge them to love all components of the society and love the ruling governments as long as the latter remain committed to justice.

“It is needless to say the recent terrorist crimes in Egypt have shocked the people in the Arab world and this is evident through strong statements issued to denounce and condemn these crimes.

“In the meantime, we take this opportunity and tell the Copts of Egypt that you are the original people of Egypt.

“In this context, we say you have praised the Islamic conquests and how you welcomed the Arabs and Muslims in your country and in your homes.

“Consequently, all of us are against those who strike at you. In the meantime, we suggest the Copts of Egypt should know the source of terrorism and those who are supporting such acts. If this happened, then the Copts will realize that the enemy is common.”

“Erect your tents … the elections are closer! I had previously predicted the dissolution of three parliaments. Today, MP Saadoun Hammad gave us the glad tidings that the next elections will be held in March 2018,” wrote for Al-Qabas daily.

“Whether this is true or the Parliament will complete its constitutional term “which is, as of now, like Satan’s dream to be in Paradise,” those who are observing the turn of events need to set their papers right. Perhaps that will help in analyzing and figuring out the outcomes, as the political arena is getting hotter with the passing of each day passing and the ice ball is melting.

“The recent surprise was the dramatic events of KAC board as it saw the speedy resignation of the chairman in a move that resembles notice of a military coup d’état in Third World countries.

“The government is losing credibility as it does not stick to its calls. How many occasions has the government backtracked on its decisions? There is public disappointment over the performance of the government. Only few weeks left for the verdict of the Constitutional Court regarding the petitions filed against the 2016 parliamentary elections. There are already indications that dissolution will be the order of the day.”

“I believe it is high time for Ministry of Education to clarify its stance regarding issues concerning expatriate teachers in either identifying or highlighting the essential nature of the contract through which the expatriates accepted the jobs and benefits,”

wrote for daily. “It has to clear the air regarding these issues because we keep hearing contradicting statements. Once it declared that it will cancel the housing allowance for female expatriate teachers but then the same teachers got the allowance through final court judgment.

“How does the ministry get it all wrong? Is it in its pegging of the salaries, benefits and allowances? The ministry, before anything else, is required to specify the specific salary for expatriate teachers so that it does not find itself in the recent predicaments — paying female expatriate teachers’ housing allowance retroactively following a court judgment and thereby costing the state millions of dinars.”

“The ugly face of terrorism has reemerged in the world through its bloody events which have taken over the front pages of newspapers and news agencies worldwide,” wrote for

daily. “This criminal organization DAESH continues to shed the blood of unarmed innocent people throughout the world. Following the series of attacks carried out by the organization in Europe, which create panic among people about their safety of their lives and the lives of their children, this organization has returned to commit massacres and terrify Arab countries.

“The explosions at the two churches in Egypt in Alexandria and Tanta have demonstrated that this organization does not observe any religion. Honestly, we are facing times of terror and crimes with the sole aim of shedding blood. From this we can figure out the seriousness of this organization and we have no idea how it manages to attracts youths, brainwash them and leave them to face their fate alone.

“We are in dire need to stand together as Islamic and Arab worlds and as one world to fight terrorism. We need to find solutions to fight this problem which has become a matter of concern for the entire world.”

“We had previously criticized the parliamentary proposal concerning withdrawal of citizenship as being a trivial one that has political intonation embedded in the legislation,” wrote for daily.

“It is nothing but abandonment of the real responsibility to the electorate and using it as a bogus cover up for under-the-table deals with the government. Stances to be taken by the parliament later may serve as the price to pay for it. Flashes of this cheap horsetrading have been reflecting in the form of the socalled “Withdrawn Citizenship Review Committee,” which is the height of funny and sad naming.

“The Withdrawn Citizenship Review Committee, with due respect to its members, lacks constitutional or legal reference in the first place. This is a huge political embarrassment to the country. Those who consider the issue of Kuwaiti citizenship as a sovereign right of the government and limit cases of withdrawn citizenships to be reviewed to the effects of public protests and objection by some former lawmakers have raised the level of this political embarrassment.”

“Anyone who seeks information about what happened to Kuwait Airways must listen to Sami Abdullatif Al-Nesf and Rasha Al-Roumi,”

wrote for daily. “The entire facts about the only national carrier of Kuwait can be obtained from the speeches of Al-Nesf and Al-Roumi. They know the exact details of the problems that Kuwait Airways suffers from. Kuwait Airways is a state company and thus belongs to each citizen who owns an unpublished share in it because it is a part of the public money.

“What has happened to Kuwait Airways? Since it affects every Kuwaiti citizen, the government has to be very careful in dealing with this issue and spending every fils owned by the company. The government has to consult the real owner of the company, namely the people. Such a consultation happens via the representatives of people, namely the MPs.

“The MPs in turn should handle this issue with utmost care. They have to support the company and do everything they can to protect it from any unjust competition. I also urge any MP who might need more information about this matter to contact Sami Abdullatif Al-Nesf or Rasha Al-Roumi who will definitely answer his questions. It will not take more than a ten-minute phone call.”

— Compiled by Zaki Taleb