‘Amir words healing medicine’
‘Citizens, expats unite to save country’
“THE recent speech of HH the Amir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, has come at a time while people of Kuwait and residents residing on its land are in an imperative need of anyone who can help them dispel their fears at the start of of applying the curfew,” columnist and the editor-in-chief of Annahar, Emad Bu Khamseen wrote for the daily.
“The words of His Highness carried all the meanings of reassurance and confidence when he said: With the help of God and the cooperation of all, Kuwait will have victory over this disease. In other words, the Amir had not warned against losing a dear person. “Moreover, he had not talked in a pessimistic tone, rather, HH was completely confident towards the activities of his sons at the forefront in encountering this ordeal through tremendous efforts that has gained the appreciation of the world.
“In the meantime, HH the Amir has emphasized that the efforts will not be stopped until the disappearance of the relevant ordeal.
“As a matter of fact, this crisis like other previous crises and big events has revealed the genuine people of this homeland who are educated on sublime principles consecrated and ingrained in them by HH the Amir and the former leaders of the State of Kuwait in hearts and the minds of the citizens.
“These principles have transformed the State of Kuwait into a Global Center for Humanity and its Amir as the Leader of Humanity and loyal people as the pioneers of the humanitarian action.
“The words of HH the Amir are a healing medicine put on the wound. These words have removed the anxiety from everyone living on this kind land. These words coincide with the accelerating news coming from various countries of the world about the development of the spread of coronavirus spread.
“It is the habit of HH the Amir, through his sublime speeches, to show concern towards humanity in addition to his keenness towards the people of Kuwait in Kuwait or abroad.
“In this context, His Highness has called on the government to adopt necessary measures to encounter virus not only to protect the Kuwaitis, rather His Highness has stressed on the protection, the safety and the health of every human being in the State of Kuwait on equal footing and this has given comfort to all people in the country.
“Meanwhile, His Highness has called on everybody in the country to abide by the instructions and directions that might be issued by all the authorities in the country to guarantee the safety as well being of everyone.
“Likewise, His Highness touched on an extremely important issue when he said ‘the actual confrontation against this epidemic requires a Kuwait public mobilization as well as a blanket national response in addition to complete awareness and serious cooperation and this shall push us to behave as a single unit to rescue our country through serious work, not getting bogged down in rumors and commitment to the instructions.
“It prompts us to be one coherent class to save our country by working hard, avoiding rumors, and committing to implement all directives and we say to His Highness: we want to obey Your Highness.
“It is needless to say His Highness the Amir’s assertion and confidence in overcoming this crisis shows the high level of excellence and sophisticated leadership of His Highness in the current circumstances, and pushes everyone, including officials, citizens and residents, to work seriously and to be eventually loyal soldiers for this dear homeland that bestowed its graces as well as this leadership upon them which always strives to see the State of Kuwait at the top of everything.
“We pray to Almighty Allah to protect the State of Kuwait and all countries of the world from the ordeal in question. In the meantime, we pray to Almighty Allah to help His Highness the Amir to protect this homeland’s security and stability.”
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The State of Kuwait probably never witnessed a curfew like the one imposed on Sunday, March 22. Such an action had never been imagined but has actually occurred not only in Kuwait, but in many countries throughout the world,” Dahem Al Qahtani wrote for Al-Qabas daily.
“It is needless to say that the challenges imposed by the spread of the novel coronavirus on the state during our modern age will make us realize that the postcoronavirus world will be different from the pre-coronavirus world. This was what I had referred to in a post I published on my Twitter account at the very beginning of the coronavirus crisis.
“Thomas Fredman had mentioned the same in his extended report published in the US-based newspaper “The New York Times” two days ago.
“Definitely, the State of Kuwait will overcome such an epidemic, not only because the government has restored its constitutional power, and the National Assembly will not allow any violation, but rather because there is a general feeling about the coronavirus crisis being one of the big crises that is likely to be rife with many mistakes, particularly in terms of managing the government apparatuses, let alone the fact that this crisis relates to both life and death.
“However, the most significant aspect that will emerge after the end of the crisis will be represented by the answer to the questions - “What kind of Kuwait we want after the era of coronavirus? Is it reasonable for the State, people , government and parliament to continue with our traditional maladies even though the latter brought to us the struggles of the “vacuum ring”? Or will such an era constitute a chance for the rebirth of Kuwait which would resemble Kuwait post independence or post liberation? Will Kuwait become a captive in the struggle of the interest of various parties and eventually be transformed into a booty over which the war of benefits will erupt? Will a generation of youth of various denominations and segments appear and say “Enough is enough” and put its footprints strongly on the post-coronavirus Kuwait so that Kuwait can transform into a country that can accommodate all its people and exclude any party or segment that think this beautiful homeland is capable of becoming just figure in the political and influence struggles?
“Of course, some people will fight such a prospective change and strive to ensure Kuwait returns to the pre-coronavirus phase for restoring their interests. However, the promising youth of the country will certainly resist the attempts of the traffickers of interest.”
“Humiliating scenes exceeded perception of what happened in the session of the National Assembly on Feb 18, 2020 which dealt with the issue of general amnesty, as it turned into chaos, frightening breakouts, loud screams and profanity, while the hall turned into an arena of conflict and violence with beating, punches, kicks by hands and feet,” Professor Nouria Al-Roumi wrote for Al-Shahed daily.
“These are unfortunate and even sad events that revealed the low level of civilization, all because of voting on proposed laws, which were supposed to pass quietly with approval or rejection in accordance with the democracy stipulated in the Kuwaiti Constitution.
“The National Assembly had a group of men representing the civilized people in all Kuwaiti circles since the time of its Constituent Assembly sessions and the subsequent parliaments, in which they cited the most striking examples of their high-level opposition, their noble words, their national vision, and their acceptance of the opinion of the majority of the Parliament.
“I suggest that there should be lessons learned by some parliamentarians today in terms of presenting ideas, beauty of phrases, literature of dialogue, style of discussion, and loyalty to the homeland, and that they accept the results of democracy – the opinion of the majority, or they come out of the Parliament without returning to it. This is because they are not eligible, since the phrases they exchange among them and the National Assembly Speaker, and vice versa, do not befit the sanctity of Abdullah Al-Salem Hall, nor is it worthy of them as representatives of the nation.
“The vote was public and the majority of the parliamentarians were against the proposed laws, so this is democracy. They know with certainty that general amnesty is a sovereign right protected by the constitution of His Highness the Amir of the country.
“On the face of it, these proposals are desire and hope, and in their essence, embarrassment and clear rejection of the court’s rulings, and the non-recognition of the Kuwaiti judiciary.
Whoever broke into the Parliament fled from Kuwait and settled abroad, so what prevents him from returning, just like their colleagues who returned and apologized to the Amir of the country and were pardoned? But this legal proposal goes beyond apology and higher than that, as it is a message to those who are concerned with a discreet letter from the sender to the addressee.
“If Father of the Constitution Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem, may God have mercy on him, was present among us today and saw what democracy has become after him and how the lawmakers stormed the Parliament, causing chaos and terror in the hearts of his people, and what happened at the last session in his hall, do you think that he would have signed the constitution?”
“In the context of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, many countries have closed schools and universities to contain the effects of this deadly virus,” columnist Dr Adel Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim wrote for Al-Anba daily.
“Without a doubt, this approach aims to prevent the gathering of people in order to stop the transmission of disease between them. Our beloved country is in the lead in closing schools and universities for a period of two weeks and later extended for another two weeks until the end of March and now further went to extend it until mid-April.
“In this regard, many opinions were pitched and shared in dealing with the end of the academic year for kindergarten, primary, secondary and university, of which the decision is yet to be concluded. On the contrary, we find the position of the Ministry of Education is not clear to resolve the issue of ending the school year, especially as we are approaching the blessed month of Ramadan.
“In the light of this stalemate, the Minister of Education extended an invitation to educational expertise from outside the ministry to seek their opinion. The meeting ended without the public knowing what happened there!
“We have the right to ask: Are there no clear plans submitted by the Ministry of Education to the Cabinet, or is the Minister of Education waiting for orders from the Cabinet regarding the end of the school year?! Or is there a difference in views between the two entities with the minister about the last installment of tuition fees related to private schools and that ending the school year will cause them losses and damages, as indicated by the Chairperson of the Private Schools Association?
“To be quite frank, all the non-governmental sectors were directly affected by the emergency health conditions that the country is going through and everyone should only accept the matter and express understanding and acceptance of what has become of matters, especially the Ministry of Education, which must consider the public interest, not the private when making the decision.
“In addition, the minister’s meeting is not a means to compensate school owners who have to assess the health status and that they are not the only ones affected. The minister must resolve the matter and take the decision in the public interest, away from private interests. We hope the Minister of Education considers this to end the school year at least for the kindergarten and primary levels both government and private education sectors.
“Also, putting this point of view in front of the Cabinet clearly and impartially, especially since the return of life to normalcy according to what we are witnessing in regard to this pandemic and its development in other countries, may take several weeks according to the World Health Organization data in this regard. Do we see the public interest prevailing over the private? This is what we hope for, or else, only time will tell.”
“Since Arabs and Muslims in general are Salafis by nature, their past and the present are merged. They love history and live in their conscience as if it is still presented to them and its heroes are alive among them”, Fahad Al-Bassam wrote for Aljarida daily.
“If this crisis has benefits, the most important of them is that it has brought them back a little to the ground and made them think about the future of their presence on this earth as seriously as the rest of the nations. They contemplated the value of the days they wasted in cloned and useless conflicts.
“We see them forgetting their deepest historical differences, albeit temporarily, and looking for the most effective precautions that can keep them alive. They ignore hardliners, agitators, and politicians of all sects who feed on merchandise to recycle temptations.
“Here in Kuwait, for example, no one is mentioning Muhammad Hayef or Khaled Al-Shatti and their ilk now, as they are not able to speak about what they were bothering us with. Therefore, the right to succession does not matter now, because coronavirus has become the leader of believers and unbelievers now. Everyone is subject to its command until it says knowledge is its word.”