‘Kuwait and Arab world will not forget academician Shafiq Ghabra’
“KUWAIT bid farewell to the Kuwaiti academician and thinker of Palestinian origin Dr Shafiq Ghabra, after he was laid to rest last Sunday, amid his eulogy and funeral, may God have mercy on him. I extend my condolences to the honorable family of Al-Ghabra, and ask the Almighty God to have mercy on the deceased and rest his soul in peace,” columnist Tareq Buresli wrote for Al-Anba daily.
“The late (Dr Bu Yazan) had a lot of fans and followers in the political discourse and Arab and nationalist thought. He was the focus of admiration and appreciation, and his role in the founding of the
American University in Kuwait had a great impact in enriching the Kuwaiti labor market -- the qualified and outstanding graduates produced by this university, we pray to Almighty Allah to bestow His mercy upon the deceased.
“Apart from the above, his work at the Kuwait University which lasted for many years had a positive impact on our Kuwaiti students generation after generation in the Political Science Department and had a great impact on political controversies during his media statements rich with valuable information, whether on the official TV of Kuwait or on foreign channels.
“The late Dr Ghabra was sincerely involved in Kuwaiti and Arab national issues, and left in the Kuwaiti political library scores of books that look at the Kuwaiti and Arab political reality, including the Palestinians in Kuwait (The family and the politics of survival), the repercussions of the occupation of Kuwait, Israel and the Arabs; the conflict of issues to the peace of interests; the United States and the Gulf, a reading of international changes; and a vision for the future; an unsafe life, the generation of dreams and failures; Kuwait, a study of the mechanisms of the state, power and society and the catastrophe and the emergence of the Palestinian Diaspora in Kuwait.
“All books left by him form an intellectual reference for those who want to read in the chapters of politics on its origins.
“We loved him and we left. The news of his death topped the social networking sites in Kuwait, the Gulf and the Arab countries, and accordingly many Kuwaiti policy makers tweeted their condolences, as well as active Gulf and Arab political figures tweeted, mourning the death of Dr. Shafiq Al-Ghabra. “We pray to God to have mercy on him. The Arab world and Kuwait will not forget the thinker Shafiq Ghabra.”
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“Some see these bikers plying through the roads indifferent to traffic regulations or safety. They do not take caution while driving.
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“Therefore, I was surprised when the British Embassy issued a statement that the Kuwaiti vaccination certificate has not been approved and that its holders must undergo quarantine for eight days, followed by a PCR test. If the result is negative, the quarantine ends and the holders of the certificate are allowed to go on with their normal life. How and why this happens? What is wrong with the Kuwaiti vaccination certificate?!
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