We were told, prior to moving to Kuwait, that certain things were "off limits" in this country: pork products, alcohol, showing shoulders, maps with Israel showing, and discussing topics like religion and politics. Fair enough! So, we were careful to follow the rules and adhere to Kuwaiti guidelines. Heidi only wears shirts with sleeves and Adam has given up his morning-beer-and-bacon routine.
We had heard stories about text books with certain pages glued together, sentences marked out, and even pictures or sentences cut out. We respect this as the Ministry must have a difficult job reading hundreds upon hundreds of school texts. (We do wonder if they are extremely versed and knowledgeable scholars, though. And, if so, could they impart some of their reading skills to our students??).
Still we were a little surprised the other day to purchase a foreign newspaper and to find that a picture had been scribbled out. Obviously we had forgotten that "women-in-bikinis-partying-in-Vegas-with-British-Royalty" also was on the list!
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| The scene of the censorship. |
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| Prince Harry might be smiling but there is nothing funny about these shenanigans. Nothing to see here boys. Nothing to see here. |
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