Monday, June 06, 2011

Inciting a revolution in Kuwait

"Bassem, a ten-year-old Egyptian child residing with his parents in Kuwait, was expelled from school for asking his teacher “Why didn’t you have a revolution in your country?” according to the Kuwaiti Al-Ra’y (The Opinion) newspaper.  In fact, that simple question caused him to be blacklisted from any Kuwaiti school.  The child’s father, a professor at Kuwait University, was shocked to hear the news of his son’s suspension and the reason behind it. After receiving the news from his son, Bassem’s father went to the school to hear it for himself. The administration replied that he was suspended because he was “inciting a revolution in Kuwait.”" (thanks Khaled)