Kuwait: Public Gatherings Banned to Prevent Sectarian Strife

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | September 22nd, 2010 | Trackback

Authorities banned all public gatherings in an effort to head off sectarian strife between its majority Sunni Muslims and minority Shiites as tensions flared over an exiled Kuwaiti Shiite’s comments allegedly disparaging the Prophet Mohammed’s wife, Aisha. Violators of the ban could face two years in prison. Several Sunni groups had planned demonstrations to demand extradition of the Shiite activist from the U.K., prompting authorities to take action. Sunnis compose about two-thirds of Kuwait’s population, with Shiites numbering about one-third.

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