Do you think we have strict censorship in Kuwait bearing in mind that we have achieved a good rank in press freedom? I came across this BBC report stating that Kuwait has one of the strictest censorship policies in the region especially with regards to western music records, the report also reveals the reason behind shutting down Virgin Megastore where they say that half of the music records were blocked by censors which eventually led to financial losses for the store.
The strange thing here is that music industry in Kuwait is very active, the report also states that many music concerts are either cancelled or censored. The same problem also occurs with books and publishers.
حده ناس تقيم كتب ومسيقى .. حتى شهاده ادب بكلريوس ماعنده حاطله لحيه ويقيم من الغلاف
للاسف وايد اشياء يمنعونها من الغلاف حتى من دون لا يتأكدون من المضمون !
AGREED we have serious censorship problem in Kuwait just simply go to a movie & u’ll see 4urself
Censorship what for when everything else is happening? Damn double faced right
“music industry in Kuwait is one with the highest revenues”
Mn 6arab.com, torrents, etc.?!
We need a ( all rights reserved ) thing and strict law about the free downloads through the Internet or elshareka “Virgen megastore” 3omorha mara7 terba7!
hehe Wahab I guess I have to fully agree with your point above, most will never go to a store and pay to get a new album but to use filestube or torrent
YES!!!
Gaga no
Y3awroon galby her CD’s abeehom kilhom
kuwaitmusic.com has changed the game though… As an american living in kuwait,I have met so many people and musicians as a result. so although there is a dark side to it, i believe the folks at Kuwait Music need to be lauded for tacking this head on and making a difference.
Nice blog by the way!
Cheers
Ryan
I would love an official way that people can complain about this. How are we in a democracy if one guy decides whats right and wrong based on his own values and his interpretation of islam? Censorship like this is, imo, uncivilized.