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YouTube faces ban in Kuwait over Islamic content
Kuwait has ordered local internet service providers to block online video-sharing website YouTube over clips that could offend Muslims.
- Agencies
- Published: 23:10 September 22, 2008
- Image Credit: Gulf News Archive
- The website could still be accessed in Kuwait on Monday.
Kuwait City: Kuwait has ordered local internet service providers to block online video-sharing website YouTube over clips that could offend Muslims.
"The website displays the Quran in the form of songs sung with the oud [stringed instrument]... and displays disrespectful pictures of the Prophet..." the memo said.
The website could still be accessed in Kuwait on Monday.
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