Joint efforts urged against social and political threats
Kuwaiti activist has called for joint efforts at political and social fronts to fight divisive forces
Manama: A Kuwaiti activist has called for joint efforts at political and social fronts to "prevent sleeping cells from weakening the country" and to "check growing immoral behaviour tendencies among young people."
"More tensions and bickering will erode the nation's cohesion and offer the lurking sleeping cells the opportunity to fulfill the anti-Kuwait goals set by foreign parties," Shaikha Fareeha Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, chairperson of the Supreme Committee of the Ideal Mother Award, said.
"I strongly urge Kuwaitis and expatriates living in Kuwait not to heed rumours or news analyses presented by some foreign television channels that are piling up pressure on us to weaken the country," she said, without naming the foreign parties or channels.
Kuwait has witnessed a tense political standoff after lawmakers filed four cases to question ministers, including Prime Minister Shaikh Nasser Al Mohammad, over alleged administrative and financial irregularities. The display of a copy of a personal cheque signed by Shaikh Nasser for a former MP compounded the situation and the premier announced that he was suing the MP for a breach of his private account.
Both the MPs and the ministers said that they were ready for the quizzing and the parliament said that it would debate the merits of the four questioning cases in December following the Eid holidays.
However, with tension mounting over what will happen at the political and constitutional levels and amid strong speculation and various scenarios by the media about the future of Kuwait's democracy and openness, activists have voiced concern that the country could be heading towards a political and social crisis.
"We need to remember that social tension in the past had weakened the state and allowed for its invasion. Our MPs should focus their efforts on guarding society against the onslaught of unacceptable phenomena. Our youth for instance are unfortunately treading the wrong path towards immoral behaviour and we need our MPs to help them instead of being preoccupied with moves to quiz ministers that in fact merely satisfy egos," Shaikha Fareeha, the sister of the Amir, said.
Last week, the activist, known for her commitment to women's rights, the protection of children and the dialogue between civilizations, including dialogue between religions, told a gathering of people in Kuwait City that all society needed to work together to fight phenomena affecting negatively the country.
