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Women in Kuwait

At the time of the Gulf War, there was some uproar in the United States about the fact that Kuwait was not a particularly democratic state. Opponents of the war argued that the United States was supporting an autocratic and authoritarian regime that was not preferable to Iraq in some ways. They noted that Kuwait did not provide for participation in the political process for most of its people. All women were excluded and only a minority of men were considered to be citizens. There has been ongoing criticism of the constraints on women in Islamic countries. On the other hand, men, and women, in Islamic countries have countered that their ways are suitable for them and provide appropriate roles for both men and women. The intention in this paper is to explore the situation of women in Kuwait at the present time.

It might be helpful to provide some historical background on the emergence of Kuwait as a nation, as well as the situation of women within that nation. Kuwait, as one of the Gulf States, has a long history of participation in affairs beyond its own boundaries. The gulf region was an important trade center even before the emergence of Islam. The waterway has been both an important trade route and a route for foreign conquerors to move into the region (Smyth, 1994).

One set of those conquerors were the early Muslims. The gulf area was on the periphery of the region in which Islam developed, but Islam early expanded into the region. This was an Islamic area by the end of the 8th century. The middle ages saw a continuation of the trade responsibilities of the region, along with ongoing sectarian conflicts between rival Islamic sects (Smyth, 1994).

The colonial period did not begin until the end of the 15th century. For Kuwait, however, this was not a major problem until the 19th century. Actually, the family that currently rules Kuwait did not itself become situated on the gulf coast until the early 1800s. ...

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