Battle of ‘Hijabers’ buy Heat scorch the bulge into Islamic Pacers in OT gets ‘bloody’6 economy19 45 Max 42º Min 26º FREE www.kuwaittimes.net NO: 15818- Friday, May 24, 2013 Red-handedRed-handed ragerage See Page 10 Local FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013 @Talal Al Rafea @Talal Al Rafea @Talal Al Rafea @ aptrag @ aptrag @Binju anbadiyil @Talal Al Rafea SEND US YOUR INSTAGRAM PICS hat’s more fun than clicking a beauti- ful picture? Sharing it with others! Let Wother people see the way you see Kuwait - through your lens. Friday Times will feature snapshots of Kuwait through Instagram feeds. If you want to share your Instagram pho- tos, email us at [email protected] Local FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013 Local Spotlight Conspiracy Theories Lost on the way Oklahoma: Tears in black By Muna Al-Fuzai By Badrya Darwish [email protected] [email protected] t is always sad to read news of a disas- of Mother Nature. In the beginning, as is ter striking some place, because noth- usual in such incidents, people were not ately, many people have approached bility. The woman went around the post Iing good comes out of it. It only aware of the number of casualties. The me or sent me emails to complain office branches and nobody would give her shows that nature has the upper hand government is already offering aid to the Labout mysteriously missing items in an explanation or help her with claiming the and we can only remain silent about it. A tornado victims. Although some of the parcels sent from abroad. A colleague of loss. Most of them discouraged her, telling powerful tornado hit Oklahoma City on recently seen horrible images can be for- mine had ordered a DVD for his daughter. her to give up as she would never receive it. Monday, tearing down blocks of homes, gotten after the destroyed houses are She had won an online competition and the Who is accountable for such missing two schools and leaving people either rebuilt and new facilities are developed, organizers had sent her a football game. To parcels? Why is the post office hiring a sepa- dead or with a lot of injuries. US some things that cannot be forgotten her disappointment, she received the parcel rate company to deliver parcels? If the cus- President Barack Obama declared a easily, such as the loss of a family mem- with nothing inside but the cover of the toms takes responsibility for such things, “major disaster” in Oklahoma. It is sad ber or a dear friend. game. They pursued the matter with the there will be more security. With a private seeing the number of dead and injured All the advanced technology we have customs. The man in charge informed them company, the safety level is not the same. people there. It is all tears in black, seems weak in front of the destruction that another company was hired to handle The customs officials have been around for because everyone either lost someone caused by these tornados. Here in our the parcel’s delivery. many years. They are experienced. The cus- Another colleague of mine shared a simi- toms are supposed to open the parcels in dear to them or witnessed horrific pain. country, we do not know about the diffi- lar story. An eBay order, made six months front of the receivers. Even if the customs In such cases, some would assume, culties that such disasters can bring ago, never showed up in Kuwait. It looks like department needs someone to help it out, everyone will be aware and know what to about. It is a blessing that we do not the Kuwait Times team is unlucky with why does it not have full control over the do or where to go - but that is not always have earthquakes or tornados. Both parcels. A third colleague had ordered a box hired company and ensure that people the case. CNN reported that at least 145 these natural disasters can cause of books, which, by the way, were not receive their parcels untouched. people had been hospitalized, while oth- absolute horror and leave behind noth- banned in Kuwait - but she never received This is unacceptable. This sounds ridicu- er reporters saw children being pulled ing but tears in black. I offer my sincere them. The books could not have been con- lous to me. I expect somebody to answer me out of the elementary school in Moore, a condolences to all Americans for the fiscated. A fourth victim had a similar story - from customs or from the post office. I am residential community situated south of losses and pains they have witnessed to tell about a parcel she received from not sure who to turn to for an inquiry about Oklahoma’s state capital. I was also sad to because of this tornado, and I wish them Germany. Her son sent her some clothes and this issue. At the end of the day, this is petty know that many kids lost their lives in the well. I need them to know that we share a pair of glasses for her birthday. To her crime. So is the police going to help my col- tornado. It must be shocking for their their sorrow and we pray for their loved amazement, the clothes were inside the box league find the missing DVD? I know they when it arrived in an open condition, but the are too busy tracking illegal residents in parents and friends. Man is weak in front ones. glasses were missing. Nobody could tell her Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, but snatching parcels is what had happened. Nobody took responsi- an illegal matter too. In my view It’s my children By Labeed Abdal [email protected] he life of Kuwaiti women who have getting married to a national of that coun- to constantly worry about their hus- try. I am totally convinced and I am with Tbands, sons and daughters facing the the MPs who are proposing amendments risk of deportation for not having perma- to the local citizenship law in connection nent residency visas (iqamas) can be with Kuwaiti women married to non- likened to a horror movie. There is no need Kuwaiti men. for Kuwaiti wives of a foreigner to suffer The MPs’ proposal calls for granting from this dilemma. Sadly, they might see children resulting from such marriages citi- nightmares about their husbands and chil- zenship after they reach the age of 21, dren being taken away from them. which would allow them to live in the Equality before the law, according to our country irrespective of their fathers’ constitution in Kuwait, means any Kuwaiti nationalities. The strength of a nation is married to a foreign spouse should have directly reflected in the way it provides the right to request for Kuwaiti nationality safe and fair solutions in such situations, for a child resulting from the marriage. preventing any unnecessary setback for a According to Article 29 of the constitu- national and his or her foreign spouse who tion of Kuwait, equality and human dignity should be always treated well for the sake should be guaranteed regardless of race, of the institution of family. A lot of global origin, gender, language or religion. examples can be followed, and there is no Furthermore, in many nationality laws need for any type of man-made confusion worldwide, a foreigner can be granted the or for spreading feelings of animosity or nationality of a country automatically after partiality. Local FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013 Clive Miranda and Mohamed Amine Belarbi are seen at the expo. By Ben Garcia ly those living in the refugee camps,” he said. The objective of the project is to tackle the housing ouched by the ongoing refugee crisis in Syria, stu- crisis by taking a leading role in providing cheap, pre- dent Clive Miranda won the prestigious Clinton fabricated housing units to refugee populations. The TGlobal Initiative University (CGIU) Fellowship housing units will be of better quality than the current award. Miranda, 21, a student of Fahaheel English ineffective accommodations in place and they will pro- School, was named among the 30 recipients of the tect refugees from the burden of rents and other unnec- Social Venture Challenge for university students around essary costs. “A micro-financing system will be put into the world and shared the cash prize of US$100,000 to place to ensure that refugees, once given this housing start the project. Originally from India, Miranda’s parents alternative, will pay back the providing organization in work in private companies in Kuwait. Together with his several small instalments over a period of two to three Moroccan partner, Mohamed Amine Belarbi, Miranda years, the money from which will be used for the distri- presented a project called ‘Social Enterprise Response bution of even more housing units as well as ameliora- for Refugee Crisis Housing’ (SERRCH), which is aimed at tion of other problems such as sanitation concerns and addressing the scarcity of housing units for the Syrian education prospects for the youth,” Miranda stated. refugees camped along the borders of Lebanon, Jordan Asked about where refugees could get some money and Turkey. to finance the prefabricated housing units, he pointed The winners were announced by Chelsea Clinton at out that not all refugees are broke; some of them are the Washington University in St Louis in January. being integrated into the local community and were Students were asked to present projects addressing assisted by their host countries in making a living for some of the most pressing problems in the world today their families, allowing them to buy food, clothing and and also to implement projects of social impact by turn- even better housing.