FREE Established 1961 Friday ISSUE NO: 17637 MUHARRAM 11, 1440 AH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 Domestic workers’ rights ‘Parents’ worst nightmare’: Dutch Russian athletes to return 7 discussed in Niqashna debate 12 railway collision kills four children 44 to competition; ban lifted NEW YORK: A generic photo taken during a video game tournament in Long Island City, New York. The picture was used for illustrative purposes only. — AFP Gaming industry in Kuwait: Possibility or pipe-dream? See Pages 3 2 Friday Local Friday, September 21, 2018 We are not weak figurines from stereoscopic images. Some people were change people’s religion and beliefs. I am really surprised Local Spotlight angered and labeled them as “idols”. by the extremism that some people have here. Frankly, I do There have been several opinions about the matter. not see such models having a potential spiritual effect, and Some said it is a devilish way to deprive people from Islam concerns of idolatry are mere speculations. Moreover, if and lead them away from worshiping Allah and towards this topic wasn’t on social media, not many people would By Muna Al-Fuzai becoming infidels. Others expressed concern over the pos- even think about it. But in Kuwait as usual, every week sibility of its effects on people, if not now, then maybe in a there is a new controversy on social media.
[email protected] few years’ time. This subject was not important to me, but what both- Some people including MP Ahmad Al-Fadhl clearly stat- ered me was the attempt by some to emphasize that such ed that it is trivial to even consider or assume that anyone figurines will lead to idolatry.