A Clarinet Concert at Movenpick Bida'a

Internationally acclaimed Romanian clarinetist Iulian Rusu will be in concert at Movenpick Al Bida'a Balloom on Thursday 25th November from 7PM-9.30PM. Tickets are KD9 including canapes and drinks.

Cinemagic movies at your own home, garden, rooftop or poolside

Now for a limited time only Cinemagic is providing you with a great offer!
After a long wait and at an extremely discounted price, you can now enjoy the outdoor screening facility at the venue of your choice. In your garden, next to a pool, in the desert with friends and family or even at your very own rooftop!
Choose any film from our library; bring your own or let it become an arcade fiesta for the children with play-station or Nintendo Wii.
Live the life of Ultra High Definition & Surround Sound with Cinemagic outdoor screening services.
The demand is high, and we are getting reservations everyday, contact us now to reserve your day:
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Let the fun be yours!
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From Micheal Habre at Cinemagic.

LWDLIK-Loves this idea very much and will be calling them just as soon as I get back from my trip.

Islamic Fundamentalists Preventing the Construction of a New Church in Kuwait?

Kuwait City (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The government and the emir have approved the building of a new church but the Kuwait City Municipal Council refuses to issue building permits or explain its reasons for doing so. About 460,000 Christians share four official churches, two Catholic, one Evangelical and one Anglican. A Coptic church is under construction.
A group of Christians have complained that Kuwait City’s Municipal Council is preventing them from getting land to build a church. "The Municipal Council is the big problem preventing us from getting land; not all of the members, just the Islamic fundamentalists," said Archimandrite Boutros Gharib, head of the local Greek Catholic Church.
Recently the municipal council blocked an attempt by the Greek Catholic Church to acquire land in Mahboula, an area in the Ahmadi governorate south of Kuwait City. The request has been pending for several years.
A new church would reduce over-crowdedness in a villa currently used for worshiping, Fr Gharib said.
According to the Greek Catholic clergyman, both the government and the country’s leader, Emir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, have given their approval and blessing to the Church to have its property built. However, the Council has not followed suit. What is more, “The council did not give us any reason,” he added.
“We found the higher levels of government say yes and the lower levels of government say no,” said Rev Andrew Thompson, the Anglican chaplain to Kuwait, who stressed that religious fundamentalists controlled the municipality.
The church said the government had proposed an area of 7,500 m2 with land for buildings and parking.
Greek Catholic Church board member Elian Farah said the government suggested parishioners use the parking facilities of two schools under construction nearby on the weekends and the evenings in addition to their dedicated parking area.
Fr Gharib noted that his church is paying US$ 6,944 a month for a villa that is also shared by two other congregations. If they did not find land soon, the church would have to close, he said. "It's all excuses. It's all lies," he said. "Every time they promise, but all their promises are for nothing."
The one success the Christian community has had in the past 40 years came when Egyptian Copts secured land for their church, but even they have had trouble getting a building permit.
The Greek Catholic community in Kuwait includes about 650 families, and they are not the only Christian group struggling to find space to worship in the country.
Around 460,000 Christians have to share four official churches—two Catholic, an Evangelical and an Anglican—plus the Coptic church under construction.

LWDLIK- I did hear also that at least one councillor (who is not an Islamic fundamentalist) was against government trying to push this through too quickly without  proper municipality procedures being implemented. Either way a new church would be welcome to those wanting to attend church. Bringing people here to work and not allowing them a place of worship is just wrong.

'Behind the Screen - Etchings on Copper' by Mahmoud El Maghraby at FA Gallery

Solo Exhibition for the Egyptian Artist Mahmoud El Maghraby starts 7th November.









 
 
 
 
 

FA Gallery is next to Amiri Hospital, Gulf road. Call 22498999 for more details.

A Finnish Puppet Theatre visiting Kuwait

A Finnish Puppet Theatre will be visiting Kuwait at the end of November. Shows will be on November 25, 26 and 27 at Radisson Blu hotel. Tickets are available now. They cost 6KD per person and can be purchased at the Radisson Blu Health Club tel: 2567 3888 mobile: 6571 8000. The show duration is 45 minutes.

“Winter Story From The Land Of Northern Lights” by a Finnish Puppet Theater.
This performance tells a story of a girl and a reindeer who were both born on the night of the shooting star. This story is about friendship and courage. The performance is mostly without words and accompanied by beautiful music. To find out what happened to the girl and the reindeer, who they met and what they experienced, get your tickets now at Radisson Blu Hotel – Viking Club reception.


Thursday November 25 @ 5pm and 7pm
Friday November 26 @ 1pm
Saturday November 27 @ 3pm and 5pm


LWDLIK review- Was cute for the little ones, would have been much better if the first two rows of chairs had been removed and the little kids could have sat on the floor to see better. The kids at the back couldn't see and got fidgety and noisy. Also the backdrop could have been blacked out with paper as there was too much light. So Radisson, we appreciate the effort just needs tweaking and a little more thought for next time. Thanks.