Kuwait City - Post Report Question and Answers

A Peace to End all Peace - a great backgrounder on the origins of the modern middle east in the wake of the first world war. The Mariner - a fictional account of Kuwait's pearl-fishing history. The Exchange - Netflix series loosely based on the experiences of the first two women to work in the Kuwaiti stock exchange in the 1980's. - May 2023

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Netflix show The Exchange. Book- Veils in the Vanguard - May 2023

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none that come to mind. - Apr 2022

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None. - Feb 2020

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Instagram: #lifeinq8 #q8 @everydaykuwait @where_to_go_q8 - Nov 2018

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The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi. - Aug 2016

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Small Kingdoms by Anastasia Hobbet. It's good because it has multiple characters of Kuwaiti, American, British, Indian background etc as well as of varying statuses e.g., from doctor to maid. Kuwait Complete Residents' Guide (multiple authors) - available at malls and Amazon I don't know the name, but a young Kuwaiti author one the major "Pulitzer Prize" equivalent to the Arabic Books in 2013. It might be out in translation soon. - Dec 2013

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Small Kingdoms - Feb 2013

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There are a few books that people read-- Understanding Arabs, Small Kingdoms. However, I'd suggest reading the local blogs to get a real feel for Kuwait:2:48AM: http://www.248am.comGrapevine: http://www.grapevinekuwait.com/His & Hers: http://hishersq8.com/Expat & The City: http://expatandthecity.blogspot.com/Ladies Who Do Lunch in Kuwait: http://www.ladieswhodolunchinkuwait.com/ - May 2012

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Married to a Bedouin for visiting Petra in Jordan. - Jan 2012

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