Kuwait: Learning to Live "Without"

A self-proclaimed "bidun" blogger Mona writes about the plight of those without a nationality or citizenship in Kuwait. Society ostracizes them and the government overlooks them. Mona calls for a more multicultural Kuwait that promotes an acceptance of diversity, especially the stateless.

"I learnt that bidun is simply the Arabic word for “without” and that is how my people are known in our country - as people without a homeland."

Legitimacy can be a minefield. Using Rami Khouri's writings, Mustapha from Lebanon comments that no matter how the West feels about the Islamists, they are voted for by the people and that makes them legitimate enough.

"Legitimacy comes from the ballot boxes, not from policies (real or perceived), no matter how distasteful those policies appear to the west or liberals."

"I have just been going with the flow and adopting the trends of others . I was putting myself in a position to take the crap of people whether I liked it or not," writes Dar from Jordan. For this fledgling doctor, blogging is the only place where he can just be himself and clear his mind.

One tech-savvy blogger stresses his agreement with Apple naming Instagram as the "iPhone App of the Year". For those unfamiliar, the popular app works like Twitter but with images only instead of words.