Kuwait Parliament Reject Non-Muslim Citizenship

Introduction

It was but a month or two ago that the possibility of non-Muslims being able to obtain citizenship in Kuwait was being considered in the country. The country does have a citizenship law which was initially published in 1959, though it has received numerous edits and alterations through the years.

In more recent years, the idea has been that to obtain citizenship, an individual either must have a mother who is Kuwaiti, along with smaller requirements such as the knowledge of the Arabic language and a legal line of work to name a few of the conditions. Other than this, individuals who spend long periods working within the country, or make significant economic contributions within the nations may have the ability to obtain citizenship. However, one key element that was required was that one would have to be a Muslim to get the citizenship.

Parliaments Decision

The question recently was of whether a...