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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05ADDISABABA3782 |
ETHIOPIA: MELES SECURITY ADVISOR ON BORDER CRISIS, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-07 13:04:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PHUM KPKO ET ER EE BORDER UNREST ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT1076 |
EXTREME ISLAMIST JABER AL-JALAHMA SHARES WORLDVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Extreme Sunni Islamist Jaber Al-Jalahma, a frequent subject of questioning by state security officials for his links to militants and for preaching violent jihad, granted an unusual and exclusive interview to the Daily Star, which ran in the March 12 edition of the Kuwaiti English [...] |
2005-03-15 13:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PGOV KISL KMDR PINR KU ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT1308 |
ISLAMIC EXTREMIST HAMAD AL-ALI: GOK CONFUSION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Extremist Salafi preacher Hamad Al-Ali continues to preach violent jihad in Kuwait despite GOK attempts to promote tolerance in the society. Al-Ali was recently detained by Kuwait State Security (KSS) for alleged links to two of the January shoot-outs between law enforcement of [...] |
2005-03-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV KISL KMDR PINR KU ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT1908 |
KUWAITI COURT SENTENCES VIOLENT JIHADISTS TO JAIL [...] (U) Twenty Islamic extremists, including 18 Kuwaitis, were sentenced by the Criminal Court on May 8 in two separate cases for entering Iraq to fight U.S.-led forces, or providing training to others to fight there. Four others, three Kuwaitis and one bidoon (stateless Arab), were fined for low [...] |
2005-05-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PTER KJUS KU ISLAMISTS TERRORISM |
| 05KUWAIT2092 |
REPORTS OF QURANIC DESECRATION SPARK LITTLE [...] Summary: Although local press have covered the story of supposed Quranic desecration at Guantanamo Bay, and some local Islamist groups have issued statements condemning the alleged actions, post has received little feedback from local contacts which would indicate widespread anger over the sto [...] |
2005-05-17 14:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR KU PHUM SOCI ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT2172 |
POLITICAL REFORMERS CRITICIZE GOK FOR CRACKDOWN ON [...] (C) Summary: The GOK has come under criticism from prominent Kuwaitis for actions taken against members of the recently established Salafi, Islamist Nation's Party (Hezb Al-Ummah). All fifteen party founders were charged on May 2 with attempting to overthrow the government, violating laws go [...] |
2005-05-22 14:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KU ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT2174 |
LAWYER FOR ACCUSED TERRORIST MAKES HIS CASE [...] (C) Summary: PolOffs met with prominent defense attorney Osama Al-Munawer on May 15, 2005, at the law offices of his father, Ahmed H. Al-Munawer, to discuss the status of pending criminal cases against many of his clients. Al-Munawer is the defense attorney for most of the Kuwaiti nationals [...] |
2005-05-22 14:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM PINR KJUS KISL KU TERRORISM ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT2258 |
FOUR OUT OF FIVE KUWAITI LAWYERS AGREE: SYSTEMIC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: An examination of many recent legal cases, discussions with Kuwaiti attorneys of all political stripes, and an overview of basic legal codes and procedures reveals significant flaws in Kuwait's judicial system. According to several lawyers, the system suffers from a c [...] |
2005-05-25 12:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PTER KLIG KJUS PHUM ASEC KU ISLAMISTS TERRORISM |
| 05KUWAIT2607 |
COURT UPHOLDS EXTREMIST HAMAD AL-ALI'S SENTENCE; [...] (U) Kuwait's Supreme Court of Appeals (Mahkamah Al-Tameez) upheld on June 7 a two-year suspended sentence of Islamic extremist cleric Shaykh Hamad Abdullah Al-Ali (ref C). The court said that Al-Ali had violated the constitution by defaming Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Jabir Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah during h [...] |
2005-06-12 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL PGOV KJUS KU ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT274 |
SHI'A CLERIC SAYS SHIITES LOSING LAST YEAR'S [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a January 4 meeting, Secretary General of the Shiite Clerics Congregation and SIPDIS self-appointed representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistanti, Sayed Mohammed Baqr Al-Mohri, shared with Poloff his views on the resignation of Shiite Information Minister Mo [...] |
2005-01-18 07:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL KU IZ IR ISLAMISTS SHI |
| 05KUWAIT3266 |
READING, WRITING, AND QUR'ANIC RECITATION: THE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-25 04:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL SCUL KWMN KIRF PINR KU ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT3267 |
READING, WRITING, AND QUR'ANIC RECITATION: THE [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The January shoot-outs between Kuwaiti security officers and extremist militants placed new emphasis on the debate over the Islamic religious education curriculum in public schools, an already politically divisive issue at the best of times. As Kuwaitis wrestle w [...] |
2005-07-25 05:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL SCUL KWMN KIRF PINR KU ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT3384 |
ISLAMISTS OFFER CRITIQUE OF U.S. POLICY, ADVICE ON [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On July 26, CDA hosted a gathering of Kuwaiti Islamists from the media, academic, religious and political fields for the purpose of engaging Kuwait's religious leaders and opinion makers in a formal dialogue about U.S. policy and world events. The guests, some of whom expr [...] |
2005-07-31 11:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO KISL PTER KU ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT3583 |
ANTI-WEST, ANTI-ISRAEL AD MAKES ROUNDS OF LOCAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: A virulently anti-West, anti-Israel advertisement calling on good Muslims to fight to defend the Quran and their faith appeared in two of Kuwait's five Arabic daily papers on three consecutive days this week. The ad, placed at considerable expense by an individual Kuwaiti said to [...] |
2005-08-10 11:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KISL PREL PTER PINR KU ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT405 |
SALAFIS ANNOUNCE POLITICAL PARTY; EMBASSY PRESENCE [...] (C) Summary: The presence of Embassy personnel at a press conference held by prominent Salafis to announce the establishment of the Hizb Al-Ummah (People's Party or Nation's Party) on January 29 provoked a firestorm of complaints from liberal Kuwaitis, and a complaint from the Ministry of Fore [...] |
2005-01-31 03:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL KU ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT4313 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SPOKESMAN SAYS [...] (C) The Political Relations Head for the Islamic Consensus Movement (ICM), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait, told Poloff in a recent meeting that his organization is committed to working within Kuwait's political system as outlined by the Constitution. Mohammed Al-Dallal [...] |
2005-10-04 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL KWMN KU ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT656 |
ISLAMISTS IN KUWAIT: CONTOURS OF A GROWING, [...] (C) Introduction: The Islamist movement in Kuwait reaches into every aspect and sector of Kuwaiti society. From grass-roots businesses to senior positions in government, Islamists have a strong voice throughout this country. Paradoxically, Islamists lead the national dialogue in calling for d [...] |
2005-02-14 13:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT1637 |
UNDERSTANDING THE KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: The Islamic Constitutional Movement (Al-Haraka Al-Dusturi Al-Islamiyya), the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, is one of, if not the, largest and most influential political associations in Kuwait. (Note: The Government does not officially recognize [...] |
2006-05-09 10:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT1638 |
UNDERSTANDING THE KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-09 10:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT2116 |
FACE OFF--AMERICAN AND KUWAITI WOMEN MEET ON THE BASKETBALL [...] Summary: Embassy Kuwait arranged a rematch between Camp Arifjan's American military women's basketball team and Kuwait's Al-Fatat Sports Club women's team on Thursday, April 27, 2006. The American team defeated the Kuwaiti team on its home court in this second in a series of friendship games, [...] |
2006-06-06 16:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL KISL PHUM KMDR ZP KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT2394 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: IMPLICATIONS OF ISLAMIST GAINS IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: There is a strong possibility that the Kuwaiti Parliament elected on June 29 will include more Islamist members than the previous one. Islamists are well-organized and poised to capitalize on the women's vote. While there are legitimate concerns about the impact this would ha [...] |
2006-06-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT2694 |
APPEALS COURT ACQUITS FOUR KUWAITI YOUTH WHO [...] (U) On June 26, Judge Saleh Al-Muraishid of Kuwait's Appeals Court acquitted four men -- Fahed Al-Mutairi, Dhari Al-Zahamil, Abdullah Al-Shimmari, and Zayed Al-Enezi -- of charges of entering Iraq to fight U.S.-led coalition forces. The four were extradited from Syria in 2004 and convicted an [...] |
2006-07-05 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KISL KU TERRORISM ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT3561 |
SOCIAL REFORM SOCIETY CHAIRMAN ABDULLAH AL-MUTAWA [...] (SBU) Abdullah Al-Mutawa, one of the founding members of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood (KMB) and the Chairman of the Social Reform Society (SRS), the KMB's charity branch, passed away September 3. Al-Mutawa also served as Editor-in-Chief of the SRS's weekly publication, Al-Mujtima, and Chair [...] |
2006-09-04 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KTFN KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT3787 |
CONTINUED ANGER OVER POPE'S COMMENTS; ISLAMISTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The furor over the Pope's comments has continued unabated in Kuwait, fanned by some conservative Islamists' depiction of the comments as further evidence of a Judeo-Christian conspiracy against Islam. The subject has dominated editorials over the past week with almost all aut [...] |
2006-09-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL VT KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT3984 |
ISLAMIST MPS MANEUVER TO GARNER FEMALE [...] (SBU) Islamist parliamentarians (MPs) have drafted a proposal detailing 32 measures they believe should be taken to ensure more equal treatment of Kuwaiti men and women, the Arab Times (local English daily) reported October 3. The measures include giving Kuwaiti women the same social, income [...] |
2006-10-04 10:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KU ISLAMISTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT4075 |
KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MPS MAKE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) All six Kuwaiti MP's who are members of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM), the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, have voluntarily disclosed their personal financial records in letters to the Speaker of Parliament, local press reported October 11. The Speaker prom [...] |
2006-10-11 14:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT4205 |
SPLITS EMERGING IN PARLIAMENT'S 17-MEMBER ISLAMIC [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Splits within the 17-member Islamic Bloc have recently surfaced. The tensions are largely between independent Islamists and those affiliated with a political association outside Parliament. While the two groups agree on fundamental issues, they differ over propos [...] |
2006-10-23 06:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KDEM KU ISLAMISTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06KUWAIT4418 |
PARLIAMENT APPROVES ZAKAT LAW DESPITE SHI'A [...] (C/NF) Summary: On November 7, Parliament passed a zakat (religious tax) law opposed by Kuwaiti Shi'a. Liberal parliamentarian (MP) Mishari Al-Anjari downplayed the Islamist nature of the zakat law, saying it was "just a way to collect one percent from companies" to supplement the government [...] |
2006-11-08 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT4579 |
(C) C-NE6-01698: KUWAITI ISLAMISTS' INITIATIVES ON [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The women's issues legislation recently drafted by Islamist parliamentarians aims to increase state benefits provided to Kuwaiti women, not change their social and political status. It is likely the result of women's suffrage and recent electoral reforms resulting [...] |
2006-12-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KISL KWMN KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT4583 |
MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER WARNS OF IMPACT OF IRAQ [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Secretary General of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM), Dr. Bader Al-Nashi, told Poloff December 6 that sectarian violence in Iraq was contributing to rising Shi'a-Sunni tensions in Kuwait. While he did not believe violence between the two communities was likely, [...] |
2006-12-06 14:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL IR IZ KU ISLAMISTS SHI |
| 06KUWAIT4610 |
ISLAMIC AFFAIRS UNDERSECRETARY: MODERATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Dr. Adel Al-Falah told the DCM on December 5 that the Ministry's recent conference in Washington had been a great success, though he provided few details about the proceedings. He said the Ministry is looking forward to h [...] |
2006-12-10 10:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL CVIS KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT4640 |
PROGRAM EVALUATION: SSI SPEAKER IMAM SOHAIB SULTAN VISIT TO [...] FY06Q4 GPRA SUMMARY: Trinity College's Imam Sohaib Sultan visited Kuwait as a Strategic Speaker Initiative spokesperson conducting a four-day tour from September 16 - 20, 2006. Imam Sultan discussed the status and history of Muslims in America, with diverse audiences, including more than 250 [...] |
2006-12-13 08:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT4687 |
BAH HUMBUG! SALAFI MP SLAMS CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR [...] (U) Salafi MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei sent a formal question to the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor complaining about the "irresponsible violations" that occurred when an American army delegation delivered toys to an orphanage run by the Ministry on December 10, reported the Arabic daily Al- [...] |
2006-12-20 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT851 |
LOW TURNOUT AT SALAFI MOVEMENT-ORGANIZED PUBLIC DINNER FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-14 04:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT903 |
LOW TURNOUT AT SALAFI MOVEMENT-ORGANIZED PUBLIC DINNER FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-16 07:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT995 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: ISLAMISTS SHARE VIEWS ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: The DCM hosted on March 18 an "American diwaniya," inviting influential Islamists, both Shi'a and Sunni, to discuss their political views and objectives, the prospects for political reform in Kuwait, and the impact of sectarian violence in Iraq on Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. [...] |
2006-03-21 12:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU ISLAMISTS FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 07KUWAIT277 |
STUDENT UNION DEFENDS MINISTER OF HEALTH GRILLING [...] (SBU) In a February 17 statement, the President of the Kuwait branch of the National Union of Kuwait Students (NUKS), Maath Al-Duwaila, said that questioning Ministers, commonly referred to here as "grillings," is a right guaranteed by the Constitution and a means for reform. Al-Duwaila defen [...] |
2007-02-24 11:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
| 07KUWAIT360 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAIT CONSIDERING ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Salah Ghazali, the head of the Kuwait Transparency Society (KTS), reported on March 10 that the Amiri Diwan had prepared a decree establishing a government anti-corruption watchdog agency that would rank government institutions according to their corruption levels. According [...] |
2007-03-11 14:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
| 07KUWAIT366 |
TRIBAL ISLAMISTS FORM NEW GROUPING WITHIN [...] (U) Six tribal Islamist parliamentarians announced March 11 the formation of a new grouping within the 17-member Islamic Bloc. Abdullah Akkash, the Coordinator of the still unnamed grouping, said it would operate in a manner similar to the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM) and the Salafi [...] |
2007-03-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KU ISLAMISTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 07KUWAIT473 |
CABINET SWORN IN DESPITE ISLAMISTS' OBJECTIONS TO [...] (SBU) Members of the new Cabinet were sworn in before Parliament April 2 despite two tribal Islamists' objections to Nouriyah Al-Sabih, the new Education Minister and a liberal, appearing in the Assembly hall without a head scarf. When Al-Sabih began to take the parliamentary oath of office, [...] |
2007-04-03 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KISL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ISLAMISTS |
| 07KUWAIT522 |
ISLAMIST MPS' GRILLING REQUESTS REKINDLE [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: While many opposition MPs appeared willing to give the new government a chance to show it can perform, two tribal Islamist MPs have kept the political heat on, calling for parliamentary grillings of the Finance and Islamic Affairs Ministers. Most politicians and [...] |
2007-04-10 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KDEM KU ISLAMISTS |
| 07KUWAIT775 |
BANNING OF SAUDI SALAFI BOOKS AT BROTHERHOOD BOOK [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Salafi MPs and their supporters have stepped up their threats to subject Dr. Abdullah Al-Ma'touq, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to a parliamentary grilling. The proximate cause was the banning of several books by former Saudi Grand Muftis Abdulaziz Bin Baz and Mu [...] |
2007-05-16 09:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KISL SA KU ISLAMISTS |
| 07KUWAIT875 |
KUWAIT'S ISLAMIC MODERATION INITIATIVE UNDER THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Kuwait recently launched a public relations campaign to further its "moderation" initiative, which seeks to foster tolerance and moderation among Muslims and to convey a moderate image of Islam to non-Muslims. The materials used in the campaign are of high quality [...] |
2007-06-05 08:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER KISL EG MR SU KU ISLAMISTS |