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Despite its small size, Kuwait maintains
significant global importance as a major exporter
of crude oil and natural gas. Kuwait is bordered
by Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and has sovereignty
over nine small islands in the Persian Gulf. Kuwaitis
are predominantly Sunni Muslim, although a sizeable
Shi'a Muslim minority exists as well. Arabic is
the official language, and English is widely used
in business.
Due to the prosperity of Kuwait's enormous oil
and gas reserves, an extremely large expatriate
population has existed in Kuwait since the 1940s,
including Palestinians, Indians, Pakistanis, Iranians,
and immigrants from other Arab countries.
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Kuwait has one of the highest literacy rates
in the Arab world. Public education is free from
the primary through the tertiary level, for both
males and females. The government also subsidizes
study abroad programs for Kuwaiti citizens to
receive degrees overseas.
Kuwait University is the country's major institution
of higher education. It consists of six campuses
spread throughout Kuwait City. More than half
of Kuwait University students are women.
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Since 1988, 12 Fulbright grants have been awarded
to U.S. scholars to engage in academic activities
in Kuwait - six for research, three for lecturing,
and three for combined lecturing/research. These
Fulbright Scholars have been involved in a variety
of disciplines, including political science, business
administration, medical science, American literature,
and education.
CIES encourages interested applicants to make
use of the following links to complement their
research into potential opportunities available
in Kuwait. Please also feel free to use the contact
information at the bottom of this page to get
in touch with CIES program personnel.
U.S. Embassy in Kuwait
http://www.usembassy.gov.kw/
The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait with information on
consular services,
U.S. policy in the Middle East, news reports,
and links to several
electronic journals.
Contact information for the Embassy of Kuwait
in the U.S.
http://www.embassy.org/embassies/kw.html
Contact information for the Kuwaiti Embassy in
Washington D.C.
Also includes a link to a country profile.
Embassy World website
http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/Maps_Of_Kuwait.html
Links to a variety of standard and interactive
maps of Kuwait.
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Kuwait Information Office
http://www.kuwait-info.org/Home/home.html
Extensive site with detailed facts and figures
about Kuwait including
business, education, and population information.
The site also
includes a photo gallery, resource library with
downloadable multimedia
clips, a Scholars' Corner for the exchange of
research information, travel
information, and extensive links.
Kuwait Cultural Office, Washington D.C.
http://www.kuwaitculture.com/
Extensive information on Kuwait's education system
and education related issues, including university
listings, educational resources, history of education
in Kuwait, and additional links.
Arab Net - Kuwait
http://www.arab.net/kuwait/kuwait_contents.html
Information on Kuwait's history, geography, business,
culture, government, transportation, and tourist
industry.
Lonely Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/middle_east/kuwait/
Traveler's information on Kuwait, including sections
on events, activities,
culture, and history.
World Travel Guide
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/data/kwt/kwt.asp
Travel site including information on Kuwait's
history and government, and the country's social
profile and business profile.
U.S. Department of State
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/index.cfm?docid=5409
Background information on Kuwait including political
conditions, foreign
relations, relations with the U.S., history, people,
government, economy, and business.
Kuwait University
http://www.kuniv.edu.kw/
Kuwait Ministry of Education
http://www.moe.edu.kw/
American University of Kuwait (AUK)
http://www.auk.edu.kw
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Newspapers
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Alwatan
http://www.alwatan.com.kw/
In Arabic. Kuwaiti daily newspaper.
Al-Qabas Newspaper
http://www.moc.kw/alqabas/
In Arabic. Kuwaiti daily newspaper.
Kuwait Times
http://www.paaet.edu.kw/ktimes/
Daily English online newspaper of Kuwait.
Radio Kuwait
http://www.radiokuwait.org/
Links to news reports from Kuwait radio.
Al Shaab
http://alarabnews.com/alshaab/
In Arabic. Online newspaper covering regional
news.
Asharq Al-Awsat
http://www.asharqalawsat.com/pcdaily/06-11-2001/
In Arabic. The Arabic international newspaper.
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Discussion
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Arab Chat
http://chat.arab.net/
Chat server with public and private chat rooms
for Online discussions in Arabic or English.
The Countries and Peoples of Arabia Message Boards
http://www.hejleh.com/countries/poll.html
Very active message boards and a link to Arabia
Chat.
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Arab Social Science Research
http://www.assr.org/
A collection of Online research sources for the
Arab World indexed by
country, sources, and topics. Includes virtual
libraries and links to social
science research centers throughout the world.
BBC Arabic Service
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/news/
In Arabic. BBC news with audio feed.
U.S. Department of State - Middle East and North
Africa
http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/nea/nea.htm
U.S. news, reports, and policy relating to the
Middle East and North Africa.Also includes links
to numerous Online journals.
The Countries and Peoples of Arabia
http://www.hejleh.com/countries/index.html
A huge list of links pertaining to the Arab world,
including very active Message Boards.
Islamic Studies
http://www.uga.edu/islam
A well-balanced site with articles and resources
pertaining to Islam, drawn primarily from scholarly
research and regional Islamic sources.
Contains information on Islam's history, sacred
texts, art, architecture,
and place in the modern world.
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