Kuwait: Court Ruling Continues Standoff with Islamists


On September 25, Kuwait’s highest court ruled against the Emir’s attempt to rig future parliamentary elections in his favor. It was a victory for judicial independence, but also has empowered the Islamist political movement in the country. The Islamists now stand poised to gain control of the next parliament, but this is less of a cause for concern than it may seem, as LIGNET explains


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