Culture Awareness Kuwait: The Culture Of Kuwait - 3000.
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Getting used to a completely different culture can be very difficult. Our guide will tell you all you need to know about religion, social customs and national holidays in Kuwait. Contact other expats in the forums to ask about their experiences or write an article about your own.
Kuwait could shy away from modernity as unnoticed as it had slipped in, outside the limelight. The government has always played an important role in the development of Kuwait’s art world, notably through the National Council for Culture, Art, and Letters (NCCAL), which manages the nation’s cultural institutions, including museums.
The key to enjoying life in Kuwait is to be accepting of local culture, religious tolerance and being open to adapting to the lifestyle. This part of the world isn’t all war zones and conflict; think sand dune bashing and camping in the desert, countless hours smoking shisha in the souq and meeting many interesting people from all walks of life.
Kuwait has the oldest modern arts movement in the Arabian Peninsula. Beginning in 1936, Kuwait was the first Gulf country to grant scholarships in the arts. The Kuwaiti artist Mojeb al-Dousari was the earliest recognized visual artist in the Gulf region. He is regarded as the founder of portrait art in the region. The Sultan Gallery was the first professional Arab art gallery in the Gulf.
Kuwait's economy went into a tailspin in the 1920s and 1930s. However, oil was discovered in 1938, with its promise of future petrol-riches. First, however, Britain took direct control of Kuwait and Iraq on June 22, 1941, as World War II erupted in its full fury. Kuwait would not gain full independence from the British until June 19, 1961.
The dewaniyah or parlour has existed in Kuwait since time immemorial. The term originally referred to the section of a Bedouin tent where the menfolk and their visitors sat apart from the family. In the old city of Kuwait it was the reception area where a man resaved his business colleagues and male guests.