• 20 FEB 2017
    Non-Muslim citizenship sought - PRISON ASSAULT ON MUSALLAM AL-BARRAK - ARAB TIMES
    http://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/non-muslim-citizenship-sought-prison-assault-musallam-al-barrak

    KUWAIT CITY, Feb 20: MP Khalid Al-Shatti has presented a bill allowing non-Muslims to obtain Kuwaiti citizenship by repealing Clause Five under Article Four of Amiri Decree No. 15/1985 which stipulates granting citizenship only to Muslims.

    He explained this condition contravenes the legal concept of citizenship as the relationship between man and God has nothing to do with nationality, citing the famous saying – “Religion belongs to God and the nation belongs to all.” He then stressed the need to remove suspicion of discrimination in the Kuwaiti nation due to the stipulation on granting citizenship only to Muslims.