The House of Sabah is the ruling family of Kuwait.
Warda Al-Jazairia was an Algerian singer. She was well known for her Egyptian Arabic songs and music. Her name was sometimes shortened to just Warda or as "The Algerian rose" in the Arab world.
Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was Emir of Kuwait from 2020 until his death in 2023.
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, also known as Ahmad Al-Fahad, is a controversial Kuwaiti politician, ruling family member, and disgraced former sports administrator.
Khaliji music is the music of Eastern Arabia, the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and it is popular across the Arab world. It is traditionally characterized by heavy use of the rebab, oud and other string instruments such as the violin, the occasional use of habbān, and the inclusion of percussion instruments such as the mirwas, tabl, and duff drums. Khaliji music first started as a bedouin tradition with poetry sung by a tribe's shaa'ir, which means poet, usually accompanied by a rebab, the lyrics dealt with tales of honor, love, camel riders, and glory warriors.
Cinema in Kuwait was introduced in the mid-20th century. The dominance of American cinema posed a problem in the formation of Arab cinema in general and of Kuwaiti cinema in particular. French film critic Guy Hennebelle argued that Arab intellectuals became convinced that only by imitating the American culture could they overcome national cultural decline and backwardness. This caused an absence of local Kuwaiti works of cinematic art. However, Kuwaitis preserved their national identity by producing local content in television. They planned a balance between preserving their national identity while also satisfying other preferences. The dependence of Kuwaiti cinema was rooted in the domination of American and other foreign-produced films.
Nader El-Bizri served as the Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Sharjah. He was before that a tenured longstanding full Professor of philosophy and civilization studies at the American University of Beirut, where he also acted as an Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and as the Director of the General Education program. El-Bizri specializes in phenomenology, Islamic science and philosophy, and architectural theory. He is the author or editor of several books, including The Phenomenological Quest between Avicenna and Heidegger (2000).
Abdulfattah Owainat is a Palestinian singer and songwriter best known for his songs on Palestinian Human Rights and their Right of Return as well as various recent uprisings in the Arab World.
Kamel Daoud is an Algerian writer and journalist. He currently edits the French-language daily Le quotidien d’Oran, for which he writes a popular column, "Raïna Raïkoum". The column often includes commentary on the news.
The Arab Press Network (APN) is a network of organisations that support and promote the development of the press in the Arab world. It is run by the World Association of Newspapers, with its headquarters in Paris, and is supported by the Danish newspaper group JP/Politiken.
Huda Hussein is an Iraqi actress and producer residing in Kuwait. She is the third name on demand in Gulf TV after Hayat Al-Fahad and Souad Abdullah.
Um Hārūn is a Kuwaiti television series that started airing during Ramadan in 2020, a time when TV viewership in Arabic-speaking countries is very high. Most of the actors and actresses are from Arab states of the Persian Gulf, with the most notable being from Kuwait.
Ragaa Al Geddawy was an Egyptian actress and model. She was one of the most beloved actresses and one of the most prominent in the Middle East with a fruitful six-decade career.
Youssef Shaaban Shemis was an Egyptian actor.
The Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards (DIAFA) is an annual awards show held in Dubai, UAE. It honors distinguished International and Arab personalities in recognition of their annual achievements and contribution towards committees and society betterment. The first edition of DIAFA was held in 2017.
Block 13 is a Kuwaiti animated television series that serves as the Arabic adaptation of the popular American animated sitcom South Park. It was created and directed by Nawaf Salem Al-Shammari and aired on Kuwaiti TV on the second half of Ramadan, which is aired on December 12, 2000, running until December 5th, 2002. It was the first animated TV series to be produced in the Arab Gulf states. It re-aired on Kuwait TV for 2020's Ramadan, and continues to be re-run in the following Ramadans.
Hayat Alyaqout is a Kuwaiti writer and publisher. She founded Nashiri, considered the first Arabic nonprofit online publishing house, in 2003.
Maram Al Balushi is a Kuwaiti singer and actress. She initially sang before she started acting. She has had leading parts in several Kuwaiti television series.
