"They" tried to shut her up by shutting her down

Scroll down in this article for a concise review of my friend Shurooq Amin's art show, closed down by the police. What happened to her, I also experienced in many different ways in my six years in Kuwait. I mailed her a copy of "Suitcase Filled with Nails." so she could write a cover blurb, for the soon to be released second edition. Just hope it gets to her....the government closed down the Virgin book and music store for good...

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The art market: Dollars and censors - FT.com
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The art market: Dollars and censors - FT.com

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Each year Tefaf – the European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht, Holland – sees the launch of a new report on the art market by art economist Dr Clare McAndrew. Most art market data is based solely on auction results but this report draws on interviews

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Censorship

• Shruroug Amin, a painter I know in Kuwait, had her exhibition closed down by Kuwaiti police only hours after it was opened, just another way of spelling censorship. For this same reason/fear, I never showed my Women in Abaya series in Kuwait. Four paintings from my series will go on display at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Strait Art, opening March 18.
  
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  Kuwait: Art exhibition raided and closed two hours after opening : Arabic Network For Human Rights I 

  

  الشبكة العربية لمعلومات حقوق الإنسان

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  الشبكة العربية تطالب بإنهاء حالة الطوارئ فورا القاهرة في 8 مارس 2012 رحبت الشبكة العربية لمعلومات حقوق الإنسان اليوم ، بالحكم الصادر من محكمة القضاء الإداري والذي ينص على إلغاء قرار رئيس المجلس العسكري المشير حسين طنطاوي بإحالة المدنيين 

Potty Mouth and More...

Toastmasters International is a great organization and membership in it is a fantastic way to hone your public speaking skills.  I was a member for years racking up enough speeches to earn a CTM and ATM.  I abruptly cancelled my membership in Toastmasters when I learned they had given Rush Limbaugh an orator of the year award, there by honoring him as a homophobic, sexist, racist, and more…bag of gas.  Based on the guy’s recent tirade about birth control, his intelligence factor remains on par with his potty mouth.