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Ahmed Al Sarraf

Historical films are not always recognized for their historical accuracy. Many, particularly big-budget productions, co...

Historical accuracy in major, influential films

Opinion

Historical accuracy in major, influential films

Historical films are not always recognized for their historical accuracy. Many, particularly big-budget productions, contain various noticeable errors, ranging from minor details ...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 04/08/2026

The Lebanese-born novelist and thinker Amin Maalouf, a member of the “Academy of Immortals,” states in his research boo...

The Jewish Diaspora and the attitudes of Muslims and Europeans towards them

Opinion

The Jewish Diaspora and the attitudes of Muslims and Europeans towards them

The Lebanese-born novelist and thinker Amin Maalouf, a member of the “Academy of Immortals,” states in his research book, “In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 01/08/2026

Cat’s eyes, those semi-spherical road markers installed along lanes to improve visibility, especially at night, are wid...

Cat’s eyes and the MPW

Opinion

Cat’s eyes and the MPW

Cat’s eyes, those semi-spherical road markers installed along lanes to improve visibility, especially at night, are widely used around the world. They are called “cat’s eyes” beca...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 30/07/2026

There is a widespread belief that no equivalent to the term “political Islam” exists in other countries, and that there...

Al-Hayya, Hamas and political Islam

Opinion

Al-Hayya, Hamas and political Islam

There is a widespread belief that no equivalent to the term “political Islam” exists in other countries, and that there is no such thing as “political Christianity,” “political Ju...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 29/07/2026

It is said that man is an enemy of what he does not know. It is also said that the more we learn, the more we realize h...

Elif Shafak’s novel

Opinion

Elif Shafak’s novel

It is said that man is an enemy of what he does not know. It is also said that the more we learn, the more we realize how little we know. When a person reads, learns, researches, ...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 26/07/2026

Countries around the world differ significantly in their approaches to a citizen’s desire to change their first, middle...

Lineage, affiliation and changing surnames

Opinion

Lineage, affiliation and changing surnames

Countries around the world differ significantly in their approaches to a citizen’s desire to change their first, middle, or last name. The more developed a country is, the more fl...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 25/07/2026

The world and I will soon celebrate the 150th anniversary of your birth. Although we never met, you have been with me e...

The dear immortal Willis

Opinion

The dear immortal Willis

The world and I will soon celebrate the 150th anniversary of your birth. Although we never met, you have been with me every day since 1956, when I first discovered you. For nearly...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 20/07/2026

A warning has circulated on social media advising people against consuming seedless fruits, claiming that they are prod...

Darwin’s watermelon & the big lie about honey

Opinion

Darwin’s watermelon & the big lie about honey

A warning has circulated on social media advising people against consuming seedless fruits, claiming that they are produced in laboratories, genetically modified, or grown using a...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 16/07/2026

On May 15, 2019, I wrote that Kuwait Municipality had uncovered several cases involving citizens who had seized or encr...

Encroachments, violations

Opinion

Encroachments, violations

On May 15, 2019, I wrote that Kuwait Municipality had uncovered several cases involving citizens who had seized or encroached upon state property and illegally exploited it. One s...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 13/07/2026

Prior to 1992, Olympic basketball was limited to amateur players, and the United States often won the gold medal. Towar...

Dreams ... but achievable

Opinion

Dreams ... but achievable

Prior to 1992, Olympic basketball was limited to amateur players, and the United States often won the gold medal. Towards the end of the 1980s, other teams emerged, and the United...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 11/07/2026

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