tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987124553674100572.post4542644071897068110..comments2023-11-05T10:32:36.203+03:00Comments on A I MOXIE: Censoring the Censored (A Storm in a Tea-cup)...Thomas Modeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14242434089652955470noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987124553674100572.post-7525251340657362802010-01-14T23:42:47.264+03:002010-01-14T23:42:47.264+03:00Hi Aziz,
Those are some fighting words..!? But I...Hi Aziz, <br /><br />Those are some fighting words..!? But I thank you for your vote of confidence... <br /><br />As you insinuated (or guessed) I'm actually moving from Kuwait in a few days to teach elsewhere... <br /><br />But please don't loose hope, as there are so many talented and dedicated people here who are aware and enviably capable of making something remarkable and hopefully, eventually, a difference. Please check out Wednesday's post for a few examples of local talent within Graphic Design... <br /><br />I wish you the best of luck with your upcoming studies... <br /><br />TomThomas Modeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242434089652955470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987124553674100572.post-44241581639165920952010-01-14T20:43:33.448+03:002010-01-14T20:43:33.448+03:00oh by the way, i forgot to mention.. i quiet KUniv...oh by the way, i forgot to mention.. i quiet KUniv, went to UK broken and tired of studying just wanting bachelor degree and come back... now i'm getting ready to start my PhD in Engineering, and been offered to work at HP, Nokia, BP, and even Airbus!azizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746722175026784627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987124553674100572.post-29509827668273390112010-01-14T20:36:26.083+03:002010-01-14T20:36:26.083+03:00You know, just today I was about to engage in a de...You know, just today I was about to engage in a debate... then I realized something... <br /><br />I am a Kuwaiti, and for some reason I've just realized that Kuwaitis can't seem to see beyond the tip of their noses. <br /><br />They will start to argue with you, fight you, try to stop you from expressing your self, and go to unbelievable lengths only because? I wish it was because they disagree with you. Its simply because they disagree with a 'word' that you have mentioned. Its like.. if I want to communicate with a Kuwaiti, I must know whats on HIS mind and talk to him based on THAT! <br /><br />So, why were they against your work? Its not that because they don't like the method it was conducted, its not because they dont like the way you analyzed it... its not even because they dont like the conclusions you've came up with... its simply because you're evaluating something called 'censorship'. and in kuwait... they absolutely love to argue.. on anything.. just throw them a word and it will snowball into a HUGE debate that could end up in news or political fronts! <br /><br />honestly, i don't know who you are and what you're doing in Kuwait.. I've been many times through ur blog and I love reading it. I got an impression that you're married to a Kuwait but I don't know if that was correct. But anyhow, i do appreciate what you're presenting us with.. and if you're a professor at Kuwait University or other academic institute, please dont morph into a Kuwaiti educator.. please be the way you are.. they will fight you, sure. they will try to fire you, most likely.. but after all, i'm sure a great person like you can find a job anywhere... and if you have come to work here i'm sure u can find a job anywhere else in the world.. so just think about the students that you're teaching.. in a small country like kuwait a single person can make a big difference.. so please do invest as much as you can in them. <br /><br />i never got to appreciate education until i quiet this miserable Kuwait University.. I went to the UK hoping to get a bachelor degree.. all of a sudden i realized what a big waste of time it was the years I spent at my department in Kuwait.<br /><br />i know not every department is the same, and as i mentioned before, i do believe one person can do much.. so i wish you good luck with what you're doing and thank you for brightening up our minds.azizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746722175026784627noreply@blogger.com