The Shia Sunni dispute is heating up and Middle Eastern countries are taking sides. Here are the Cliff Notes of what's taking place in Kuwait!

1. State of
Kuwait
Sunni Islam
Prime Minister: Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

2. Kuwait is located
in W. Asia.
Shares borders
with Iraq & Saudi
Arabia.

3. 1.2 million are Kuwaitis and 2.8 million are expatriates.

4. During the 18th & 19th centuries, Kuwait was a prosperous
trade route, but that has declined drastically.

5. Oil reserves were discovered in 1938.

6. Kuwait is a
constitutional
emirate.

7. Kuwait’s
government
consists of:
the Emir, the
Crown Prince, the
Speaker of the
National Assembly,
and a Prime
Minister

8. The Kuwati dinar is
the highest valued
currency in the
world!

9. In the 1960s and 70s, Kuwait’s press was described as one of
the freest in the world!

10. In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait in what is known as the Gulf War.

11. Sharia law governs only Muslim family matters. Non Muslim citizens
are governed by secular family law.

12. In June 2015, a
suicide bomb took
place at a Shia
mosque. This was the
largest terror attack
in Kuwait’s history.

13. Kuwait has 450,000
Christians; 600,000
Hindus, 100,000
Buddhists, but most
of the population is
Muslim.
30-40% are Shia Muslim

14. Kuwait has now
recalled its envoy
from Iran over
Iran’s dispute with
Saudi Arabia.
http://bsccomment.com/2016/01/07/kuwait-recalls-envoy-
from-iran-over-row-with-saudi.html

15. Kuwait’s Commerce
Ministry is on the verge
of ending its relations
with 50 European
Countries who have
dealings with “occupied”
areas in Israel.
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Kuwait-bolsters-secondary-boycott-
of-Israel-379710

16. Is Kuwait
mentioned in the
Biblical Text?

17. In 2,000 B.C.,
Mesopotamians settled
Kuwait, and
Mesopotamia is
mentioned 7 times in the
NASB Bible.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=m
esopotamia&t=NASB#s=s_primary_0_1

18. Kuwait is located
in E. Arabia, &
Arabia is
mentioned in the
Bible 8 times.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=ar
abia&t=NASB#s=s_primary_0_1
The Apostle Paul carried the
good news of Messiah into
Arabia.

19. Kuwait also shares
a border with Iraq
(ancient Assyria),
& Assyria is
mentioned in the
Bible over 100
times!
https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=as
syria&t=NASB#s=s_primary_0_1
Kuwait was quite possibly near
the Garden of Eden!

20. It’s possible that
Kuwait is part of
ancient Sheba &
Dedan (Arabia) in
the Biblical text.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=sh
eba&t=NASB#s=s_primary_0_1
This verse concerns
the Gog of Magog war

21. Keep Your Eyes on
the Middle East

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