In the science fiction film ‘Men in Black’, secret agents erase people’s recent memories with a supernatural device. It seems we have similar men in Kuwait, but they wear black bishts and carry much more powerful devices. Kuwaiti ‘Men in Bisht’ erase the memory of generations and an entire country spanning years in an instant….
Category: Society and Life
State Properties and Retail Sales
Pricing state properties at open market rates and competing with individual property owners has led to distortions in the real estate sector and negative consequences for the economy and society.
Houses without Tranquility, Neighbors without Neighborliness
Kuwaiti house designs, and modern neighborhoods by extension, lack some important qualities and elements of natural human habitation and urban settlements.
If Prices Exceed Their Limits, Demand Reduction in Salaries and Subsidies
In the absence of effective government control over market prices, essential commodities, and the four factors of production—particularly land and real estate—properties become the most crucial driver and inhibitor of the economy and life, single-handedly breaking the currency’s purchasing power
Protection and Breathing Space in Kuwaiti Houses
The wall and courtyard (hosh) have been fundamental elements in private residences throughout history, across all human cultures and civil societies. Their elimination results in significant damage that extends beyond the house and neighborhood.




