Mona Kareem

Mona Kareem is the founder of BedoonRights.org and a graduate student in Binghamton, New York. She is also a journalist and poet with two published collections of works. She blogs at monakareem.blogspot.com. On Twitter: @monakareem

Gulf | Mar 27, 2013

Is Kuwait Serious About Bedoon Naturalization?

Given the history of unfulfilled promises by the Kuwait government, the Bedoon community is skeptical of the country's seriousness in granting them citizenship, Mona Kareem writes.

Kuwaiti men stand at the main entrance of the Kuwait Parliament December 10, 2009, after the parliament session on the issue of "bedoons" (stateless Kuwaiti residents) was cancelled due to the lack of quorum. Police had cordoned off the area surrounding the Parliament to prevent any possible protests from the stateless people in the city. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee (KUWAIT POLITICS) - RTXROPH

Gulf | Jan 25, 2013

Kuwait Cracks Down on Dissent, Twitter

Mona Kareem documents the Kuwaiti government's crackdown on dissent through Twitter.

Kuwaiti citizen Raken Subaiya checks his Twitter feed on his phone as Yousef al Anazi looks on during a sit-in protest in front of the Justice Palace in Kuwait City October 19, 2012. The protest is against the detention of three former lawmakers and four citizens, including the son of the former Speaker of Parliament and prominent opposition politician Ahmed al-Saadoun. REUTERS/Stephanie Mcgehee (KUWAIT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Gulf | Dec 5, 2012

New Parliament Marks A Setback for Kuwait

Kuwait’s newly elected National Assembly, which convenes on Dec. 16, offers little promise, writes Mona Kareem. Absent many of the leading opposition figures who boycotted the election, the parliament is unlikely to address any of the political problems that have divided Kuwait.