Written by the controversial Kuwaiti Shia preacher, Yasser Habib, the film's plot pursues two threads: one from the Islamic past, the other from the present. The narratives meet when Islamic State seizes vast areas of Iraqi territory. By Shady Lewis Botros
Yasser Al-Habib's group, the Mahdi Servants Union, has attacked three embassies and had its ‘blasphemous’ film The Lady of Heaven pulled from cinemas. The New Arab reveals that they’re now being investigated by Ofcom for inciting crime and disorder.
Analysis: With a foreign policy favouring reconciliation and de-escalation, Kuwait is carefully balancing its alliances between the GCC's traditional hawks and Iran.
Written by the controversial Kuwaiti Shia preacher, Yasser Habib, the film's plot pursues two threads: one from the Islamic past, the other from the present. The narratives meet when Islamic State seizes vast areas of Iraqi territory. By Shady Lewis Botros