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Attorney General v. Sheikha Al-Jassem

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Analysis Format: Statement

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Kuwait

Author: Scholars at Risk is an international network of institutions and individuals whose mission it is to protect scholars and promote academic freedom.

Source: Scholars at Risk

Source URL (legacy): https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2016-04-14-kuwait-university/

Source URL: Scholars at Risk

Description: The statement from Scholars at Risk expresses concern over the blasphemy charges brought to Sheikha al-Jassem. Prof. Al-Jassem is a philosophy scholar at Kuwait University and Human Rights activist. Her statements in an interview she gave resulted in a complaint being filed against her.

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Notes: On May 31, 2016, Kuwait’s general prosecutor reportedly dismissed the blasphemy charges.

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SMEX

Date: Apr 14, 2016

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2016-04-14 Kuwait University _ Scholars at Risk.pdf
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Attorney General v. Sheikha Al-Jassem

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