Comments on: Kuwait’s MOI shutsdown Virgin Megastore Kuwait UPDATED http://moeys.net/2007/04/30/kuwaits-moi-shutsdown-virgin-megastore-kuwait/ Hyperventilating in Amman. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:54:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Haider http://moeys.net/2007/04/30/kuwaits-moi-shutsdown-virgin-megastore-kuwait/#comment-5184 Haider Thu, 03 May 2007 18:27:05 +0000 http://moeys.net/2007/04/30/kuwaits-moi-shutsdown-virgin-megastore-kuwait/#comment-5184 Hi Moey, I still don't know what the reason for the shutdown is: censoring illicit images, or the ideas in the book Chicago (as the Al-Qabas paper says)? If it's due to pirated material being sold at Virgin (which I doubt, but would make sense, seeing that many shops selling pirated material have shut down in recent months), the action may be a bit extreme, but action is sensible nonetheless. And while I may disagree with censoring illicit material (since the definition of "illicit" and "indecent" are quite obscure), to censor ideas is the gravest crime in the history of man! I would like to know what the censors think of Islamic books being censored in the West for "inciting terrorism." Anyways, thank you for covering the issue.. p.s. I started writing this post at home, but am now sitting in a cafe opposite Virgin Megastore. Once I'm done, I'm going to go in and ask why it was closed down... will post back their answer. Hi Moey,

I still don’t know what the reason for the shutdown is: censoring illicit images, or the ideas in the book Chicago (as the Al-Qabas paper says)?

If it’s due to pirated material being sold at Virgin (which I doubt, but would make sense, seeing that many shops selling pirated material have shut down in recent months), the action may be a bit extreme, but action is sensible nonetheless.

And while I may disagree with censoring illicit material (since the definition of “illicit” and “indecent” are quite obscure), to censor ideas is the gravest crime in the history of man! I would like to know what the censors think of Islamic books being censored in the West for “inciting terrorism.”

Anyways, thank you for covering the issue..

p.s. I started writing this post at home, but am now sitting in a cafe opposite Virgin Megastore. Once I’m done, I’m going to go in and ask why it was closed down… will post back their answer.

]]> By: Yousef http://moeys.net/2007/04/30/kuwaits-moi-shutsdown-virgin-megastore-kuwait/#comment-5165 Yousef Wed, 02 May 2007 14:12:15 +0000 http://moeys.net/2007/04/30/kuwaits-moi-shutsdown-virgin-megastore-kuwait/#comment-5165 How stupid is this!!! Kuwait's Virgin store is the largest in the M.E. and it is the best place for music and media stuff. For god's sake! If you think something is forbidden just remove these items not the whole store!!! How stupid is this!!! Kuwait’s Virgin store is the largest in the M.E. and it is the best place for music and media stuff. For god’s sake! If you think something is forbidden just remove these items not the whole store!!!

]]> By: cat http://moeys.net/2007/04/30/kuwaits-moi-shutsdown-virgin-megastore-kuwait/#comment-5153 cat Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:48:06 +0000 http://moeys.net/2007/04/30/kuwaits-moi-shutsdown-virgin-megastore-kuwait/#comment-5153 OMG fist of all it's called virgin because of an island not because of virginity :P LOL and why the hell would they want to close it..it's the only reason why i go to marina plus the staff are great there and have u thought what will happen to them it's their jobs to work there and u took it away from them...FUCK U...i don't work there but i know a lot of ppl who do..u guys really suck..U closed it because of some books and CD's well did u know they sell more "things" in Kuwait than that..u should check other stores whom u don't know about..honestly, do u think that people are going to shut up about this?..NO because i lot of people go to virgin and everybody is talking about it..and trash about u...so opened the place already and stop worring about stupid stuff like ur self... OMG fist of all it’s called virgin because of an island not because of virginity :P LOL and why the hell would they want to close it..it’s the only reason why i go to marina plus the staff are great there and have u thought what will happen to them it’s their jobs to work there and u took it away from them…FUCK U…i don’t work there but i know a lot of ppl who do..u guys really suck..U closed it because of some books and CD’s well did u know they sell more “things” in Kuwait than that..u should check other stores whom u don’t know about..honestly, do u think that people are going to shut up about this?..NO because i lot of people go to virgin and everybody is talking about it..and trash about u…so opened the place already and stop worring about stupid stuff like ur self…

]]> By: Dave http://moeys.net/2007/04/30/kuwaits-moi-shutsdown-virgin-megastore-kuwait/#comment-5149 Dave Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:35:52 +0000 http://moeys.net/2007/04/30/kuwaits-moi-shutsdown-virgin-megastore-kuwait/#comment-5149 After all, it has "Virgin" in the name! Doesn't Kuwait want to promote virginity? After all, it has “Virgin” in the name! Doesn’t Kuwait want to promote virginity?

]]> By: Nizar http://moeys.net/2007/04/30/kuwaits-moi-shutsdown-virgin-megastore-kuwait/#comment-5144 Nizar Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:27:25 +0000 http://moeys.net/2007/04/30/kuwaits-moi-shutsdown-virgin-megastore-kuwait/#comment-5144 HAHAHA for selling a book? man, are these guys going back in time or what? Get more civilized plz :) HAHAHA

for selling a book?

man, are these guys going back in time or what?
Get more civilized plz :)

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