A prominent female academic and human rights activist in Kuwait has been charged with blasphemy.
Sheikha al-Jassem was summoned to the public prosecutor’s office after legal complaints were filed against her over a recent interview she gave on Al-Shahed TV on 8 March.
She said the constitution of Kuwait should be above the Quran and Islamic law in governing the country.
The public prosecutor still has the discretion to decide whether or not Ms Jassem will be put on trial.
Kuwait academic charged with blasphemy
A prominent female academic and human rights activist in Kuwait has been charged with blasphemy. Sheikha al-Jassem was summoned to the public prosecutor’s office after…