This may seem like a weird question, but do we really know the history of our country??

I work with an American, and she was asking some stuff from Kuwait’s history, like how and when it started, and more questions like that…..

To my own surprise, I didn’t know the answer to most questions, I mean I know the general information, but the details and dates were beyond me.

That got me to thinking, why do I know more about World War II, American history, and even history of the ancient Egyptians and Romans more than I know about Kuwait’s history! There are many reasons for this -

  • University education in the US, which included several history classes including American history and government.
  • My addiction to chanels like the History chanel and Discovery Civilization chanel, which show alot of documentaries about recent Western and ancient history, but nothing more.
  • Lack of documentation of our history? Maybe its not fair to say that since I did get a few recommendations on books about Kuwait history after asking around some specialists, but not hearing about these books, or them not being visible is a problem.
  • Most importantly, school education. History classes when I was a kid were basically propaganda brochures instead of insightful information! I learned more about Kuwait in two days of reading, than everything I learned about our history as a kid.

Anyway, back to my main point, do you think that the Kuwaiti population in general knows enough about its country’s history?? I shall be reading further about it and will probably post information that I think is useful.

P.S.- While trying to find information online was very difficult, one website really stood out and deserves a look. www.kuwaitpast.com From the main page, enter the arabic version, very interesting information there!