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Kuwait is home to more than [[Art of Kuwait#Art galleries|20 art galleries]]. Kuwait has the second most lively gallery scene in the Gulf.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuwait City’s 10 Stunning Contemporary Art Galleries|url=http://theculturetrip.com/middle-east/kuwait/articles/kuwait-city-s-10-stunning-contemporary-art-galleries/|publisher=The Culture Trip}}</ref><ref name="rvo"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Kuwait|url=http://gulfartguide.eu/kuwait/|publisher=Gulf Art Guide}}</ref> The Museum of Modern Art opened in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuwait Art Museum Succeeds Where Others Have Failed|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sultan-sooud-alqassemi/kuwait-art-museum-succeed_b_2996769.html|publisher=[[Huffington Post]]}}</ref> The Sultan Gallery was the first professional Arab art gallery in the Gulf.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kristine Khouri |title=Mapping Arab Art through the Sultan Gallery |url=http://arteeast.org/quarterly/mapping-arab-art-through-the-sultan-gallery/|publisher=ArteEast}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Sultan Gallery – Kristine Khouri|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsr5SSWKfPQ}}</ref> [[Khalifa Al-Qattan]] was the first Kuwaiti artist to hold a solo artist exhibition in Kuwait. He founded a new art theory in the early 1960s known as "circulism".<ref>{{cite thesis |first=Hussain |last=Muayad H. |type=PhD thesis |url=http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/3909/1/Hussain_12_PhD_v1.pdf |title=Modern Art from Kuwait: Khalifa Qattan and Circulism|publisher=University of Birmingham|date=2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khalifaqattan.com/about-khalifa-qattan/|title=Khalifa Qattan, Founder of Circulism}}</ref> Other notable Kuwaiti artists include [[Sami Mohammad]], [[Thuraya Al-Baqsami]] and [[Suzan Bushnaq]]. |
Kuwait is home to more than [[Art of Kuwait#Art galleries|20 art galleries]]. Kuwait has the second most lively gallery scene in the Gulf.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuwait City’s 10 Stunning Contemporary Art Galleries|url=http://theculturetrip.com/middle-east/kuwait/articles/kuwait-city-s-10-stunning-contemporary-art-galleries/|publisher=The Culture Trip}}</ref><ref name="rvo"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Kuwait|url=http://gulfartguide.eu/kuwait/|publisher=Gulf Art Guide}}</ref> The Museum of Modern Art opened in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuwait Art Museum Succeeds Where Others Have Failed|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sultan-sooud-alqassemi/kuwait-art-museum-succeed_b_2996769.html|publisher=[[Huffington Post]]}}</ref> The Sultan Gallery was the first professional Arab art gallery in the Gulf.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kristine Khouri |title=Mapping Arab Art through the Sultan Gallery |url=http://arteeast.org/quarterly/mapping-arab-art-through-the-sultan-gallery/|publisher=ArteEast}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Sultan Gallery – Kristine Khouri|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsr5SSWKfPQ}}</ref> [[Khalifa Al-Qattan]] was the first Kuwaiti artist to hold a solo artist exhibition in Kuwait. He founded a new art theory in the early 1960s known as "circulism".<ref>{{cite thesis |first=Hussain |last=Muayad H. |type=PhD thesis |url=http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/3909/1/Hussain_12_PhD_v1.pdf |title=Modern Art from Kuwait: Khalifa Qattan and Circulism|publisher=University of Birmingham|date=2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khalifaqattan.com/about-khalifa-qattan/|title=Khalifa Qattan, Founder of Circulism}}</ref> Other notable Kuwaiti artists include [[Sami Mohammad]], [[Thuraya Al-Baqsami]] and [[Suzan Bushnaq]]. |
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The Kuwait International Biennial was inaugurated in 1967 by the Kuwait Society of Formative Arts,<ref name="biennial">{{cite web|title=12th Kuwait International Biennial |url=http://www.aaa.org.hk/Collection/Details/13716|publisher=AsiaArt archive}}</ref> more than 20 Arab and foreign countries have participated in the biennial.<ref name="biennial"/> Prominent participants include [[Layla Al-Attar]]. In 2004, the international Al-Kharafi Biennial was founded by the Kuwait Arts Association. Kuwait also hosts an international caricature forum and annual formative arts festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabtimesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/2016/sep/29/24.pdf|title=Kuwait hosts first International Caricature Forum}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=2485541&language=en|title=Kuwait celebrates formative arts festival}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2591882&language=en|title=KAA honors winners of His Highness Amir formative arts award}}</ref> |
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[[Ismail Fahd Ismail]] was one of the first Kuwaiti writers to achieve success in the Arab world. [[Taleb Alrefai|Taleb al-Refai]], [[Laila al-Othman]], [[A. H. Almaas]], [[Taibah Al-Ibrahim]], [[Najma Idrees]], and [[Fatimah Yousif al-Ali]] are also among the pioneer writers. Kuwait was the pioneer of literary movement in the region. In 1958, ''[[Al Arabi Magazine|Al Arabi]]'' magazine was first published, the magazine went on to become the most popular magazine in the Arab world.<ref name=pioneer>{{cite news|first=Valiya S. |last=Sajjad |url=http://www.arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/191792/reftab/36/t/Kuwait-literary-scene-a-little-complex/Default.aspx |title=Kuwait Literary Scene A Little Complex |newspaper=Arab Times |quote=A magazine, Al Arabi, was published in 1958 in Kuwait. It was the most popular magazine in the Arab world. It came out it in all the Arabic countries, and about a quarter million copies were published every month. |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129040817/http://www.arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/191792/reftab/36/t/Kuwait-literary-scene-a-little-complex/Default.aspx |archivedate=29 November 2014 }}</ref> In the 1970s, many writers in the Arab world moved to Kuwait to make use of the freedom of expression.<ref name=newsmedia>{{cite book |editor-first1=Barrie |editor-last1=Gunter |editor-first2=Roger |editor-last2=Dickinson |url={{google books|t4DFAgAAQBAJ|page=24|plainurl=yes}} |title=News Media in the Arab World: A Study of 10 Arab and Muslim Countries |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |location=New York |date=2013 |page=24 |isbn=9781441102393}}</ref> |
[[Ismail Fahd Ismail]] was one of the first Kuwaiti writers to achieve success in the Arab world. [[Taleb Alrefai|Taleb al-Refai]], [[Laila al-Othman]], [[A. H. Almaas]], [[Taibah Al-Ibrahim]], [[Najma Idrees]], and [[Fatimah Yousif al-Ali]] are also among the pioneer writers. Kuwait was the pioneer of literary movement in the region. In 1958, ''[[Al Arabi Magazine|Al Arabi]]'' magazine was first published, the magazine went on to become the most popular magazine in the Arab world.<ref name=pioneer>{{cite news|first=Valiya S. |last=Sajjad |url=http://www.arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/191792/reftab/36/t/Kuwait-literary-scene-a-little-complex/Default.aspx |title=Kuwait Literary Scene A Little Complex |newspaper=Arab Times |quote=A magazine, Al Arabi, was published in 1958 in Kuwait. It was the most popular magazine in the Arab world. It came out it in all the Arabic countries, and about a quarter million copies were published every month. |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129040817/http://www.arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/191792/reftab/36/t/Kuwait-literary-scene-a-little-complex/Default.aspx |archivedate=29 November 2014 }}</ref> In the 1970s, many writers in the Arab world moved to Kuwait to make use of the freedom of expression.<ref name=newsmedia>{{cite book |editor-first1=Barrie |editor-last1=Gunter |editor-first2=Roger |editor-last2=Dickinson |url={{google books|t4DFAgAAQBAJ|page=24|plainurl=yes}} |title=News Media in the Arab World: A Study of 10 Arab and Muslim Countries |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |location=New York |date=2013 |page=24 |isbn=9781441102393}}</ref> |
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==Music== |
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{{See also|Music of Kuwait}} |
{{See also|Music of Kuwait}} |
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Traditional Kuwaiti music is a reflection of the country's seafaring heritage,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qdl.qa/en/hidden-treasures-reflections-traditional-music-kuwait|title=Hidden Treasures: Reflections on Traditional Music in Kuwait}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.kuwaittimes.net/archives-kuwaits-musical-heritage-heartbeat-nation/|title=Kuwait’s musical heritage: The heartbeat of a nation}}</ref> which is known for genres such as "[[fijiri]]" and "[[Sawt (music)|sawt]]".<ref name="Ya Bahr">{{cite web|url=http://brownbook.tv/ya-bahr/|title=Ya Bahr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aevmTZN4dBA|title=The Innerworkings of Kuwaiti Pearl Diving: Ghazi AlMulaifi }}</ref> Kuwait pioneered [[Khaliji (music)|contemporary music in the Gulf]],<ref name="shart">{{cite web|url=http://www.amar-foundation.org/050-history-of-recording-in-the-gulf-area-part-1/|title=History of Recording in the Gulf area, Part 1|author=Mustafa Said|accessdate=12 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=pers /><ref name="shartw">{{cite web|url=http://www.amar-foundation.org/051-history-of-recording-in-the-gulf-area-part-2/|title=History of Recording in the Gulf area, Part 2|author=Mustafa Said|accessdate=12 March 2016}}</ref> Kuwaitis were the first commercial recording artists in the Gulf region.<ref name=shart /><ref name="pers">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cd1M0S9ol7YC&pg=PA99|title=Performing the Past: Sea Music in the Arab Gulf States|page=99|author=Laith Ulaby|accessdate=12 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=shartw /> [[Abdallah Al Rowaished]], [[Nawal El Kuwaitia]], Abdul Kareem Abdul-Qader, and Nabeel Shoail are the most popular contemporary artists. Kuwaiti music has considerably influenced the music culture in other GCC countries.<ref name="rvo">{{cite web|url=https://www.rvo.nl/sites/default/files/2015/04/Creative%20Industries%20in%20the%20Gulf.pdf|title=Opportunity report for Dutch businesses in Gulf region – Creative Industries|page=10|work=[[Netherlands|Government of Netherlands]]}}</ref> |
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Kuwait has several academic institutions specializing in music education. The Higher Institute of Musical Arts was established by the government to provide [[higher education]] in |
Kuwait has several academic institutions specializing in [[music education]]. The Higher Institute of Musical Arts was established by the government to provide [[higher education]] in music. In addition, the College of Basic Education offers a bachelor's degree in music education. Kuwait is home to several [[music festivals]], including the International Music Festival hosted by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.kuwaittimes.net/pdf/2016/may/19/p04.pdf|title=International Music Festival opens in Kuwait}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=2503036&language=en|title=Int'l Music Festival opens in Kuwait|work=[[Kuwait News Agency]]}}</ref> The annual Gulf Music Festival features internationally renowned jazz musicians and local musicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visit-kuwait.com/events/kuwait-jazz-festival.aspx|title=Kuwait Jazz Festival}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulfjazzfest.com/|title=Gulf Jazz Festival}}</ref> |
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Kuwait has the largest [[Kuwait Opera House|opera house]] in the Middle East.<ref name="opsc">{{cite news|title=UK Trade & Investment|url=https://events.scottish-enterprise.com/events/uploads/files/93b40d99-a19e-445a-920c-993fc1ee8b8d.PDF|agency=[[UK Trade & Investment]]|page=3|date=June 2016}}</ref> Kuwaiti music contains musical influences from many diverse cultures,<ref name="Ya Bahr"/> including India and East Africa. [[Saleh and Daoud Al-Kuwaity]] were pioneer musicians who wrote over 650 songs, many of which are considered traditional and still played daily on radio stations both in Kuwait and the rest of the Arab world.<ref>{{Cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7918339.stm| title = Jerusalem Diary: 2 March| date = 2009-03-02| newspaper = BBC| access-date = 2016-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal| last = Urkevich| first = Lisa| date = December 12, 2013| title = Crossing Paths in the Middle East: Cultural Struggles of Jewish-Kuwaiti Musicians in the 20th Century| url = http://citation.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/1/9/4/4/8/p194480_index.html| journal = American Historical Association}}</ref> |
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==Museums== |
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{{Main|List of museums in Kuwait}} |
{{Main|List of museums in Kuwait}} |
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Kuwait has more than thirty museums. [[Sadu House]] is one of Kuwait's most important cultural institutions. [[Bait Al-Othman Museum|Bait Al-Othman]] is the largest museum in Kuwait. The [[Kuwait National Museum|National Museum]] was established in 1983 and designed by architect [[Michel Ecochard]]. In 2014, the museum was described as "underused and overlooked."<ref> |
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The [[Museum of Modern Art (Kuwait)|Museum of Modern Art]] showcases the history of modern art in Kuwait.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuwait Art Museum Succeeds Where Others Have Failed|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sultan-sooud-alqassemi/kuwait-art-museum-succeed_b_2996769.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kuwait's Hidden Jewel: The Modern Art Museum|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sultan-sooud-alqassemi/kuwaits-hidden-jewel-the_b_666001.html}}</ref> Several Kuwaiti museums are devoted to Islamic art, the Tareq Rajab Museum is considered to be the leading museum specializing in silver folk jewellery. The museum also has rare collections of ancient pottery, the earliest vessels date from the late [[Parthian art|Parthian]] - early [[Sasanian art|Sassanian]] periods.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tareq Rajab Museum|url=http://www.trmkt.com/ceramics.htm}}</ref> |
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The [[Amiri Diwan of Kuwait|Amiri Diwan]] is currently building the Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre, which is set to become the largest museum in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuwait is Building the Largest Museum in the World|url=http://248am.com/mark/interesting/kuwait-is-building-the-largest-museum-in-the-world/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BECK secures the largest cultural and science project in the world – Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre, Kuwait|url=http://www.beckinteriors.com/blog/beck-secures-the-largest-cultural-and-science-project-in-the-world/}}</ref> |
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Kuwaiti popular culture, in the form of dialect poetry, film, theatre, radio and television soap opera, flourishes and is even exported to neighboring states.[1][2] Within the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, the culture of Kuwait is the closest to the culture of Bahrain.[3] Kuwait is widely considered the cultural capital of the Gulf region,[4][5] frequently dubbed the "Hollywood of the Gulf" due to the popularity of its Arabic television soap operas and theatre.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Soap operas
Kuwaiti soap operas are the most-watched soap operas in the Gulf Arab region.[24][25] Most Gulf soap operas are based in Kuwait.[26][27] Although usually performed in the Kuwaiti dialect, they have been shown with success as far away as Tunisia.[28] Soap operas have become important national pastimes in Kuwait. They are most popular during the time of Ramadan, when families gather to break their fast. Darb El Zalag, Khalti Gmasha, and Ruqayya wa Sabika are among the most important television productions in the Gulf Arab region.[29]
Theatre
Kuwait is known for its home-grown tradition of theatre.[30] Kuwait is the only country in the Gulf Arab with a theatrical tradition.[31] The theatrical movement in Kuwait constitutes a major part of the country's cultural life.[32] Theatrical activities in Kuwait began in the 1920s when the first spoken dramas were released.[33] Theatre activities are still popular today.[32] Abdulhussain Abdulredha is the most prominent actor.
Kuwait is the Gulf region's main centre of theatrical art education.[34][35] In 1973, the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts was founded by the government to provide higher education in theatrical arts.[34] The institute has several divisions. Many actors have graduated from the institute, such as Souad Abdullah, Mohammed Khalifa, Mansour Al-Mansour, along with a number of prominent critics such as Ismail Fahd Ismail.
Arts
Kuwait has the oldest modern arts movement in the Arabian Peninsula.[36] Beginning in 1936, Kuwait was the first Gulf country to grant scholarships in the arts.[36] The Kuwaiti artist Mojeb al-Dousari was the earliest recognized visual artist in the Gulf region.[37] He is regarded as the founder of portrait art in the region.[38] In 1943, al-Dousari launched Kuwait's first art gallery.
Kuwait is home to more than 20 art galleries. Kuwait has the second most lively gallery scene in the Gulf.[39][40][41] The Museum of Modern Art opened in 2003.[42] The Sultan Gallery was the first professional Arab art gallery in the Gulf.[43][44] Khalifa Al-Qattan was the first Kuwaiti artist to hold a solo artist exhibition in Kuwait. He founded a new art theory in the early 1960s known as "circulism".[45][46] Other notable Kuwaiti artists include Sami Mohammad, Thuraya Al-Baqsami and Suzan Bushnaq.
The Kuwait International Biennial was inaugurated in 1967 by the Kuwait Society of Formative Arts,[47] more than 20 Arab and foreign countries have participated in the biennial.[47] Prominent participants include Layla Al-Attar. In 2004, the international Al-Kharafi Biennial was founded by the Kuwait Arts Association. Kuwait also hosts an international caricature forum and annual formative arts festival.[48][49][50]
Ismail Fahd Ismail was one of the first Kuwaiti writers to achieve success in the Arab world. Taleb al-Refai, Laila al-Othman, A. H. Almaas, Taibah Al-Ibrahim, Najma Idrees, and Fatimah Yousif al-Ali are also among the pioneer writers. Kuwait was the pioneer of literary movement in the region. In 1958, Al Arabi magazine was first published, the magazine went on to become the most popular magazine in the Arab world.[51] In the 1970s, many writers in the Arab world moved to Kuwait to make use of the freedom of expression.[52]
Music
Traditional Kuwaiti music is a reflection of the country's seafaring heritage,[53][54] which is known for genres such as "fijiri" and "sawt".[55][56] Kuwait pioneered contemporary music in the Gulf,[57][58][59] Kuwaitis were the first commercial recording artists in the Gulf region.[57][58][59] Abdallah Al Rowaished, Nawal El Kuwaitia, Abdul Kareem Abdul-Qader, and Nabeel Shoail are the most popular contemporary artists. Kuwaiti music has considerably influenced the music culture in other GCC countries.[40]
Kuwait has several academic institutions specializing in music education. The Higher Institute of Musical Arts was established by the government to provide higher education in music. In addition, the College of Basic Education offers a bachelor's degree in music education. Kuwait is home to several music festivals, including the International Music Festival hosted by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL).[60][61] The annual Gulf Music Festival features internationally renowned jazz musicians and local musicians.[62][63]
Kuwait has the largest opera house in the Middle East.[64] Kuwaiti music contains musical influences from many diverse cultures,[55] including India and East Africa. Saleh and Daoud Al-Kuwaity were pioneer musicians who wrote over 650 songs, many of which are considered traditional and still played daily on radio stations both in Kuwait and the rest of the Arab world.[65][66]
Gargee'an
Qarqe'an is an annual celebration, observed in Kuwait, that takes place on the 15th night of Sha'ban and on the 15th night of Ramadan. Gergee'an is marked with children dressing in traditional attire and going door-to-door to receive sweets from neighbours, whilst also singing traditional songs. The tradition has existed for hundreds of years and deeply rooted in Kuwaiti culture.[67]
Although the celebration of Qarqe'an shares superficial similarities with the Halloween custom of trick-or-treating, practiced in some western countries, Qarqe'an has no connection with horror and no associated origin with Halloween.
Cuisine
Seafood has been the mainstay of Kuwaiti cuisine for centuries.
Museums
Kuwait has more than thirty museums. Sadu House is one of Kuwait's most important cultural institutions. Bait Al-Othman is the largest museum in Kuwait. The National Museum was established in 1983 and designed by architect Michel Ecochard. In 2014, the museum was described as "underused and overlooked."[68]
The Museum of Modern Art showcases the history of modern art in Kuwait.[69][70] Several Kuwaiti museums are devoted to Islamic art, the Tareq Rajab Museum is considered to be the leading museum specializing in silver folk jewellery. The museum also has rare collections of ancient pottery, the earliest vessels date from the late Parthian - early Sassanian periods.[71]
The Amiri Diwan is currently building the Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre, which is set to become the largest museum in the world.[72][73]
Dewaniya
The Dewaniya has existed in Kuwait since time immemorial. In the old city of Kuwait it was the reception area where a man received his business colleagues and male guests. Today the term refers both to a reception hall and the gathering held in it, and visiting or hosting a dewaniya is an indispensable feature of a Kuwaiti man’s social life. Dewaniya became a fundamental part of Kuwaiti life. Hence, it has become a mark in their traditional daily life.
Sport
Football is the most popular sport in Kuwait. The Kuwait Football Association (KFA) is the governing body of football in Kuwait. The KFA organises the men's, women's, and futsal national teams. The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top league of Kuwaiti football, featuring eighteen teams. They have been the champions of the 1980 AFC Asian Cup, runners-up of the 1976 AFC Asian Cup, and have taken third place of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup. Kuwait has also been to one FIFA World Cup, in 1982, but tied 1-1 with Czechoslovakia on the first round. Kuwait is home to many football clubs including Al-Arabi, Al-Fahaheel, Al-Jahra, Al-Kuwait, Al-Naser, Al-Salmiya, Al-Shabab, Al Qadsia, Al-Yarmouk, Kazma, Khaitan, Sulaibikhat, Sahel, and Tadamon. The biggest football rivalry in Kuwait is between Al-Arabi and Al Qadsia.
Basketball is one of the country's most popular sports.[74] The Kuwait national basketball team is governed by the Kuwait Basketball Association (KBA). Kuwait made its international debut in 1959. The national team has been to the FIBA Asian Championship in basketball eleven times. The Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League is the highest professional basketball league in Kuwait. Cricket in Kuwait is governed by the Kuwait Cricket Association. Other growing sports include rugby union.
The Kuwait national handball team is controlled by the Kuwait Handball Association. Kuwait has achieved handball success at both the national and club level. The sport is widely considered to be the national icon of Kuwait, although football is more popular among the overall population. Kuwait is also the founding member of the Asian Handball Federation, the Asian Championship and Club Champions League.
Hockey in Kuwait is governed by the Kuwait Ice Hockey Association. Kuwait first joined the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1985, but was expelled in 1992 due to a lack of ice hockey activity.[75] Kuwait was re-admitted into the IIHF in May 2009.[76] In 2015, Kuwait won the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.[77][78]
See also
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