Right, after last night's tirade here comes the sensible post.
I was working the iPod this morning and my favourite Freddy Mercury songs wereplaying. It doesn't feel like 16 years since he died of AIDS. I am a great believer that the world lost someone very special on the 24th November 1991.
So my next thought was why do we never hear anything about World AIDS day in Kuwait? I know all expats are blood tested to get residency but there is AIDS in Kuwait.
If you check the US government's World Factbook it says there is a 0.12% prevalence of HIV and AIDS in Kuwait. Small I know but surely the fact that this issue is a definite taboo in Kuwait means it can only grow?
Perhaps this is an issue that should be more freely discussed? I know I have never seen anything about it out here. I know Kuwait is a very different society to the UK but the times are changing, perhaps people's attitudes should too??
Will you be wearing your red ribbon on December 1st?
My Music for the next week will be Freddy Mercury and Queen music. I hope you like it!
Freddy Mercury (5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991)
3 comments:
I've been wearing a red ribbon throughout December, every December for the last 7 years.
I remember trying to promote AIDS awareness in high school, and I was asked to stop because it "isn't right to talk about such things." How insanely stupid is that?!!
I don't remember seeing anything here in Kuwait that promotes AIDS awareness.
The least we can do is to wear a ribbon, when people as us what it is, we'll explain it - there, instant awareness :)
Sou, I agree completely!
Talking about Freddy Mercury, you'll be surprised to know that he's been to Kuwait.
Remember his interview on Kuwaiti TV outside the Kuwait Towers with an Arab guy in white. FrdyMrcry looked drunk and had a glass of some sort of alcoholic drink in his hand (Was quite shocking at the time).
I remember going to his concert in Kuwait in 1987 or after.(Not sure about the exact year.) Was in school then. It was my intro to Queen and is still one of my favourite bands.
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