{"id":776,"date":"2010-09-21T09:16:37","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T09:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp3\/?p=776"},"modified":"2010-09-21T09:16:37","modified_gmt":"2010-09-21T09:16:37","slug":"kuwait-revokes-citizenship-of-yaser-habib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunnionline.us\/english\/2010\/09\/21\/776\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait revokes citizenship of yaser habib"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; float: right;\" alt=\"yaser-habib\" src=\"images\/stories\/news\/yaser-habib.jpg\" width=\"214\" height=\"182\" \/>Kuwait stripped Shiite activist Yasser al-Habeeb of his citizenship on Monday, accusing him of abusing religious symbols and attempting to trigger sectarian tensions.<\/div>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cabinet made the decision at the recommendation of Interior Minister Sheikh Jaber Khaled al-Sabah, said a government statement that added Habeeb was also convicted of undermining Kuwait&#8217;s national interests and social system.<br \/>He lost his citizenship based on a law that allows authorities to cancel the nationality of naturalized Kuwaitis if they commit certain crimes.<br \/>The cabinet ordered authorities to take all the necessary measures to bring Habeeb, who has been living in self-imposed exile in London since 2004, to court for crimes he committed.<br \/>More than two weeks ago, Habeeb made disparaging remarks against Prophet Mohammed&#8217;s wife Aisha (RadiAllahoAnha), triggering a sectarian rift between Sunni Muslims and Shiite that prompted the government to ban all public gatherings on Sunday.<br \/>Acting premier and defence minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah warned on Sunday the &#8220;government will firmly confront all those trying to drag the country into a sectarian rift.&#8221;<br \/>Habeeb, who fled Kuwait to escape two 10-year prison terms for abusive remarks about Islam&#8217;s first two caliphs, held a ceremony to celebrate the anniversary of Aisha&#8217;s (RadiAllahoAnha) death at his London office, when he made the remarks, according to a video on his website.<br \/>His comments were condemned by Sunni Islamists who urged the government to seek Habeeb&#8217;s extradition or revoke his citizenship.<br \/>Some Sunnis\u00a0 threatened to grill the premier or interior minister in parliament if the government failed to take action.<br \/>Shiites make up about one-third of the Kuwaiti population of 1.1 million people. 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