'Kuwait Unplugged' - aka Zaydoun's blog is celebrating its 6 year anniversary.
'Kuwait Unplugged' is as much an extension of its veteran creator - one of the first bloggers to emerge out of Kuwait - as any conscientious blog can possibly be. It is not just smarts and hard work that has kept it alive, but a careful, sporadic selection of posts that only materialize when its creator feels passionately about issues, namely freedom of speech and the safeguarding of the Constitution.
It has evolved (like others such as 'Kuwaitism'), going from English to Arabic, for example, but the basics are the same: the no-frills webpage, the short opinionated paragraphs, the media links - indeed Zaydoun's first posts were English-language journals beginning March 31, 2003 during the US war on Iraq (I urge you to go back and read the reports - they are truly historical documents).
Zaydoun describes himself on his blog as a "Failed Writer, Professional Smartass, Hopeless Romantic, Amateur Agitator," but he is anything but amateur: quality not quantity is what drives his blog; Zaydoun doesn't care about hits, enlarging his readership, advertising, he probably wouldn't mind all those things, but that's not his main drive. Occasionally Zaydoun - and 'Hilaliya' is guilty of this as well - can literally go months without posting anything. Like us he is a reluctant blogger, but when he does post, you can be sure its worth reading.
Congratulations 'Kuwait Unplugged'!
I'm stunned and flattered by your kind words... but remember, without the continuous support and constant feedback this blog would not still be around to celebrate its 6th year. There were many times when the comments were a hell of a lot more interesting and daring than anything I could have written
Thank you so much and I hope you all continue this wonderful journey with me
Sincerely
Zaydoun
Six years? ? That is a lot of commitment. MABRUK! Alf mabruk!