.

.

A grand creation of Kuwaiti Film-Makers BioFilms, and a humble dedication from all of us to Kuwait.

 .A production of BioFilms team that shows our love and support to our dear country Kuwait.
Special thanks to everyone who participated and helpe
فلم يا كويت يعتبر اول فلم وطني لمجموعة BioFilms
الفلم يظهر ابناء الوطن الموهوبين حيث كل منهم يبرز اسم الكويت من خلال موهبته.
شكر خاص لكل من ساهم وشارك في هذا العمل الوطني
d us in this short movie.

Would an angel care to dance? She giggles playfully then retreats, blazing his heart beats.

Shy O’ prettiest of All?

Who wouldn’t in the glamor of this ball?

Maybe one who is not afraid to fall?

A poor dancer?

Join me and know the answer. They held hands, embraced and swayed with the music.

He whispered:”We are defining magic.”

I will not argue with your logic. I see you dance well.

I can flirt as well.

Why were you afraid to fall?

I never mentioned falling in a dance if I recall.

Then what did you mean?

My true intention remains unseen.

Explain my man of mystery.

Need I? After all you know my history.

Are you trying to entice me?

Dare I entice a beauty queen?

I am merely appealing to your majesty.

Speak; you have my undivided attention.

How can I if I’m seized by tension?

I see no such thing.

But my will is hanging on a string.

Silence shall be your shelter?

Silence surrounding and hope in the center

What do you fear?

You, my dear.

I am but a peaceful lady trying to listen to a troubled man.

Forgetting everything I wanted to say was not my plan.

Why do you not speak what your heart tells you?

I have the heart of a poet, would you believe what I say is true?

Truth always prevails.

What if my tongue fails?

I am lost and do not know what to say any more.

.

This is the feeling I have to endure. Listen, my lady; for I can hide no longer. Every second our eyes meet, my feelings grow stronger. I was afraid to fall, in this mystical hall, in love with you, my sun and moon. Alas it was not soon. For the times I lived before you became ashes and my love the wind blowing them away. I wanted to tell you but could not find a way. My love to you is endless; no scale or par can weigh. Your charm is a tyrant and I adore its reign. I wanted to restrain myself, pretend and feign. But I was overtaken by pain. The pain of losing you to another. Then I will surely hurt and wither. I love you and that is a fact, marriage bound our souls for it is a holy pact. Embrace my heart and listen to the words of the poet. Live your moments in me and with me, you shall never rue it. Those are the words I wanted to tell you all my life. For those words show some of my feelings to you, my dear wife. Now I confess to you my empress. Those are the feelings I wanted to express. May smiles warm the moments we live.  As happiness is all I wish to give. The days pass and we grow older. May our love grow bolder. Know that we will never grow apart, even when the day comes and our souls depart.

.

.

The title of this post speaks; I bear great news. I was informed by my bookshop’s manager that Apathy Heavensmile was ranked #1 under Most English Books Sold list in Kuwait’s 36th Book Fair, followed by Guinness World Records 2012.

.

My gratitude goes to every one of you. I am who I am because of you all. Thank you!

.

.

Secondly, the event regarding the book publishing will be displayed in the Events page as soon as I receive sufficient information. If you’re a fan on facebook or a follower on twitter, I’ll keep you updated.

.

I hope to see you all in the book fair soon!

.

Sincerely,

Kazeh

.

.

Don’t we all hate that?

.

Yeah, I’m sure.

.

Yet we still do it don’t we? Heck, I do. A couple of my articles were described as “stereotypical”. But hey, what’s sarcasm without exaggeration? And that’s the sole reason why I use stereotyping, the intent is never serious. Like the many, many other unserious remarks I write (see: article title).

.

Now that I made that point clear, let’s drop into subject.

.

What’s the difference between you and me?

.

Think of three things that we do not share. Of course, other than me being incredibly cool, amazing and totally awesome.

1.

2.

3.

.

Done?

.

Alright.

.

I doubt you even thought about anything, but let me tell you the three things that I think you and I might differ in:

1) Religion.

2) Philosophy.

3) Beliefs.

.

Okay, here is the question: If we do not have these three things in common, does that make me a bad person to you? Or if we share point #2 and point #3 but I do not follow your religion, does that make me a bad person?

.

To some (read: many) people, yes. I deserve to be brutally killed and my family murdered to find solace in Hell and burn miserably ever after.

.

“Jews are bad. They are cursed and they should all die.”

.

First of all, Jews and Zionists are not the same. Judaism is a religion while Zionism is a political movement. Just as not all Muslims are terrorists, not all Jews are Zionists.

.

.

Why the hatred? Who put you in the position to condemn those out of your circle? Life and death of others is not yours to give and take as you wish. They are people with souls and feelings; they have jobs and work hard for their families of wives and kids. Just like you. Actually they might be better than you; greeting their neighbors on their way to work in the morning while you don’t.

.

Islam is the religion of the mind. By natural thinking, do you think that a religion so peaceful would judge an entire group of people that they’re all awful and deserve death? Islam did not teach us to hate.

.

We appear to be forgetting a simple concept that we learned by our parents when we were little kids: There are good people and bad people everywhere.  There are bad “Muslims” as well as good Muslims. There are also good Christians, good Jews, good Buddhists and good Hindus. And by good I mean good as a human being; the way they treat other human beings, the way they raise their kids and families. There are more conservative Christian families than some “Muslim” families. Everyone’s religion is between themselves and their God (or Gods if that’s the case) – even if they worship a chair. We don’t have the right to judge anyone as bad. We just treat them like how we would treat any other person, the way Islam taught us to treat people. The rest is up to God to decide, not us.

.

Someone would jump now and say, “But they’re in ignorance and need to be guided and saved!”

Dude, you speak as if you possess tickets to heaven. Save yourself first.

.

Side story (I’m sure you know similar people): I know this man who believes he’s sent from the skies on a mission to guide everyone to salvation. He wants to “Yahdi Al-Ummah”. While his daughters are known to be the worst kind in the country. Ya baba, “Ihdi” your family at least then resume the divine mission.

.

It does not matter if your religion is different than me, if the way you think is different, or if your beliefs are different as long as we hold respect and appreciation towards each other. What matters is that we share something very important:

.

1) Human.

P.S: “It is true thou wilt not be able to guide every one, whom thou lovest; but Allah guides those whom He will and He knows best those who receive guidance.” – The Holy Quran [28:56]

.

.

We walk the path of life challenging ourselves to end each day with the least casualties possible. First, we gather all the courage and strength we can summon to pull ourselves from our beds. It is mystifying how can something lifeless like a bed, form one of the best sanctuaries throughout history? It is warm, like the embrace of a longing mother, safe, like a distant fortress atop a mountain and serene, like a hidden, still pond.

.

Unfortunately, that is not true. Our emotional poverty is what heats our beds into their warmth, fear is what fills the world with hungry predators and anxiety is what shakes the very foundation of our certainty. The combination of all those aspects, burdens our spirits and keeps them tied to the bed, upon which we spend hours of our lives cocooned of any activity, confusing lethargy with safety, suspending the enormous power we wield in hibernation.

.

Problems await, there is no denying it, but we are not fragile. They say that hardship shows our true metal, and through anguish we realize our abilities and what we are capable of achieving. Think of problems as chance to shine with your excellence and soar above the clouds of calamity. We shall take the difficulty of life and boast with our triumph.

.

Adversity can also be seen as a blessing. Because it allows us to act naturally no matter what others expect of us. Through it, walls of difference between people melt away in unity and solidarity. Improvement of our personality rapidly accelerates during hard times. It also brings the best of us and hones our skills of immediate action.

.

Despite the benefits which come from distress, the emotional damage fails to recede as fast as our experiential growth. Abundant are the wounds left from these problems, both emotionally and physically, from pathological depression to physical manifestations of diseases. The worst impact it could have on our lives is the one we benefit from the most. It is the uncovering of the true nature of people around us. Problems sometimes turn friends to foes and vice versa. It shows us who would support us in our time of need and who would abandon us at the first signs of emergency.

.

Yes, we wonder why does a stranger cry, and we do inquire of what made that person cry, but do we ask ourselves are they strong enough? Yes they are, only if they held on to their faith. We ask, why us? Because we need improvement, and we only can find it through surviving the tragedy that has befallen us.

.

It is true without doubt that life is fraught with grief and hardship but also, it is blooming with wondrous adventures awaiting the fierce and the resilient. Isn’t that the anthem of life? I say, he is happiest who waters the roses of joy with his tears of agony.

.

.

.

Quamar Al-Momin, Congratulations!

.

As promised, a character in Kazeh’s upcoming novel ‘Apathy Heavensmile’ will be named after her. Quamar will also receive the first print out copy of the book for free with a special dedication and a signed date before the publishing date.

.

We thank everyone who took part in this contest. In hopes you had as much fun and benefit as we did. See you in future contests!

.

.

.

How it works:-

1. Contestants are divided into three main categories: Poets, Story Writers, Photographers and Designers.
2. After submitting your work, it will be evaluated by Kazeh, Bader and three other judges in its category. Example: You submitted a poem. It will be evaluated and rated in comparison to the other contestants’ poems. (Short Stories and Photography/Design will not affect the poem’s evaluation.)
3. The piece with the highest rating in its category will be nominated. (The nominees will be: 1 poem, 1 short story and 1 Photograph/Design)
4. Each nominee from the three categories will be posted on the Contest page on the 15^th of March 2011.
5. Everyone will be able to vote once on one of the pieces: the poem, the short story or the photograph/design. Voting period will be from 15/3/2011 until 31/3/2011.
6. The nominee with the highest number of votes will win.
7. The winner will be announced on the 1^st of April 2011.

.

Rules and Conditions:-

• All submissions must be emailed before 15/3/2011
• Each contestant can choose up to 2 categories and participate. Example: You can submit  a poem and a photograph.
• Each contestant can submit one piece only per category. Example: You cannot send two short stories.
• Your work should be original and of your own. Any sort of plagiarism is not allowed.
• Sexual oriented work of any kind will be disqualified immediately.

Poem:-

• The poem should be of at least 6 lines and not more than 36 lines.
• The theme of the poem can be about anything.
• Profanity is not permitted.
• Untitled poems will be disqualified.
• We have the right to disqualify any poem without previous notice if inappropriate context was involved.

Short Story:-

• The story should be written with a font size of 12, not less than 500 words and does not exceed 3000 words.
• The theme of the story can be about anything.
• Profanity is not permitted.
• Untitled stories will be disqualified.
• We have the right to disqualify any story without previous notice if inappropriate context was involved.

Photograph/Design:-

• The picture should be of reasonable resolution.
• The theme of the picture can be about anything.
• The picture can be a drawing, a design or a photograph.
• Any kind of nudity is not allowed.
• The picture should be expressive and carries a story or a message. Not a picture of your kitty sleeping or a photograph about your cool socks. Example of an expressive picture.

.

Submitting your work:-

• Attach your piece to an email and send it to contest@kazeh.net
• In the email’s subject, write the category of your work followed by its title. Example: I am submitting a photograph entitled ‘Lunar Dawn’. The subject of my email should be like this: ‘Photograph – Lunar Dawn’
• If you are participating in two categories, write both of them. Example: I am submitting a poem entitled ‘Enlivened Ashes’ and a design ‘Global Portrait’. The subject of my email should be like this: ‘Poem – Enlivened Ashes, Design – Global Portrait’
  
• The email must contain the following:-

1. Your full name or nick name.
2. Your age.
3. Your nationality.
4. The title of your piece.

.

Reward:-

1. One of the characters in Kazeh’s upcoming novel ‘Apathy Heavensmile’ will be named after the winner’s name.
2. The winner will receive the first printed out free copy of the book with a special dedication and a signed date before the publishing date.

.

If you have any questions, please write them down as a comment on this post or email us at contest@kazeh.net.

.

Amaze us with wonders of your creation.

.

.