Kuwait bans DSLR ban
In the streets, public places and shops of Kuwait, the use of digital SLR cameras from now on is prohibited for citizens who do not have a journalist certificate. This decision was made jointly by the Ministry of Information, the Ministry of Social Security and the Ministry of Finance. According to the expats living there, Kuwaiti society is very conservative, and this decision is supported by the majority of the population .
It would seem that every nation has the right to live by its own laws in its own country. But it’s interesting here that almost half of Kuwait’s population are foreign nationals. According to CIA statistics , there are approximately 2.8 million people in the country, including 1.3 million foreigners (as of July 2010).
According to Wikipedia , 45% of the country's population is made up of indigenous Kuwaitis, who were able to prove their Kuwaiti genealogical roots since the 1920s. They own the power.
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At the same time, among the labor force, the share of foreigners is 60%. It is precisely foreigners that, strictly speaking, ensure the well-being of the Kuwaiti population, extracting oil for them, developing infrastructure and working in the services sector (50% of the country's economy). Not least thanks to them, Kuwait is now one of the richest countries, where per capita GDP is $ 52,800 per year, 8th place in the world.
But it seems that the local population is annoyed with the "migrant workers", including their "wild morals", for example, to photograph everything around.
Formally, small digital cameras, film SLRs and cameras built into the smartphone are not prohibited. But taking photos with a small camera or film SLR, and then trying to explain to a furious cop the difference between DSLR and non-DSLR is unlikely to be a good idea.
It's not entirely clear why DSLR was banned, and not all other cameras. Probably, this rule is similar to the ban on "automatic weapons" in the United States, where at the same time possession of pistols and rifles is allowed. That is, automatic (DSLR) just look too scary in its functionality.
Although the ban is supported by a conservative majority, but foreigners and local youth are against. The press asks the question: what should people do now with their cameras if using them is forbidden almost everywhere?
It would seem that every nation has the right to live by its own laws in its own country. But it’s interesting here that almost half of Kuwait’s population are foreign nationals. According to CIA statistics , there are approximately 2.8 million people in the country, including 1.3 million foreigners (as of July 2010).
According to Wikipedia , 45% of the country's population is made up of indigenous Kuwaitis, who were able to prove their Kuwaiti genealogical roots since the 1920s. They own the power.
')
At the same time, among the labor force, the share of foreigners is 60%. It is precisely foreigners that, strictly speaking, ensure the well-being of the Kuwaiti population, extracting oil for them, developing infrastructure and working in the services sector (50% of the country's economy). Not least thanks to them, Kuwait is now one of the richest countries, where per capita GDP is $ 52,800 per year, 8th place in the world.
But it seems that the local population is annoyed with the "migrant workers", including their "wild morals", for example, to photograph everything around.
Formally, small digital cameras, film SLRs and cameras built into the smartphone are not prohibited. But taking photos with a small camera or film SLR, and then trying to explain to a furious cop the difference between DSLR and non-DSLR is unlikely to be a good idea.
It's not entirely clear why DSLR was banned, and not all other cameras. Probably, this rule is similar to the ban on "automatic weapons" in the United States, where at the same time possession of pistols and rifles is allowed. That is, automatic (DSLR) just look too scary in its functionality.
Although the ban is supported by a conservative majority, but foreigners and local youth are against. The press asks the question: what should people do now with their cameras if using them is forbidden almost everywhere?
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/108722/
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