The idea of Diwania in practical term is one of the oldest concept of Arabism as far as human gathering is concerned. Kuwait society accepts this tradition from endless times until nowadays. It is a place where the powerful and layman sit together and talk about different kind of human existence. Everybody is welcomed to this kind of form of human gathering called the Diwania.

In a sense everybody is free the powerful and the passing human being they talk and debate about different kind of aspect that fulfill human aspiration. The Kuwaiti Diwania has a reflection in one way or another concerning human democracy in this practical political social and economical nucleus. In old times Diwania is confined to the main aspect of this such but in the turn of time and changed atmosphere of century Diwania has become a mix Diwania whereby man and woman gather together and debate different issues freely.

It is a place whereby a cultural aspect has reflected at it's best. Everything is debated or argued about within this Diwania from political current affairs to international affairs to economic whereabouts of human destiny to cultural affairs and above all the future. In a sense its lively presence of a human Kuwaiti existence.

To have a very important element of Kuwaiti society reflecting itself in whoever is present in the Diwania does augment a speeding pace of human development. It also reflects the overall concession of the meaning in the Kuwaiti sense the practical aspect of a human gathering whereby everybody is stable and free to utter whatever they want to utter in their mind. Yet a Diwania is a mixture of freedom and respect whereby everybody must respect the other opinions that are thrown within an argument engulfing this human gathering. In a sense everything is debated here. Freedom is an extremely precious thing to live with as Kuwaiti do enjoy this kind of freedom under all the circumstances. Freedom inequality they tally each other in one political social and economical. Yet above all one practical or salient aspect of Kuwaiti Diwania is a place whereby the problem that human beings could face are debated and solved through suggestions according to the granted human capabilities. In a sense it is one of the best places of new ideas in tackling a human obstacle. Kuwaiti Diwania does affect this kind of practical notion of human existence. Where by above all issues are neglected by other members of the society are debated all under in free form of a human existence such kind of freedom does fulfill in a Kuwaiti individual of both sexes whatever they have in store in their mind.

The exchange of this opinion do have a sense of freedom where by everybody can criticize or praise what the other hears about the other one. But at the same time such a person should be liable to be rejected verbally in one way or another. For opinion do have a different kind of meaning and different owe upon such an opinion concerning matter. And a Kuwaiti Diwania, one can decide the status of the person who talks about certain issues but everybody is involved with no exceptions at all and new formal kind of verbal exchange could range from different kind of a human facets of existence social, economics and political in all term. It is a place however, whereby everybody has an opinion to relate to and these opinions are related in a free and independent fashion.

Nevertheless, there are specialized Diwania's there are some concerned about edition political issues and others corner themselves in economic issues where as other deflect themselves in cultural issues. And above all there are some who debate different kind of human civilization as such, but in recent years specially at the end of the century Diwania in Kuwait has reflected a new breed of freedom of thinking which includes the family side of the society and this diwania is normally run by a feminine controlling the debate and freedom of discussions with no restrictions attached and this feminine aspect of the Arab development could reflect the term in Kuwaiti sense in all directions of life.

Yet above all there are Diwania's where attend a gathering of intellectual and non-intellectual all together and they formulate their question that bewilder their society as such and these questions could range from different kind of issues. From poetry to economics to political discussions and other matter that concern human existence. Perhaps one can find this kind of reflection of a Diwania in a minute sense and both Lebanon and Egypt together whereby a contest of poets gather together to relate their opinion about and particular issue at hand. Yet a Kuwaiti Diwania is a different kind of Diwania because of it's own caliber of discussion and passes of kinds of freedom one can have for one can criticize which is an Arab hobby whatever he likes to criticize but he should accept terrible sessions of his talk.

Nonetheless there are no fixed time for any Diwania to start functioning in a social manner for there are Diwania's normally people gather together before heading for work and this could be found among all different persons in the society. It is in the rich Diwania that the social status of different kind of economical personality are living together in one go without any differentiation could be labeled here. That community of different status of the social and economic status of personality reflect itself under duress human existence either in poverty or richness or in oppression all together.

The rhythm of people's gathering in small patches was reflected during the Iraqi military occupation of Kuwait. For at that period there were all over Kuwait 130,000 inhabitants of Kuwaiti origins only. Or as the Iraqi military forces where half a million and 20,000 military men all together, Kuwaitis continued in their gathering early in the evening or early in the morning at the same time or after finishing the siesta period. Opinions at that time rotate out to continue public resistance against the occupying Iraqi forces. Such a method of small gathering of people around one was very difficult for the Iraqi military person to control where as freedom of the talk is very lucid at best over the time. It was cumbersome for the Iraqi military occupying to contain the talks under the verbal exchanges in these scattered Diwania around Kuwait for the Kuwaitis have lived through their lives from the beginning and then this period in a total sense of freedom and nobody was able to hold his tongue under any kind of circumstances for it was a blessing for them to die for their country at this period in particular. At the same time a Diwania is a place whereby marriage contract could be upheld between all the status of the sides at the rich or poor all together. But in moments of crisis or in moments of happiness they all gather together to exchange all views from left and right. The Diwania in the sense it was a gathering of a human convention as such.

When the skies don't cry then the people gather together to exchange opinion about everything that's correct. About the sea and fishing about the desert and its blessings on the earth. About the comfortable life they are having. About the trend setting around the globe and about everything that's conceivable here. In varied outlook towards life does seem promising from these doubt no matter what they are. This particular such an increase of consenting does reflect itself and under such obstacles that can prop up from above, from left and right. Such an interest of Kuwait has produced the best singers that are available in the society as such, which includes economics, politics and social science.

This particular aspect of Kuwaiti social economic political nucleus is one of the salient factors about the Kuwait history. In as such it is one salient factor whereby all of Kuwait unite. The rich and the poor the powerful and the lowly all together in union. In a direct sense it is a nucleus of power that reflects itself independently from other factors. It is present in the societ, it is so powerful that during the invasion of Kuwait or otherwise different such event was not able to close the Diwania's because it reflects people desire to exchange their views of all kinds.

At the same time it does preclude different kind of point of view the line on the factor or what some call as democracy. It is in that sense the flowing blood to the heart of Kuwaiti kernel of Kuwaiti society an entity as such. The mixture of tranquility and respect prevails over all other expression is present at the Diwania. The rejection that could be cared over of the other age under the power of consideration are countless. Needless to note here that there are no any such upraises or value attached from these different kind and various forms of criticism.

DR.HASHIM S.H. BEHBEHANI