Murder by Murder: A History of the World

Kuwait - The Unnecessary Assassination of Hidawa Sultan al-Salem

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Join Grace and Joy for this journalistic murder that should never have happened.


Our Sources:

  • https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-a-sharp-increase-in-journalist-killings-around-the-world#:~:text=Generally%2C%20we%20see%20journalists%20killed,Covering%20protests%20can%20be%20fatal. 
  • https://www.unesco.org/en/safety-journalists#:~:text=Protecting%20journalists%20and%20independent%20journalism,to%20hold%20the%20powerful%20accountable.
  • https://www.mediasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/IMS-Safety-approach-pdf.final_.web_.pdf 
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_the_Philippines#:~:text=CMFR%20defines%20media%20killings%20%22as,killings%20due%20to%20their%20reports. 
  • https://www.statista.com/statistics/266229/number-of-journalists-killed-since-1995/#:~:text=Data%20gathered%20from%20countries%20across,of%20the%20industry%20are%20clear. 
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidaya_Sultan_al-Salem
  • https://www.britannica.com/place/Kuwait
  • https://nomadsunveiled.com/fun-facts-about-kuwait/
  • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-03/oil-rich-kuwait-falls-behind-saudi-uae-qatar-in-middle-east-spending-spree#:~:text=Kuwait%20is%20home%20to%20one,system%20has%20plenty%20of%20liquidity.
  • https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/middle-east/kuwait#:~:text=Kuwait%20has%20unexploded%20weapons%2C%20including,illegal%20and%20dangerous%20without%20authorisation.
  • https://www.afsusa.org/countries/kuwait/#:~:text=Kuwaiti%20Culture&text=Approximately%2075%20percent%20of%20the,are%20important%20in%20Kuwaiti%20society.

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    Murder by Murder: A History of the WorldBy Ailia Langar