INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An anchor who presents the news on Kuwait's state TV has been suspended for calling a coworker "handsome"
A television news anchor in Kuwait has been suspended after she called a male
colleague "handsome" on air
According to media reports, her casual comment was interpreted as "flirtatious" by some and caught the attention of a Kuwaiti Member of
Parliament - who complained about it on Twitter
The journalist has defended her remark as "routine" and says the furore over it has left her confused.According to Al Arabiya English,
Basima Al-Shammar was in the middle of a news segment about municipal elections when she turned to get the latest from a reporter on the
A video that subsequently went viral shows Nawaf Al-Shiraki adjusting his gutra or traditional headgear as he appears on air
That's when Ms Al-Shammar says in Arabic, "No need to fix your gutra, Nawaf, you look handsome!" The word she uses is "maizyoon," which
translates into "cute" or "handsome" in the Kuwaiti dialect
was considered "flirtatious" by some
According to Kuwait's Al-Qabas newspaper, MP Mohammad Al-Hayef tweeted the Gulf country's Ministry of Information, writing that such a "slip
of tongue" should not be tolerated on state television
not a joke or something else
It is well known that the customs of communications in the Gulf is that when you see someone adjusting his attire, you tell him: you look
good or handsome," Ms Al-Shammar told Al Arabiya.net
"That is what I told him you don't need to adjust your head garment you look handsome, meaning your attire looks good, and you are in good
shape, and we're waiting for you to report the news.Mr Al-Shiraki said he had not heard Ms Al-Shammar's comment as he was busy fixing his
mic and headset before he went on air
He defended his colleague's professionalism to Al Arabiya.net, calling her "modest and kind and one of the best media personalities."Click
