A few weeks ago three of the FSIS Social Committee members arranged a visit to the Arab Fund Building. While I have to admit it sounded kind of boring at the start, I found myself completely amazed by the architecture and structure of the building. The Arab Fund Building is located just outside Kuwait City in Shuwaik, and uses a combination of modern architectural techniques with traditional artisan crafts. We were told that the building cost about 160 million dollars. Construction was put on hold during the Iraqi invasion and 20 million dollars of goods were taken from the building, increasing the overall cost.
The building was completed in 1994, and is home to four major Arab organizations: the Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development, OAPEC (Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries), the Inter-Arab Investment Guarantee Corporation and the Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company. Four incredibly wealthy Arab organizations.
The social committee was able to get a group of 12 teachers to go and (almost) everyone left extremely pleased with the experience. I found our tour guide to be insulting and was disappointed in how he represented Islam to a group of mostly non-Muslims. I forgot to bring my camera but was fortunate enough to borrow pictures from someone else.
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