A prominent female academic and human rights activist in Kuwait has been charged with blasphemy.
Sheikha al-Jassem was summoned to the public prosecutor's office after legal complaints were filed against her over a recent interview she gave on TV.
She asserted that the constitution of Kuwait should be above the Quran and Islamic law in governing the country.
The public prosecutor still has the discretion to decide whether or not Ms Jassem will be put on trial.
The interview was broadcast on Kuwaiti Al-Shahed TV on 8 March. Its theme was the rise of Islamic extremism.
During the interview, Ms Jassem was asked about radical Islamists who said that religion was more important than the Kuwaiti constitution.
She responded by saying that this was dangerous and that, in her opinion, politics and religion should be kept apart. [BBC] Read more
