Kuwaiti women activists have called for unity to avert a sectarian rift between Islam's two main sects amid concern in the Gulf state about the fallout of sectarian violence in neighbouring Iraq.A statement signed by 23 prominent women activists said, "Today, Kuwait's national unity and social fabric are being targeted as signs of abhorrent sectarian rifts surface".
The statement also urged the government to stamp out any sectarian discord and called on MPs to dissociate themselves from sectarian affiliations and work to preserve peaceful coexistence. They also urged Kuwaitis to be vigilant and resist any attempt to drag them into a sectarian conflict that would threaten everyone.
