Re-establishment of Kuwaiti-Armenian Community
The Armenian population of Kuwait has slowly grown since the end of the First Gulf War. The population now numbers around 2,500 Armenians.
Today, the Armenian school in Kuwait has room for Armenian children from kindergarten to 12 grade. The school, the only foreign institution which is allowed to incorporate religion into its curriculum, now has nearly 300 students, and a staff of 25 full-time teachers, including 17 Armenians.
This is certainly lower than pre-war levels which had enrollment numbers up to 700 students. The Armenian community is slowly rebuilding to try to bring back its better days of the mid-1980s.
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