"Al-Safat Square" is an illustrative document, showing events, dates, and occasions with illustrations. The images focus on explaining historical stages that Safat Square in Kuwait has undergone since its inception in 1896 when Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah ordered to open an organized commercial market until 1965. Al-Safat Square is a historical landmark of Kuwait that leaves a valuable cultural legacy. It’s a commercial center which connects the economic and political life of Kuwaitis.

The importance of this book:

This book offers the reader a rich visual experience with its unique format of travel writing presented alongside historical photographs that capture the essence of Safat Square.

It significantly documents a specific era in Kuwait’s history and the shift in its trade and economy by focusing on Safat Square, which is considered one of the most important places that witnessed commercial, social, and economic movement in the contemporary history of Kuwait.

The targeted readers of the book:

This aim of this book is to generate interest amongst the readers and urge them to extend their gaze beyond the limited belief with a new spirit of enquiry and a desire to get off the beaten track to explore undiscovered parts of the world through this book.

Words and pictures work together in this book creating an impact and fascination.

The content of this book is to raise awareness of the visual experience of showing rather than telling; a visual documentation of history and historical events rather than written documentation of Safat Square in Kuwait. Therefore, the targeted readership of this book is wide since it does not require the audience to read or have an interest in reading because the pictures and their simple explanation is an enjoyable documentation for everyone, which can be sought just by viewing the pictures.