Suzan El Tahhan Bidoons: A Statelessness Plight in Kuwait ‫مجلة الدراسات القانونية واالقتصادية‬ in the parliament. Also, a statelessness registration campaign is ongoing in the United Arab Emirates, and some persons have already been naturalized.89 On the other hand, UNHCR can also advise on the development of new statelessness determination procedures along with the enhancement of existing ones. Also when applicants have access to UNHCR, this ensures the fairness of determination procedures.90 Thus, UNHCR plays a very influential role in changing the illegal widespread discriminatory legacy against Bidoons in Kuwait to make it more compliant with its international obligations under international laws. This process is called "cultural appropriation," which can be the only peaceful way to guarantee the gradual compliance of different nations and governments with international human rights protection. Let's look deeper into "cultural appropriation". Throughout the Anthropology and Human Rights Class I took during my LL.M. studies at NYU, we always discussed how cultures, as well as practices of different countries, can be opposing to the international law standards, and we questioned if there is any peaceful solution to such conflict. This was when I was first exposed to the concept of "cultural appropriation" and the role of civil society. In one of the best ideological contributions, Professor Merry presented the "cultural appropriation" concept as an intermediate space of application where international human rights peacefully meet cultural relativism. Cultural appropriation was clearly illustrated in Merry's study of a feminist program in Hilo, Hawaii. "The core mission of this program was to protect women 89 UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), The situation of stateless persons in the Middle East and North Africa, October 2010, P.3, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4cea28072.html [accessed 21 December 2015]. 90 UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidelines on Statelessness No. 2: Procedures for Determining whether an Individual is a Stateless Person, 5 April 2012, HCR/GS/12/02, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4f7dafb52.html [accessed 20 December 2015] 37