Agave at A’ali Roundabout, originally uploaded by malyousif. I’m just back from dropping Arif off at one of his friends’ house, on the way back I decided to stop at the A’ali roundabout to take some pictures of the beautiful Agave there. These things are huge; the stalks are about more than 10 feet tall, …
Day: February 8, 2006
Was it worth it? Young people distanced from their families, studies and jobs for two whole years? The sentence is rather harsh. A few months would have been more appropriate and would have just as effectively demonstrated the government’s intention not to let riots like these go unpunished. And, had the sentence been shorter, I …
Defence lawyers were stunned yesterday as 12 protesters were each sentenced to two years for an illegal demonstration at Bahrain International Airport.Lawyers shook their heads in disbelief after Lower Criminal Court judge Ibrahim Al Zayed delivered the verdict and handed out the sentences. Nine of the men were already in custody and were in court …
Breakfast, originally uploaded by malyousif. Breakfast at the Ritz this morning… Quiet, calm, peaceful and we had virtually the whole resort to ourselves.