Mahmood's Den

Some sad sod is continuing to spam the blog because of an offence he took when I criticised a member of parliament. The member of parliament in question has a daughter who also took offence of what I had to say and her knight in shining armour decided to carry on a campaign of entering [...]

Backlit Sunflower and Shadows, originally uploaded by malyousif.

One of the “advantages” of having parakeets coming to our garden and feeding is their dispersion of seeds some of which grow into magnificent plants, like this sunflower for instance, dropped in a relatively random place but certainly adds an organic – design wise – dimension to gardening.
Have [...]

In an audience today, the king met with the members of the Bahrain Journalist Association and:
UNDERLINED HIS CONTINUOUS KEENNESS TO PROMOTE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION WHICH IS THE MOST EMINENT CONTRIBUTOR TO PRESS DEVELOPMENT URGING EVERY BODY TO STICK TO OBJECTIVITY AND HONESTY AND CHAMPION THE NATIONAL INTEREST.

and just to be sure that the translation is [...]

I’m impressed. The Asala bloc (Salafists) have tabled a motion to comprehensively amend the Parliamentary bylaws (amending 40 of the 220 articles) through which parliament will become a much stronger institution, leaving Al-Wefaq, the erstwhile boycotting society, to eat their dust and continue to bang on their chests that they are the harbingers of change.
What [...]

Thanks to the big campaign and continuous pressure applied by society, Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al-Sahlawi and Hussain Al-Habshi have been released from prison at around 11am this morning. I have also confirmed this fact independently.
I wish to officially congratulate them for their stance and sacrifice, and hope that with this, the Bahraini government too have [...]

The idea of having most of the relevant government ministries or their representatives in one location where an investor might go to register a company to establish a business in Bahrain is a fantastic step. One no longer has to spend days driving from one ministry to another to get a transaction done, now all [...]

Guys, I’ve been asked where a couple might have their wedding anniversary dinner in Bahrain and if I had any suggestions.

As I don’t know any “proper” restaurant other than Paco’s and the food court (the new one) at Seef, so can you guys help by suggesting a “nice and secluded and very romantic restaurant” where [...]

The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights will be conducting a training workshop about Press Freedoms, the law and how it views freedoms of expression, practical demonstrations and tutorials on blogging and how to circumvent blocks to reach the content you require.
This workshop will take place between 1-5 March, 2007 in the Bahrain Human Rights [...]

Due to other commitments, both Mohammed Al-Maskati and I won’t be able to attend the forthcoming bloggers’ gathering which is supposed to be held on March 1st, therefore, could we ask you to delay it to the next Thursday for this once please?
If that is acceptable to you, the 26th Bloggers’ Gathering will be (please [...]

Thorny Brithday, originally uploaded by malyousif.

I planted all the cactii earlier this morning, and took some nice pictures around the garden. They’re uploaded to my flickr account if you want to have a peek. Thanks all for your kind wishes again.

My wife and children are happy that I have taken up gardening. Now, they say, [...]