Comments on: Vlog 41: The Nasfah http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/ An Arab man's attempt at bridging the cultural gap and trying to make a difference. Failing a lot. Succeeding once in a while. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:06:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Salman http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/comment-page-1/#comment-98727 Salman Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:12:09 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/#comment-98727 Thank you for the video Mahmood. It was a shame i missed it. I had done so much work for preparing the food stalls outside the house that i ended up being so exhausted, i passed out on my bed and missed the whole night! Not to mention going being up at dawn shopping for the food, and the AC in the car thought it would be perfect to go bust that very day! By the time i woke up, it was all over and not a soul in the streets. I am just wondering, you say "I didn't know this was going on actually". I it because you do not follow up with the Islamic calender? Thank you for the video Mahmood. It was a shame i missed it. I had done so much work for preparing the food stalls outside the house that i ended up being so exhausted, i passed out on my bed and missed the whole night! Not to mention going being up at dawn shopping for the food, and the AC in the car thought it would be perfect to go bust that very day! By the time i woke up, it was all over and not a soul in the streets.

I am just wondering, you say “I didn’t know this was going on actually”. I it because you do not follow up with the Islamic calender?

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]]> By: Esra'a http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/comment-page-1/#comment-98709 Esra'a Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:31:06 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/#comment-98709 Great job Mahmood! And man the food looks amazing. The sound wasn't as bad as I thought by reading the comments, it just sounds sometimes like filbert is flapping his wings in the background. But I was too interested in what you had to say so the quality didn't even matter. Great job Mahmood! And man the food looks amazing.

The sound wasn’t as bad as I thought by reading the comments, it just sounds sometimes like filbert is flapping his wings in the background. But I was too interested in what you had to say so the quality didn’t even matter.

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]]> By: Ali http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/comment-page-1/#comment-98703 Ali Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:18:24 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/#comment-98703 <blockquote>It was the very same story with the Shilla story I posted a while ago, the house I was in was of multimillionaires, but on that particular night they were all pitching in cooking for the poor with their own hands, no maids or cooks involved.</blockquote> And that was exactly what the guy did that night :)

It was the very same story with the Shilla story I posted a while ago, the house I was in was of multimillionaires, but on that particular night they were all pitching in cooking for the poor with their own hands, no maids or cooks involved.

And that was exactly what the guy did that night :)

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]]> By: Lynn http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/comment-page-1/#comment-98695 Lynn Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:52:06 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/#comment-98695 That was a great video. That was really awesome to see another culture and their celebrations as if I was right there. Too cool, thanks. You know what would be really cool? I'm sure it's asking a bit much, but I wonder if you could put subtitles in English so we could understand what that 'celebrity' and others were saying. Another thing. I didn't notice any women. Where were the women? What else goes on with this celebration? Do they just go home after the street festival? Is there any special meal at home? Gifts from the parents to the children? You say that this kind of celebrating has just come about in the last 14 years or so? Do you think it is headed to turn into something akin to the way Christians celebrate Christmas? That was a great video. That was really awesome to see another culture and their celebrations as if I was right there. Too cool, thanks.

You know what would be really cool? I’m sure it’s asking a bit much, but I wonder if you could put subtitles in English so we could understand what that ‘celebrity’ and others were saying.

Another thing. I didn’t notice any women. Where were the women? What else goes on with this celebration? Do they just go home after the street festival? Is there any special meal at home? Gifts from the parents to the children? You say that this kind of celebrating has just come about in the last 14 years or so? Do you think it is headed to turn into something akin to the way Christians celebrate Christmas?

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]]> By: underthepalmtree http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/comment-page-1/#comment-98682 underthepalmtree Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:56:01 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/#comment-98682 Oh Mahmood thankyou so much. I felt like I was with you. Girga’oun in Manama would be really great but if you have time, could you please travel to Muharraq....the area behind Last Chance with all the community mosques is enchanting. That night is majical; the children in their Bahraini dress, the food handed out from every mosque, the excitement of all ages. Funny it is kinda like a religious halloween to me. This production was professional. Your equipment was well worth the investment. I think that it is important to share with the rest of the world all the goodness that comes out of Islam and its people. In the west, if we are to turn on CNN, BBC or even English Al Jazerra we most often hear about the fanatical .1% of Islam, not the vast majority that are like us, peaceful and loving. This is refreshing. Oh Mahmood thankyou so much. I felt like I was with you. Girga’oun in Manama would be really great but if you have time, could you please travel to Muharraq….the area behind Last Chance with all the community mosques is enchanting. That night is majical; the children in their Bahraini dress, the food handed out from every mosque, the excitement of all ages. Funny it is kinda like a religious halloween to me.

This production was professional. Your equipment was well worth the investment.

I think that it is important to share with the rest of the world all the goodness that comes out of Islam and its people.

In the west, if we are to turn on CNN, BBC or even English Al Jazerra we most often hear about the fanatical .1% of Islam, not the vast majority that are like us, peaceful and loving.

This is refreshing.

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]]> By: Global Voices بالعربية » الأرشيف » البحرين: مولد الإمام المهدي http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/comment-page-1/#comment-98679 Global Voices بالعربية » الأرشيف » البحرين: مولد الإمام المهدي Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:15:15 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/#comment-98679 [...] ميلاد الإمام محمد المهدي بكثير من الفرح حيث أخذ المدون محمود اليوسف معه آلة التصوير لتسجيل هذه المناسبة. [...] [...] ميلاد الإمام محمد المهدي بكثير من الفرح حيث أخذ المدون محمود اليوسف معه آلة التصوير لتسجيل هذه المناسبة. [...]

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]]> By: moodZ http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/comment-page-1/#comment-98676 moodZ Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:05:36 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/#comment-98676 Putting your toys to some good use here Mahmooed.. Really a job well done, excellent coverage and a good comeback for your vlogs! Putting your toys to some good use here Mahmooed.. Really a job well done, excellent coverage and a good comeback for your vlogs!

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]]> By: Bernie http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/comment-page-1/#comment-98674 Bernie Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:10:52 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/#comment-98674 That was really fascinating, thanks Mahmood. It was worth it for the looks on the childrens faces. :) That was really fascinating, thanks Mahmood.

It was worth it for the looks on the childrens faces. :)

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]]> By: eyad the great http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/comment-page-1/#comment-98667 eyad the great Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:01:45 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/#comment-98667 that was nice actually, maybe a bit frustrating thanks to Jaffar Durazi, but all in all was a nice vlog. Just to set the recoreds striahgt, who ever want to write anything about Girgaoon have to see it happening in Muharag. that was nice actually, maybe a bit frustrating thanks to Jaffar Durazi, but all in all was a nice vlog.

Just to set the recoreds striahgt, who ever want to write anything about Girgaoon have to see it happening in Muharag.

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]]> By: Global Voices Online » Bahrain: Nasfa Celebrations http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/comment-page-1/#comment-98666 Global Voices Online » Bahrain: Nasfa Celebrations Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:59:36 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/08/31/the-nasfah/#comment-98666 [...] marked the birth of the Shia Imam Al Mahdi with a lot of fanfare and blogger Mahmood Al Yousif was out with his new camera to record the celebrations. Share [...] [...] marked the birth of the Shia Imam Al Mahdi with a lot of fanfare and blogger Mahmood Al Yousif was out with his new camera to record the celebrations. Share [...]

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