Comments on: Collective punishments

By: Rashed

Rashed — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:29:38 +0000

Thanks a lot for raising this issue, Mahmood. I am of Bangladeshi origin and lived in Kuwait as a teenager. I witnessed various forms of discrimination there in the 1990s, and again when I went back to visit in 2006 (I do also have many good memories from Kuwait, though).

So I’m glad to see that, as a Bahraini citizen, you are tackling the question of discrimination by nationality and the ill treatment of the working class which, in my view, is one of the single biggest causes of the negative reputation the Gulf has in other parts of the world.

To Staci: Well said!

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By: Lee Ann

Lee Ann — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:09:23 +0000

I caught a headline in the paper today..didnt read the details though…but it mentioned that a Bahraini man was on trial for killing someone by beating them with a brick…so reasoning would suggest bahrainis be banned from Bahrain cause they are violent and contrary to the Islamic culture and peaceful pursuits…yes…no?

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By: Jina

Jina — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:15:01 +0000

Look at it this way, South Asia will in the next decade or two have the largest economy or the second largest. When this happen, there aren’t going to be that many migrant workers to the Gulf from South Asia because they’ll be able to find well paying jobs closer to home.

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By: mahmood

mahmood — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:30:57 +0000

I don’t think this “ban” is anything other than someone’s brainfart. All indications now by the government represented by Dr. Al-Baharna suggests that they’re clearing the stink and in actual fact no such ban exists.

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By: bah

bah — Sat, 31 May 2008 22:07:11 +0000

lets not forget that the unfortunate soul who was horrifically murdered by the bengali worker was from the Dossary tribe which is one of the biggest ally tribes to the ruling Al-Khalifa tribe all of which with saudi roots.

the ban wont last just like it didnt last more than a year in Kuwait. this is basically a show of tribal pride from the tribal elements in the government. the ban will be taken off after a while and mark my words.

they are enforcing their sick tribalism and the people of Bahrain who never had this type of mentality these tribes invaded are stupidly following in their rulers path.

they will all suffer from their attitudes sooner or later.

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By: Ibn

Ibn — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:04:12 +0000

Jesus this is so retarded. I never, never cease to be completely sideswiped and amazed at this level of xenophobia in the Khaleej.

If you ask me, they are on a power-trip. Give anyone absolute power and they will be sure to abuse it eventually.

-Ibn

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By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:53:15 +0000

Nobody should have the right to murder and take the life of another person irregardless of the actions of the other person. Our tit-for-tat governmental policy now means that two families will be greiving the loss of a loved one.

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By: Bugs

Bugs — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:13:56 +0000

Anon

I do not sympathies with the murderers, but we have to learn from our mistakes as well. We have to ask ourselves what triggered their anger. We cannot take sides otherwise we will have similar scenarios occurring in the future.Banning Benglis from coming into Bahrain will not solve the problem.

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By: T.J. Neruda

T.J. Neruda — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:40:00 +0000

I’ll stay out of all that nonsense on Religion that Kiwi started going on about (aside from calling it nonsense).

Make no mistake, as wonderfully multicultural as Bahrain is, this political, ethnic and class based racism is on the rise. If anything, what we’ve seen here, with the call to ban all Bangledeshi’s for the crimes of one or two individuals, is just a manifestation of that racism in a more extreme sense.

Most every community suffers from this, so I’m not going to blame Arabs purely for it… its just always surprising to me, that any community, regardless of the collective discrimination they face, has a tendency to complain about being stereotyped or branded, while collectively doing the same to another group.

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By: Anonny

Anonny — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:27:59 +0000

Why can’t they for once see their own faults? These two people did not kill without a motive.

What are you saying, Bugs? Mrs. Jalahema had her throat gashed by use of the sharp edge on a broken cup. It was a savage and brutal attack. What was her “fault”? Think before you answer.

And in what way did Mr. Dosary deserve what happened to him? What “motive” makes it acceptable? What was his “fault”? Again, please think before you answer.

Obviously this banning of Bangalis is a racist act, but according to your lights, maybe we should look at the “motives” of the Ministry of the Interior. No? Then I guess you are a hypocrite.

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