As a long time western resident of Bahrain, I find the recent riots a complete and saddening suprise. I do, however find it quite amusing as I read the letters sections (GDN October26 ) from Bahrainis complaining of the “Taliban” mentality of certain MPs. As United States forces were liberating Afghanistan everyone in Bahrain was …
Month: October 2003
The Bahraini parliamentary committee of legal and parliamentary affairs under the chairmanship of MP Abdullatif Ahmed Al-Shaikh discussed a motion to “encourage memorising the Holy Quran completely and treating those who do equivalent to university graduates in the workplace.” The committee approved the motion with minor changes (Al-Wasat Newspaper, October 22nd, 2003, page 6, parliament …
October 22nd, 2003 is an historic date for Bahrain and in a lot of Bahrainis’ minds they will remember events henceforth as pre-Nancy and post-Nancy. MPs, particularly the Islamists, should also take note of this phenomenon as it most certainly has determined their future within the democratic establishment and society. So far we have not …
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Islamist MPs Adel Al-Moawada, Mohammed Khaled Mohammed, Ali Matar, Abdulla Al-A’ali, and Hamad Al-Muhannadi tabled an urgent motion in the Bahraini Parliament to ban the Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram from performing in Bahrain citing her act as provocative, indecent and debaucherous. The motion was squarely defeated with most members including the chairman describing the motion …