Adel Al-Moawdah: “We entered the parliament to please our God before pleasing the people. We won’t sell our ever-after for this life.” He also denies defaming “most” Barhaini business people with this comments reported earlier that they are the “morally corrupt lobby,” he claims his words were skewed and that the media is mounting a …
Month: March 2004
The effervescent MP, the honourable Adel Al-Moawdah described anyone who defended the “Big Brother” program as being from the “morally corrupt lobby1.” That of course labels virtually the whole of the business community, leading businessmen and their families, and moderates alike. And of course that means that only Islamists know the “way to Allah” and …
In today’s Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper, on the front page, the Salafi/Wahabi MP Jassim Al-Saidi proposes the application of Shari’a Law in Bahrain and will table a motion to amend the Penal Law as such in parliament. His argument of course is that it is a clear text in the Holy Quran, cut off the hands …
Cinemas would be either shut down or made subject to religious censorship if certain MPs have their way, sources told our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej. Several Islamist MPs intend to submit a draft proposal to parliament, claiming cinemas are favouring mixing of the sexes and showing indecent films which flout Bahraini traditions and values. …
This from Reuters: MANAMA (Reuters) – An Arab television channel said on Monday it was temporarily pulling the plug on its Arabic version of the hit reality show Big Brother after charges of indecency. But an official of the MBC satellite channel said it would relaunch the show from outside Bahrain, where it was produced. …