I don’t think I should give up my day job, but it’s a very honest attempt, my contribution if you like, to design appropriate sportswear which might gain the approval of our beloved MP Hamad Al-Muhannadi who strenuously objects to our Maryam Jamal’s (nee Zenebech Tola) after winning gold in the 3000 meter distance for …

Top Bahrain runner Maryam Yusuf Jamal has been defended by the Bahrain Athletics Association (BAA) after she came under fire from an MP, who said her sportswear was indecent. MP Hamad Al Muhannadi said in the local Press that it was unacceptable for Ms Jamal to represent Bahrain in shorts and a sports vest, which …

Bahrain Bloggers’ Meetup is on tonight at the usual. See you there at 8?

7.6MB • 7m07s • get Quicktime A lazy day… family on holiday, a little breeze and 3 dogs… what would YOU do?

There are two interesting discussions on the matter of the hijab on two Bahraini blogs that is worth following up. It started with ScepticMe raging against being judged by her decision to wear one, but that unfortunately affected her promotion prospects. emoodz appeared to agree that people are – whether we like it or not …