On June 17th, every year, the family goes through a private ritual: we photograph ourselves to stop a fleeting moment, the arrow of time passing by. Time I think what these people have done is brilliant, and scary at the same time.

I’ve got a meeting tonight with officials at the Bahrain Cinema Club where I will propose to them taking the Bahrain Film-makers’ Club under their wing. Since we talked about it I have had good response from friends and colleagues as well as suppliers, all of whom pledged their support. I have put my thoughts …

They made such a big deal and a huge hubbub about this GCC “Terrorism Law” and there was almost a complete agreement between MPs that they would reject the law when it comes to them, then they make a U-turn and approve the damn thing! MPs made a dramatic U-turn yesterday to back Bahrain’s decision …

Boys, you need to see this, and listen to Rachel.

That quality that is so admired by everyone. A quality which could be translated as simply standing in the face of adversity with dignity, and that is not more evident as when one recognises that the ideals that one followed for the majority of his adult life could possibly be incorrect; or rather the required …