97015_Al_Raheel, originally uploaded by malyousif. These blockprints were made by my father, Nasser Al-Yousif, about 8 years after he lost his sight completely. All of these were done by touch, and in reverse (mirror image) on lino material and then printed on paper. He cuts cardboard to the shapes he wants, places them on the …

An American expatriate family in Qatar

lunch with nasser_e, originally uploaded by malyousif. at one of my favourite restaurants on the island: Waves, at the Crowne Plaza hotel. This is Nasser‘s first visit to Bahrain, he just came in from Toronto to spend a couple of weeks with his family in Dubai, and opted to stay in Bahrain for a few …

I’ve just been interviewed over the phone by the BBC World Service’s The World Today regarding the website registration administrative order by Bahrain’s Ministry of Information. It should air in about 6 or so hours (around 11pm GMT). It should also be available online. All this publicity is not very good for a country that …

Mark Glaser wrote a good articles about us in Online Journalism Review published today: Online forums, bloggers become vital media outlets in Bahrain The small Persian Gulf nation has been moving toward democratic reform, but a registration drive for Web sites and the arrest of a popular online forum owner have sparked outrage in Bahrain’s …