SORCERERS and fortune tellers in Bahrain could face a two-year jail term or BD500 fine if a new proposal is passed by Parliament. The additional article to the country’s Penal Code establishes specific punishment against people practising the “dark arts”. MP Ali Matter, who is proposing the new article, says the Penal Code does not …
Month: January 2006
Peeping Toms using high-rise blocks to spy on women in their homes have forced a change in Muharraq’s building regulations. Owners of new multi-storey buildings in residential areas of Muharraq will now have to instal one-way windows that prevent people from seeing out. Read more I don’t know if I should laugh, cry, shake my …
PEEPING Toms using high-rise blocks to spy on women in their homes have forced a change in Muharraq’s building regulations. Owners of new multi-storey buildings in residential areas of Muharraq will now have to instal one-way windows that prevent people from seeing out. It follows complaints from residents that their wives and daughters are being …
Finally, I’ve uploaded all my vlogs into my YouTube account which is shaping up to be the Flickr for videos. As you have seen from the latest video it is based on Flash so it’s cross-platform and easy enough to view in any browser. I hope you continue to enjoy them… over the next few …
Thank you all very much for nominating Mahmood’s Den for the Best African or Middle Eastern Blog. The nominations for the 2006 bloggies is out and Mahmood’s Den is one of them. Woohooo! I would like to extend my congratulations to my fellow nominees in this category: Haitham Sabbah, Sleepless in Sudan, Baghdad Burning and …