You’ve dreamed about it long enough. Now it has a name: MacBook Pro. Powered by a dual-core Intel engine. Up to four times the speed of the PowerBook G4. Eight times the graphics bandwidth. With built-in iSight for instant video conferencing on the move. And Front Row with Apple Remote to dazzle everyone in the …

For tens of years businesses in Bahrain made their money not only because of their industriousness or creativity, there obviously was some measure of those to be sure, but also because of monopolistic practices that enriched them without them lifting a finger. The story was until recently that a business can sign an exclusive agreement …

This evening, we’ve had the first “real” rain of the season, on Eid, that just MUST be auspicious! Whatever… my family decided to go against the grain this time and we all celebrated Eid today, so Eid mubarak again. My brother Jamal called from Mecca this morning to wish everyone a happy Eid, he’s performing …

This article is originally published in Global Voices to which I contribute a summary of issues discussed in Bahraini blogs every Monday. I think that the name Jihad Al-Khazin (arabic list) has become the most popular name within the Arab blogosphere this past week, as most blogs in the region have concentrated on his controversial …

Frances and I are just back from watching An Unfinished Life in which Robert Redford shone, so did Morgan Freeman and as much as I hate to admit it, even Jennifer Lopez wasn’t bad. It was on at the Saar Cinema and there were hardly anyone in there when we sat with our popcorn, except …