Year: 2007

Awakenings?

There is a very interesting analysis piece on UPI today which discusses the situation in Iraq and attributes the majority of blame on a variety of factors, the main one is the 1911 British support of Al-Saud and their Wahabi cohorts as well as the staunch developed relationship between the troika: UK, USA and KSA. …

Quickies

Jaffar is furious, and the Arabic language is poetic in communicating that anger. Farah loves soft beds and has no qualms on flouting the law to get those sheets… even if it also means getting a dose of Eau de Grandma in the process. Does the dog get to go on the bed though? That’s …

Spring of Culture is back!

Amal alerts us that the schedule for this year’s Spring of Culture has been announced! This is the second year this excellent event is being held in Bahrain, and my goodness, the roll-call this year is for a month of complete immersion into art, music, dance, poetry, painting, theatre, recitals, and sculpture. What else can …