An extra-ordinary bloggers gathering has been called in honour of Hasan, visiting from Japan and only staying here for a month. More details about this gathering here, please make the time to come if you could!
Year: 2007
The Democracy Coalition Project, which is an initiative of the Open Society Institute committed to conducting research and advocacy relating to democracy promotion policies worldwide, and was inspired by a landmark international political event in Warsaw, Poland in June 2000, in which over 100 governments participated and ultimately included Bahrain in 2002 and again in …
It’s only a few more days before the holy month of Ramadhan is once again upon us. I wish you all a fulfilling and spiritual time for the advent of this month. Generally though, as far as my observation of the traditions we have in Bahrain are concerned, it will once again become the month …
I am so gratified that we have visionaries in this society and am doubly so when I find an honourable member of the reigning cabinet extends himself even further by bridging the cultural gap that maatems[1] traditionally play in society. For instance, what is wrong with local maatems, like the ancient and quite famous Ma’atem …
Tell me something guys, if you were in a down-and-out situation and someone offered you a lifeline would you take it? Of course you would, as most sane human beings. But if the situation is complicated with a sense of self-importance, of too much ego or with any of the plethora of psychological aberrations then …