With 15 people still in custody for allegedly torching a police car and stealing a weapon, there were several claims of the accused being subjected to harsh treatment including beatings. Their lawyer demanded that they immediately be submitted to medical examination to ascertain the reality of the situation, the Ministry of Interior refused initially, but …
Month: April 2008
Islamists invariably think of sex as a priority before any other consideration enters their blinkered minds.
Bahrain launched its much awaiting National Plan in which the whole country is finally zoned and huge infrastructural projects announced.
The parliament is wasting the country’s finances by abrogating its job of guarding public funds by overspending without any oversight nor reason to do so.
I’ve not experienced Soufi music nor did I attend any of the Whirling Dervishes before the performance the Konya Turkish Ensemble gave on March 30th at the Cultural Hall as part of the recently concluded annual Spring of Culture. I was in for a nice – and spiritually uplifting – surprise. The unfortunately incident in …