To the sad sad people who’re trying their utmost to compare what has happened in Bahrain to the UK’s current riots and come to the staggering realization that they’re one and the same: don’t. The twains do not and shall never meet. Over there, it’s yobs, criminals and looters running rampant and they deserve nothing …
Month: August 2011
This was reported in Al-Wasat this morning: وأكد أطباء موقوÙÂونأنالسماهيجيبØÂاجة إلى عملية ÙÂوراً، ØÂتى لا تتضاع٠ØÂالته الصØÂية، وذلك بعد تعرضه لجلطة، مشيرينإلى أنالعملية تتطلب قدوم طبيب منخارج البØÂرين، أو السماؠلأØÂد الأطباء الموقوÙÂينعنالعمل بإجراء العملية. Translation: The suspended doctors confirmed that Dr. Al-Samahiji requires immediate surgery …
A new report from the International Crisis Group: Following a spasm of violence, Bahrain faces a critical choice between endemic instability and slow but steady progress toward political reform. The most sensible way forward is to launch a new, genuine dialogue in which the political opposition is fairly represented and to move toward changes that …
Couldn’t be arsed to write at the moment… it’s Ramadamadan! But enjoy this one any way: hat tip: Tariq Al-Olaimi