Rose-ringed parakeets at the water dish, originally uploaded by malyousif. The pair just were not happy with this (female) intruder. I suspect that it is one of their last year’s broods and can’t seem to get rid of her! Have a much peaceful Friday my friends.
The Kuwait authorities levied charges of libel against Dr. Saad bin Tifla [translate], the publisher of the first online newspaper in the Gulf – Alaan – citing their Press & Publications Law of 2006. Dr Saad, an ex-minister of information in Kuwait, refuted the charges on the basis that the said law does not specify …
There are a lot of stereotypes about us Easterners, one trait that receives a lot of attention, especially from embarrassed Westerners, is our love for negotiation. It doesn’t matter if the price is printed on the goods and there is a big sign in a prominent location in the store which declares that the prices …
The BBC reports that the Pakistani political leader Ms. Benazir Bhutto had been killed in a terrorist suicide attack while leaving an election rally in Rawalpindi about an hour ago. My condolences to the Pakistani people for her loss and its barbaric method. When all that is left is the law of force and terrorism …
Name any country that does not recognise the sacrifices of its citizens, and I’ll guarantee that its government has no real legitimacy in the eyes of their own constituents. Sure they rule, but that is most probably due to the use of oppression to perpetuate their authority. Their tenuous hold on power promotes the culture …