mahmood

An Arab man's attempt at bridging the cultural gap and trying to make a difference. Failing a lot. Succeeding once in a while.

Welcome

Bahrain was famed throughout its history for its palm groves so much that is was – at one point – said to be called “The Land of the Million Palms”; sadly, this is no longer true due to various reasons the most important of which is the tremendous growth this country has experienced through urban …

Overreacting

This is just getting ludicrous, but I fear might be symptomatic of the sectarian and racial tensions between some in Bahrain and Iran. If this is not put in perspective (read as: tell people not to overreact) then this could very well escalate into things we just do not need. Bahrainis should know that throwing …

Mine is bigger!

The race for the tallest building has never abated, I don’t think, since man started building abodes, but now it is just getting silly: But Burj Dubai may not hold the record for long. Another Dubai skyscraper, Al Burj, is slated to begin this year with a rumoured height of 1.2 kilometres. More tentatively, two …