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.

‘The Suffering of the Iraqi People’ tonight at BCC

يدعو الفنان العرقي والمصور الفوتوغرافي إحسان الجيزاني جميع المهتمين بالقضية العراقية لحضور عرض فيلمه الوثائقي “الجذور” وهو من تأليفه وإخراج الفنان علي طالب ويجسد الفيلم معاناة الشعب العراقي في فترة ما بعد الاحتلال الأمريكي وسوف يلي الفيلم عرض صور فوتوغرافية للفنان العراقي إحسان الجيزاني Iraqi photographer Ehsan Al-Jyzani would like to invite you all to …

alnoaimi.org launched

A site completely dedicated to a giant of a Bahraini, Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Noaimi, the Godfather of the National Action Democratic Society has been launched containing a section to register your “get well” messages to this Bahraini personality as well as sections detailing his biodata and a collection of articles he has written. Abdulrahman Al-Noaimi is …

Flickr throttled?

Do you guys (in Bahrain) have a problem connecting normally to Flickr? I can connect no problem through a proxy but straight through just takes ages. Have they (or are they) blocking or at least proxying/throttling that in Bahrain (hence the slowdown) I wonder? I’m not raising alarms, but just want your feedback, maybe it’s …

The Filbert Dilemma

Filbert has been calling for his parents, especially as he sometimes hears them outside and sees them sometimes in the poinciana or the palm tree just outside the window. Frances and I were heartbroken, so we decided to try something this morning and that is to take him out to the garden and see what …