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.

Turning Tail

Al-Wefaq’s abrogation of pre-elections promises is complete. They can no longer be called “opposition”, they are just another flavour of a docile quasi-political society, just like the others. The only real opposition which insures the government is watched in its performance then are those powers outside the parliamentary game. What a shame. Such promise and …

Wanna get high?

Go to the Najibi Centre’s men’s bathroom. It reeks of marijuana! I thought I was passing the Bulldog in Amsterdam the first time I noticed the smell, but just gave the occasion the benefit of the doubt and thought that the managers were trying out new Oud incense or something like that.. but I’ve just …

I didn’t go!

And I’m kicking myself for not getting tickets ahead of time. I am really angry with myself, this was a golden opportunity that I was waiting for for some time now to attend Marcel Khalife’s performance and the last two nights were apparently magical especially that this time Marcel was in collaboration with Bahraini poet …