I am very grateful for the statement by the Bahrain Journalists Syndicate released to the press today in which they express unequivocal support to Bahraini journalists and writers who have been penalised for simply voicing their opinions which are supposed to be be guaranteed by our Constitution. I am also very grateful indeed to everyone …
More than two months after the elections, the Transparency along with the Bahrain Human Rights Societies came out with their Elections Report yesterday in which they affirmed – basically – that the elections were “free and fair”. No reservations. No pointing out the obvious. But even condoned the use of the General Voting Centers which …
Al-Wasat‘s cartoon today is rather appropriate and indicative of what a large part of society is feeling: Two supposed journalists are asking the person in the middle for a statement, and you can see what the poor guy in the middle (society?) is thinking of if they do dare open his mouth. Has treading carefully …
More wildlife than I care to have, originally uploaded by malyousif. During my regular morning garden inspection this morning, I came across this thing that stopped me in my tracks! I don’t know what manner of uninvited wildlife it is that came into my garden and dug this hole under on of the oleanders… I …
The New Border Project, originally uploaded by malyousif. The infrastructure is now complete, and the new border is awaiting plants! Arif and I put the stones to delineate the border (of the border!) and laid down all the pipes and put the drip heads in, about a foot apart on about 120 feet of pipe! …